While the International Agency for Research on Cancer labels talc that may contain asbestos as “probably carcinogenic,” the ...

Agency abruptly withdraws plan to require standardized asbestos testing • Move contradicts congressional mandate in 2022 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed to withdraw a rule that would have ensured certain cosmetics were tested ...

Some North Carolina schools and daycares will soon be tested for lead and asbestos. State leaders told the State Board of Education on Wednesday the plan so far is to start with elementary schools and ...

The U.S. continues to be out-of-step with much of the rest of the world, where asbestos is completely outlawed in more than ...

The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for ...

The city will soon begin testing soil and dust at Tustin residents’ homes for any asbestos or lead emitted from the burnt north hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station, after previously focusing on ...

Manufacturers of baby powder and cosmetic products made with talc will have to test them for asbestos under a proposal announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency's proposal comes ...

The Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday that it will begin testing a new method for asbestos removal as a prelude to rewriting federal rules for treating the cancer-causing material. The ...

Experts say lead or asbestos contamination in drinking water at public schools could be making your child sick. The state's top education leaders will meet Wednesday to discuss what action is needed.

The agency said it planned to craft a more comprehensive rule, but the move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products.