Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An unlicensed and decertified asbestos contractor was sentenced to jail time after he exposed workers and homeowners to asbestos, ...

Exposure to asbestos continues to be an issue that construction workers face. Here are safety protocols they can follow to limit their risk. Exposure to asbestos, a known human carcinogen, has been an ...

Publicly available policy documents from two of Australia's largest commercial insurers show broad asbestos exclusions that ...

"They were desperate for any kind of money." Across the country, the Free Press found other examples of contractors like Bradley, who prey on vulnerable people to take material containing asbestos out ...

Q: In one of your columns, you stressed the importance of testing for asbestos before removing some types of building materials in older homes. In particular, you mentioned “cottage cheese” ceilings ...

Tennessee contractors often lack the employment records needed to prove asbestos exposure and secure medical care.

Bay City contractor Roy Bradley Sr. recruited workers at a homeless shelter and paid them cash to remove pipes wrapped in insulation made with asbestos. The workers had no training, no protective gear ...