WILLIAMSTON, N.C. (WITN) - State environmental officials say the walls and slab floor of a former Williamston apartment site have tested negative for asbestos-containing material. Laura Leonard with ...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, asbestos “that is in good condition and left undisturbed” doesn’t pose a health risk. However, actions that interfere with asbestos, like ...

We are getting ready to do some remodeling in our house. Being old, it may contain lead, asbestos and formaldehyde. Could these be an issue ...

Some North Carolina schools and daycares will soon be tested for lead and asbestos. State leaders told the State Board of Education on Wednesday the plan so far is to start with elementary schools and ...

Asbestos feels like a problem from another era, yet it still lingers quietly inside many older Pennsylvania buildings. When ...

The Food and Drug Administration said today it is abruptly withdrawing its proposed rule that would have created approved, standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying cancer-causing ...

The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday. The Food and Drug ...

In the latest sign that the Trump administration isn’t so concerned about asbestos, the Food and Drug Administration this week withdrew a proposed rule that would have required testing for the toxic ...

FDA Pulls Plan to Require Asbestos Testing in Talc-Based Cosmetics MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Talc-based makeup and powders will not go through new asbestos testing requirements after the ...

Residents of homes built before 2000 are being alerted to a significant risk and urged to 'look' and 'make a decision swiftly'. Property experts have outlined how to determine if your home contains ...