Global Asbestos Awareness Week raises awareness about the dangers of asbestos and fights for an international ban.

A host of officials leading the agency’s biggest programs come with backgrounds lobbying or litigating against their offices’ ...

The EPA's ban will apply to chrysotile asbestos, a type of asbestos still used by some chlorine and sodium hydroxide manufacturers.

The EPA’s delayed action on chemicals goes beyond those that fall under the jurisdiction of TSCA. The agency has also sought to delay cases challenging regulations under the Clean Air Act. One of the ...

This includes construction material like asbestos cement (AC), which are still a common sight on buildings and sheds in the West as well. Within the serpentine subgroup we find chrysotile ...

A self-employed roofing contractor has been ordered to undertake unpaid work after the uncontrolled spread of asbestos in a back garden, putting two young workers and local residents at risk. Doorbell ...

Asbestos has been used by mankind for several thousand years, with the earliest written reference to asbestos being dated to approximately 300 B.C. There are also many documented references from the ...

TASS/. Thai manufacturers of building materials containing chrysotile asbestos are interested in expanding the import of raw materials from Russia, the head of Oranit, one of the largest companies ...

KUALA LUMPUR: A phase-down approach is being considered to stop the use of chrysotile or white asbestos, says the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry. Minister Nik Nazmi ...