Tennessee contractors often lack the employment records needed to prove asbestos exposure and secure medical care.

Asbestos, once praised for its durability and heat resistance, is now infamous for causing deadly diseases like mesothelioma. Despite strict regulations, it still lingers in many older homes, products ...

Two companies dismantling Pilgrim Nuclear in Plymouth were fined by the state for asbestos violations that put workers and ...

Environmental Service Pros, a Nashville-based environmental cleanup company, is raising awareness about the potential presence of asbestos in residential properties built before the 1980s, as many ...

In 1922, the U.S. Navy identified the naturally occurring asbestos mineral as the most efficient and cost-effective insulation, gaskets, and shipbuilding material. During World War II, asbestos was ...

Gene expression leading to alterations in the DNA caused by asbestos exposure may explain the development of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare and aggressive cancer. By analyzing public RNA ...

Asbestos is not just a relic of America’s industrial past —it is a continuing threat that has etched a deep and disconcerting mark on thousands of veterans across Connecticut and the country.

Asbestos exposure stands as one of the most widespread, destructive and persistent occupational health disasters of the 20th century.

Explainer - Schools and health authorities have been scrambling after the revelation that popular children's play sand products have been contaminated with asbestos. The product has been sold in both ...