A trial has begun this week in Cleveland, Ohio, to determine whether the operator of a waste dump on the outskirts of the city would be responsible for paying back

Staff at the Dunedin City Council office have been forced to work from home, after asbestos dust was discovered in the civic centre offices. The material was found last week

A Melbourne waste company faces thousands of dollars in fines for dumping asbestos-containing material at an unlicensed tip. Monash Bin Hire and Demolition were found to have disposed of construction

The federal government is considering a new compensation fund for victims of asbestos disease. The program is under investigation as a method for compensating victims who were not exposed to

Residents of Libby, Montana, are fighting for compensation and appropriate healthcare over the asbestos-related health disaster that is now recognised as one of the worst human-made environmental disasters in the

The Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters published findings earlier this year that has disproven the long-held belief that if asbestos is buried, it no longer poses a threat to human