A Birmingham fire station closed in June due to “health concerns” will remain closed as the city makes repairs and upgrades related to the reported problems at the station. Scott Morro, an attorney ...

Floor tiles containing asbestos were removed from East Elementary in Jackson before construction started this summer. A printed email was sent home Wednesday to inform parents of asbestos being in the ...

Dear Jerry: My house was built in 1953 and my basement is about 600 square feet. The flooring is 12-by-12-inch square vinyl tiles which are glued down with black material that looks like roofing ...

It’s time to catch up with some questions from readers. QUESTION: I have discovered what appears to be older asbestos vinyl floor tiles in some of my closets. The main floors appear carpeted over a ...

Once hailed as a premium for fireproofing and insulating, asbestos has become widely known as a dangerous set of fibrous minerals. When its fibers become airborne and are inhaled, asbestos can wreak ...

Demolition worker Henry Aguilar stopped short when he saw cracked floor tile glued to the underside of a carpet he was tearing out of an office in downtown Boston. They were brown and old, signs that ...

Although once popular due to low installation costs, popcorn ceilings are no longer in vogue. If you have them in your home, ...

OK, I did not call Empire for my carpet, I went to Home Despot. The dude came over to measure the room, and later HD called me back and said they cannot put carpet down until I pull up the asbestos ...

The chief judge of New York’s controversial asbestos court has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who claimed his cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos fibers in floor tiles, in a significant ruling ...

Floor tiles ripped up during the renovation of a shop near Hobart have been found to contain asbestos, authorities have confirmed. The Reject Shop in Moonah was closed on Tuesday after a member of the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — Tuesday will mark three weeks since a King Soopers on the Southeast side of Colorado Springs decided to close because of asbestos concerns. On Friday, state health officials ...