On Friday, May 29, 2015, staff at Central Michigan University’s Office of Risk Management and Environmental Health and Safety were informed of elevated levels of asbestos in the air of the first and second floors of Warriner Hall.

LAPEER, MI – Asbestos-covered utility lines have led to a weeks-long delay in bridge work in Lapeer.

Demolition work at the former Pillsbury Mills plant on the northeast side of Springfield has resulted in multiple violations of state and federal laws, including possible release of asbestos into the air, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said in a complaint announced Friday.

Residents of Canberra’s Mr Fluffy homes have an additional 16 in 100,000 lifetime risk of developing lung cancer or mesothelioma as a result of living in an asbestos-contaminated house, according to a Sydney public health expert.

In many ways, Libby is like any other small town. It sits nestled between bits of national forest, it has a train station and a few schools (go Loggers!), and for many years its economy was supported by the nearby logging and mining operations.

Mesothelioma commercials on television, with their representations of health-impaired seniors, evoke a bygone era when asbestos was a cheap construction material in every day use in commercial buildings.

Three-quarters of schools have asbestos in their buildings. But some are unable to get rid of it because of disputes about who foots the bill