LIBBY, MONT. (AP) For a decade, the people of Libby have longed for the day when they will be rid of the asbestos that turned their town into the deadliest Superfund site in America. Now they are ...

The asbestos fiber found in the vermiculite and in some talc and taconite iron ore is tremolite. The latest research done on victims from Libby has shown tremolite to be far more toxic and dangerous ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated ...

Asbestos Education Committee urges Aussies to respect asbestos risks and prioritise safety. ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK 20-26 NOVEMBER AUSTRALIA, November 21, 2025 ...

(NewsNation) — The Environmental Protection Agency, earlier this week, told a federal appeals court it will reconsider the Biden administration’s ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United ...

A Ramsey County jury on Friday awarded $65.5 million to a Minnesota woman who says her mesothelioma was caused by Johnson & Johnson talc products. Anna Jean Houghton Carley, 37, argued in court the ...

HELENA, Mont. -- BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana ...

The FDA delayed a plan to test cosmetics for asbestos, a known carcinogen. Get the latest scientific consensus on asbestos risks posed by talc and find the 3 ingredients to avoid now.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration canceled a proposed rule that would have required talc-based consumer products to be tested for asbestos.

DENVER -- Federal health officials are trying to find an unknown number of people who worked at a now-closed insulation plant, saying they may be at risk after years of asbestos exposure. Health ...

Detroit, Michigan, Signs warn of asbestos danger where a house was demolished. The house had been heavily damaged by fire a year earlier and was a neighborhood eyesore.. (Photo by: Jim ...