Minaçu was shaped around the asbestos mine and it is hoped a new license to explore rare earth minerals could regenerate the area. Credit: José Cícero/The Guardian Minaçu, a small city in inland ...

PRIESKA, South Africa -- The asbestos mines were closed nearly two decades ago and lie derelict. But their legacy is killing residents of this small rural town. Hardly a week goes by in Prieska ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Blowing dust is a major concern for neighbors in Las Vegas. The cleanup of the old Three Kids Mine and the asbestos and toxic metals there is well underway. After years of ...

When the Reserve Bank of Australia’s renovation budget blew out 40-plus per cent to $1.2bn after the discovery its Sydney ...

"As far as I know, it’s the first environmental mesothelioma verdict for a plaintiff ever. It was also the largest verdict in the history of that county,” said Sam Iola, a partner at Iola Gross & ...

An asbestos mine, abandoned nearly three decades ago still affects the people around it and 18 along with Sundi were diagnosed with asbestosis in 2012. Tens of thousands more, some former mine workers ...

But while many Canadians outside Quebec view the mine's survival as something of an international embarrassment, history suggests it would be unwise to dismiss Coulombe. The asbestos industry was once ...

Activists are pressing the government to clean up abandoned asbestos mines, warning that Cape Plc’s toxic legacy still ...

HELENA — Federal mine safety regulators fell short over the years in ensuring worker safety at a vermiculite mine in Libby, but probably couldn't have done much more to prevent asbestos-related deaths ...

Deadline to secure financing extended to Oct 1 Quebec could guarantee C$58 million loan Opponents urge government to halt asbestos exports TORONTO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - One of Canada's last remaining ...

Asbestos was widely used across the country until it was banned in 1999. Avril Clark, Mr Houghton's daughter who lives in ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - One of Canada's last remaining asbestos mines was thrown another lifeline on Monday, as the Quebec provincial government extended its deadline for a consortium of investors to ...