The EPA’s latest decision to review its own 2024 ban on chrysotile asbestos reignites a regulatory tug of war that has ...

For decades, asbestos in Philadelphia schools has been a problem. The school district is now the first to face criminal ...

President Donald Trump's administration is considering reversing the asbestos ban — a move that has drawn public criticism.

While many wait on U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen’s rulings on Libby’s shuttered asbestos clinic, new court ...

On June 16, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth ...

District will be able to avoid prosecution if it abides by its agreement to comply with asbestos-related laws and regulations ...

Under a deferred prosecution agreement, the federal government may drop the criminal charges if the district complies with ...

Prosecutors said it was the first time a school district in the U.S. has faced such environmental criminal allegations.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged Philadelphia’s public schools with failing to properly inspect eight schools for damaged asbestos. The district agreed to have the ...

The Philadelphia School District faces criminal charges for asbestos violations under AHERA, entering a deferred prosecution ...

"We’ve known for generations." Health advocates sound alarm as US agency changes course on cancer-causing building material: 'Once again putting lives at risk' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Owners and operators of facilities damaged or destroyed by the recent Los Angeles-area wildfires should be aware of the risks ...