Q-Last year, we had a new blacktop driveway installed over existing blacktop and were instructed by the installer to seal it after a few months with coal-tar sealer. Stains from the sealer are still ...

Your driveway could be making you sick. Some studies have linked a popular pavement sealant to cancer. During the summer, Patricia Barley's kids are outside for hours on end. "My children spend a lot ...

In the 18 months since White Bear Lake, Minn., became the first Minnesota city to forbid a common type of driveway sealant, about a dozen others have followed, as evidence mounts that chemicals from ...

Q. Is there a test to check if I have coal tar sealant on my driveway? A. A definitive test is expensive, but officials in Austin, Texas, came up with an alternative. Use a screwdriver or razor blade ...

One of the key ingredients of commonly used sealants is coal tar Coal tar pitch makes up about 35 percent of the typical sealant used in places like Rochester Some researchers have found that coal tar ...

After attempting to ban the products in previous sessions, the Democratic legislature passed a bill Republican Gov. Glenn Younkgin signed that bans the sale of pavement sealant containing a set of ...

When it comes to finding the best driveway sealer, homeowners can’t go wrong with Black Diamond Dominator clear acrylic sealer. This fast-dry driveway sealant uses low VOC’s (volatile organic ...

GRAFTON — Village Lane resident Eric Shrayer started to think there was something foul behind the offensive odor caused by coal tar asphalt sealer his neighbor used to seal his driveway. “My backyard ...

Sealing your driveway is an important part in maintaining an asphalt driveway and extending the life of it. Sealing prevents water from working its way into surface cracks and underneath the asphalt.

The use of coal tar-based sealants may soon be illegal in Shorewood, as the Shorewood City Council considers adopting an ordinance forbidding the use and sale of the sealant in the city. The City ...

Late last year, Prior Lake City Council members said they weren’t ready to join a growing list of cities banning coal tar-based driveway sealers. But on April 18, the council approved an ordinance ...