BLOOMINGTON, Ill. | Ron Thacker only worked at Bloomington's UNARCO plant for a couple of years as a young man in the early 1950s, but it left an indelible imprint on his life — and his lungs. Thacker ...

Members of a steamfitters union local said that in 2007, asbestos dust filled the air during renovation of the National Museum of American History because contractors repeatedly failed to take legally ...

BLOOMINGTON — A new exhibit at the McLean County Museum of History aims to shed light on a Bloomington company that exploited workers for profit, resulting in hundreds of deaths. "I think we do our ...

Asbestos-containing vermiculite from the Grace mine was used as insulation in millions of houses across the U.S. In Libby, contaminated waste from the mine was unwittingly used by many residents as a ...

As demolition work continues on the East Wing of the White House, speculation has surfaced over whether the aging structure may have ...

Critics are questioning if the demolition of the White House East Wing adhered to federal health and safety standards, ...

Avondale Global Gateway declares historic shipyard asbestos-free, completing cleanup and boosting jobs, commerce, and ...

This week, new court documents indicate the EPA has set its sights on walking back protections from another toxin: asbestos. Based on court documents released on Monday, the EPA intends to “reconsider ...

At the core of the widespread ruins across the Gaza Strip, danger is not only hidden in unexploded ordnance it also lies in ...