When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was built before 1980, though, it's possible that you have dangerous materials in place that were used as part of home construction ...

Once hailed as a premium for fireproofing and insulating, asbestos has become widely known as a dangerous set of fibrous minerals. When its fibers become airborne and are inhaled, asbestos can wreak ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 23rd installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

LITTLE EGG HARBOR - Asbestos and air quality concerns closed Pinelands Regional for three days so far this week, though a district official said the decision was "purely precautionary." The junior and ...

Developers whose properties have asbestos roofs will have to shoulder the cost of replacing them following a directive from State House which has approved nationwide removal of this roofing material.

Environment Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale yesterday outlined the government’s roadmap to eradicate the use of asbestos roofing amid growing health concerns. Speaking before the National Assembly ...