Paint that's been chipped and peeling for years inside the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court building is laden with lead, while asbestos has been found in several areas of the building's first ...

Military families living in 38,000 housing units owned and operated by the U.S. government face health and safety risks such as lead-based paint, asbestos, radon and contaminated drinking water ...

The Orleans Parish criminal courthouse was shut down this week after inspectors found peeling lead-based paint and crumbling asbestos insulation that warranted prompt removal, according to reports ...

After repeated revelations of asbestos hazards in Philadelphia public schools, City Council will likely consider requiring additional inspections for the cancer-causing material. But not yet. The bill ...

The Army’s internal auditors recently concluded that the service has failed to ensure that privatized on-base homes with lead-based paint or asbestos are “safe for Army families,” according to an ...

ST. LOUIS — Standing amongst the rubble on his St. Louis City block, Amir Brandy looks over the damage. "If you look around the community, in this storm we have several houses throughout the community ...

Portland City Council closed a major loophole in regulations protecting children from exposure to lead in paint. In a unanimous decision Thursday, the council voted to require crews to limit the ...

Kelly-Moore Paint Co., which lost a lawsuit against Dow Chemical Co.’s Union Carbide unit over asbestos liability, said Friday that it had discovered evidence of juror misconduct and would seek a new ...

5th Circuit judges have granted the Trump administration’s requests to hold off on proceedings in two key Toxic Substances Control Act cases. Federal appeals court judges have agreed to hold off on ...

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