A controversial bill that would have created a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund failed a cliffhanger vote in the Senate Tuesday evening, dealing a heavy blow to backers’ hopes for passage of ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is falling short of its responsibility to protect children, teachers, and staff in the nation’s schools from asbestos, according to an interagency ...

The U.S. Senate should say no to a bailout for asbestos manufacturers. If any industry deserves sweetheart treatment, it's certainly not the companies that have left a trail of health tragedies from ...

The Diet enacted a law in early February to financially help people suffering from asbestos-related health problems not covered by labor accident compensation. Eligible people can start filing ...

Hundreds of thousands of miles of pipes made from asbestos cement deliver drinking water to people around the world, but are reaching the end of their lifespan and starting to degrade. Scientists are ...