In a terse two-paragraph letter, the Severes' insurance company canceled their new homeowner's policy, denying coverage because the house has an original asbestos roof.

Demolition contractors working in the more than 150 countries that are signatories to the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer will have to develop methods of processing the ...

Traces of deadly asbestos have been found in roof panels imported from China at the $1.2 billion Perth Children’s Hospital, potentially exposing scores of construction workers to contamination.

“Furthermore, with solar panels or ‘over-roofing’ sheets installed over asbestos roof sheets, an inspection of the condition and maintenance will be physically restricted, if not totally ...

Asbestos roof removal at council flats sparks health ... Flats in Brakpan Central have been drowning in water leaks for about three months after a section of the old asbestos roof panels were ...

A "large quantity" of asbestos has been dumped in a woodland popular with walkers. The pile of roof tiles made of the toxic material was left in an area known as Sammie's Wood, near Cinderford in ...