Even though exposure to asbestos can be a major health risk, most homeowners insurance doesn't cover the removal of it. Policies exclude pollution, which generally prevents reimbursement for cleaning ...

General Services Administration officials tasked with ensuring that the asbestos contained in some federal buildings does not portend a potential health hazard for their occupants have not conducted ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! More details have emerged about the School District of Philadelphia’s violation of ...

Over 80% of New York City public schools built with the known carcinogen asbestos did not undergo mandatory inspections in 2023-2024, according to a new audit released by the city comptroller's office ...

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 ...

Years of disregarding environmental law and a broken federal inspection system led to today’s asbestos problems in the Scranton School District. For more than a decade, the district failed to follow ...