PLYMOUTH – Select Board Vice Chairman John Mahoney is asking that the town manager’s office work with the Department of Public Works and union on drafting asbestos protocols that management and ...

Large, aging asbestos pipes have been left sitting on the ground in an open lot next to the badly polluted New River in Calexico near the Mexico border seven months after they were discovered by a ...

SAN ANTONIO - Asbestos-containing pipes remain in widespread use throughout San Antonio, raising health concerns due to asbestos's known link to cancer when inhaled into the lungs. While the safety of ...

NEW YORK — Authorities detected asbestos in steam pouring from the pipe that ruptured in Manhattan’s Flatiron district Thursday, raising concerns about a substance that can cause severe health ...

The San Antonio Water System lost more than 20-billion gallons of water last year because of leaks and main breaks. Tuesday morning SAWS board members will be briefed on a plan to replace older water ...

Forty-four of the nearly 50 buildings evacuated after an asbestos-lined, 86-year-old steam pipe exploded in the heart of the Flatiron District Thursday remain off limits as officials thoroughly assess ...

An asbestos-lined, 86-year-old steam pipe exploded in the heart of the Flatiron District Thursday, forcing the evacuation of more than four dozen buildings amid "real concern" carcinogenic debris ...

You may have noticed people in protective suits and masks working on Superior Street in recent days. Licensed contractors who specialize in asbestos abatement have been on the job, helping the city of ...

Long-awaited improvements to an elementary school in Jefferson County plagued by safety concerns could begin as early as this ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ)--Asbestos has been found on the Holiday Inn building in downtown Baltimore, after a steam pipe explosion last Tuesday. RELATED: Asbestos Found On Holiday Inn Following Steam Pipe ...

Q: I live in a 35-year-old house that has forced-air furnace pipes covered with asbestos. There are no breaks in the asbestos, but I wonder whether I could cover them (wearing a mask) with duct tape.