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Claire’s has issued a voluntary recall of three makeup products that regulators said tested positive for asbestos. When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the test results last week, Claire’s […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a public call for “community interviews” regarding the former McLouth Steel property in Trenton. Rachel Bassler, press officer for the EPA, said the […]

A company owned by the family of shipping magnate Manuel “Matty” Moroun is alleged to have violated state law and federal standards in how its contractors handled asbestos-containing materials during ongoing […]

LIBBY, Mont. — The bleak world of asbestos science is tinged with subtle hues of gray and white, barely perceptible shadows that don’t strike the untrained eye as anything abnormal. […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Despite the jackhammer-like rhythm of a mechanical ventilator, Alicia Moreno had dozed off in a chair by her 1-year-old’s hospital bed, when a doctor woke her […]

DETROIT (AP) — A deal has been reached between the state and Detroit over the removal of asbestos during the city’s demolition of vacant houses. The Michigan Department of Environmental […]

Drugmaker Mylan Pharmaceuticals this week announced it has expanded its previous recall of valsartan-based blood pressure medication to include all existing lots of the drug that have not expired. The expansion includes […]

Across the country, more than 9,000 lawsuits are pending against Johnson & Johnson that accuse the company of not disclosing that its talcum powder products, such as its famous baby powder, were […]

The town of Libby is a striking and tragic example of corporate irresponsibility, weak regulation and the deadly effects of asbestos exposure. And it’s not just Libby. Nationally, the epidemic […]