Asbestos under your tiles isn't ideal, but it's not dangerous as long as it can't become airborne.

If you want to cause homeowner anxiety, there's no better word to do it than "asbestos." Implicated in 5,000 U.S. deaths annually, it's nearly ubiquitous yet little understood in its threat. Here's a ...

The city of Cedar Rapids' building official, Matt Widner, says he will add an information sheet on asbestos to every permit his office issues for a home renovation. Widner on Thursday said his action ...

You probably don’t think about asbestos exposure very often. The EPA banned its use in 1989, and after all the news articles about how asbestos causes cancer and mesothelioma, who would want to use it ...

That was an unexpected and unpleasant ...

If your home was built before the 1980s, it may have been built with asbestos. If inhaled, asbestos can cause cancer or other serious health problems, so you definitely want to be aware of it if you ...

Sep. 28—JAMESTOWN — Radon is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers and it's preventable, said Justin Otto, North Dakota radon coordinator for the North Dakota Department of Environmental ...

Asbestos may still be lurking in homes built before the turn of the millennium, an expert has warned.

More Altadena properties burned in the Eaton Fire have tested positive for asbestos — the mineral fiber linked to lung cancer and diseases like mesothelioma — than those being cleared in the Palisades ...

The city will soon begin testing soil and dust at Tustin residents’ homes for any asbestos or lead emitted from the burnt north hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station, after previously focusing on ...