But in many cases, you can simply encapsulate the asbestos, which creates an airtight seal and prevents it from escaping, and it costs less at around $2 to $6 per square foot .

Alamogordo will begin asbestos abatement and demolition at Sahara Apartment complex on Wednesday, Aug. 22. The work is projected to last six weeks.

The fact is, dealing with a popcorn ceiling that contains asbestos can be as messy - and expensive - as you want to make it. If we were in your shoes, just trying to get a rental unit looking good ...

Over 80% of New York City public schools built with the known carcinogen asbestos did not undergo mandatory inspections in 2023-2024, according to a new audit released by the city comptroller's ...

The city’s Department of Education failed to inspect 82% of the city’s schools containing asbestos over a three-year period, Comptroller Brad Lander said in an audit published this week.

Asbestos mining sickened generations of people in Libby, Montana. Now, a lawsuit has shut down a clinic set up to help them, even as others continue to be diagnosed.

Chrysotile asbestos—used in chlorine bleach—is the only form of the chemical still imported and used in the U.S., so this legislation will officially ban all forms of asbestos in the U.S.

Asbestos and lead paint are most dangerous when they are in places where they can be disturbed, potentially sending fibers or particles into the envir… News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle ...

The audit by the New York City Comptroller's Office obtained exclusively by The Post found that more than 82% of the city's 1,700 schools built with the known carcinogen were not examined over the ...

Asbestos was “widely used in Italy for building and industrial applications until the late ’80s,” according to a 2021 study by Italy’s National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

(LUSD) has officially broken ground on Measure M-funded projects at Cabrillo High School and Vandenberg Middle School.

More than 26 million pounds of hazardous materials — including asbestos — have been removed from Centre Block as the massive renovation project of Canada’s Parliament continues.. That’s ...