The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recommending that the shuttered McLouth Steel site be added to the federal Superfund National Priorities List. The move would enable millions in federal funds […]

Q. When we bought our house, the home inspector said the heating ducts in the attic might be insulated with asbestos. He advised us to have the material tested by […]

Amanda Rusmisell wanted Bayer AG’s Essure contraceptive device to wipe out any chance of a surprise pregnancy. What she didn’t bargain for was being left in blinding pain and bleeding so […]

Bayer has announced that they will stop selling and distributing the Essure device in the United States after December 31, 2018 due to declining sales of the product. Bayer will […]

A young family lost almost everything they owned and are $30,000 out of pocket after a DIY project exposed asbestos in their modern home. Jase, Karla and their young children […]

A collaborative research program between Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and New York University has yielded promising results in the treatment of malignant mesothelioma. This cancer develops in the mesothelium – […]

According to recent court filings, consumers have filed more than 50,000 lawsuits against the manufacturers of abdominal hernia mesh implants. The FDA estimates there are more than 1 million hernia repairs […]

ALPENA — Alpena County Library has reached roughly the halfway point in its asbestos removal project. The abatement work on the second floor of the 45-year-old building has been completed, […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with a $1.8 million cleanup of the former Champion Spark Plug factory in the 900 block of Upton Avenue, six years after […]

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration relaunched its state emphasis program that increases MIOSHA presence on blight removal projects across the state to address hazards such as asbestos and […]