An intricate surveillance operation has uncovered a plan to illegally dump asbestos waste next to wetlands in the north of Adelaide. Ronald Shaw of Reynella admitted to leaving the bag

A contaminated site that houses one of Australia’s largest military barracks is continued to be marked by the Department of Defence as having “no known contamination”, despite documents obtained under

A South Australian asbestos removalist and demolition contractor has had their licence (Class A) suspended immediately following an investigation by SafeWork SA.  SafeWork SA explained that the contractor was responsible

The Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that it is moving to end the mammoth cleanup task of asbestos along railroads in Montana, where long-term asbestos mining has resulted in hundreds

A home in the nation’s capital, built in 1893, is the latest home to be demolished due to the presence of Mr Fluffy asbestos fill. The property, the heritage-listed “Deasland’

Experts are warning flood-affected residents of New South Wales and Queensland to be mindful of asbestos exposure, and one family has shared their experience of losing their son to mesothelioma,

The asbestos-contaminated town of Wittenoom is the subject of a bill that has just passed the Western Australian parliament, which will see the town closed and all remaining properties destroyed.

An asbestos disposal business employee has been fined in Western Australia after illegally dumping a load of asbestos on the side of a road. Rajwinder Singh, employed by Action Asbestos,

A man has been jailed for 15 months in the UK over illegal waste dumping of more than three and a half tonnes of waste, including asbestos materials. Mitchell Cooper

A property owner that authorised the use of pressures sprayers on the asbestos roof of one of its properties has been convicted and fined. An Environment, Resources and Development Court

A man from southern St. Louis County has successfully sued the Ford Motor Company over historical asbestos exposure, with USD 20 million in damages awarded. William Trokey, 76, launched proceedings

A United Kingdom man who falsely claimed to be an asbestos disposal specialist has been handed a suspended prison sentence and may still face a proceeds of crime order. The

The cleanup efforts across bushfire-affected communities in Western Australia have been hampered by asbestos contamination, with some property owners looking at costs of up to $250,000 to remove asbestos. In

Documents that had previously been sealed have uncovered that at one point, cosmetic giant Johnson & Johnson funded a study whereby prisoners in the United States were injected with asbestos.

The recent flooding in NSW and Queensland has seen authorities warn residents and business owners to prepare for the risk of potential asbestos dangers as the clean up begins. One

A dockworker and seaman gave a posthumous statement at a coronial inquest in Gloucester, UK, which included a statement that revealed the man and his workmates were covered in asbestos

A public school in Newcastle near to the recent Wickham wool store fire has been forced to close, according to the Department of Education, due to asbestos exposure from the

The issue-stricken Australian Defence Force humanitarian mission to Tonga has gone from bad to worse as personnel fear they may have been exposed to asbestos during the clean-up process.  Defence

Following a massive fire that destroyed former woolsheds at a site in Wickham, near Newcastle this week, firefighters are assessing the damage and determining the level of contamination after it

There has been a raft of new legislative updates introduced in NSW. The Environment Minister, James Griffin, explained that the new changes would protect landowners against illegal dumping and provide

In NSW’s Eastern Creek, a waste management company has been fined $15,000 for failing to cover asbestos waste at its landfill facility adequately. The Environmental Protection Authority was at the

A group of parents and carers are launching legal action over a childcare facility at the University of Montana, which allegedly exposed the children to asbestos-containing materials. The claim centres

Alcoa and Monadelphous Engineering Associates have been fined more than $50,000 after it was revealed that two workers were exposed to asbestos at the Alcoa Pinjarra refinery in January of

In a landmark ruling this week, the Maryland Casualty Company will be required to pay $36 million in damages relating to the ongoing risk and damage from the WR Grace

Brighton Beach residents in Melbourne have voiced concerns over the beginning of the new Life Saving Pavilion, with 14,000 bricks formerly part of the Life Saving Club dumped a short

Dozens of workers in the UK Parliament may have been exposed to asbestos after an incident in autumn of last year. According to parliamentary officials, the incident occurred as part

WorkSafe British Columbia has charged a local business over asbestos-related workplace health and safety violations. Onni Contracting’s violations during a commercial renovation saw WorkSafeBC inspectors attend the site and observe

A federal court judge has the power to fine a US-based construction company nearly half a million dollars after they failed to remove asbestos from a planned school development site

Contaminated fill that was sold to more than 120 landowners from a waste centre has been confirmed by the EPA, and the residents have been notified. The material, crushed concrete

The Walka Water Works in the Newcastle region has been closed to the public after assessors uncovered asbestos at the site. The site has been in the media in recent

NSW Government has confirmed that excavation of 3,800 tonnes of waste buried beneath North Stockton beach has been completed. The work was completed as a priority after coastal erosion threatened

A fire at a home in Nowra has raised concerns among the local community as Fire and Rescue teams investigate the risk to the local community after it was noted

A British company has been sentenced and fined after an employee was fatally injured after falling through an asbestos cement roof in May of 2017. A subsequent investigation by the

A property development corporation and a contractor it hired will pay up to $325,000USD to settle allegations of illegal asbestos abatement activity during excavation and construction activities, which occurred during

Environmental safety authorities are closely monitoring a a fire which has broken out at a known asbestos-containing recycling centre in Dunkirk, United Kingdom. As many as 12 firefighters attended the

It has been revealed that the BBC has paid £1.64m in damages over the deaths of 11 former employees of the organisation, all of whom died after contracting cancer after

A North American asbestos and mould management company, based out of Marlborough, has been fined more than $62,000 USD for violations of asbestos regulations. The fines were handed down by

A New South Wales resident who knowingly purchased asbestos-contaminated land has been fined $15,000 after it was discovered that he processed asbestos from the site in an attempt to reuse

A handyman in Brisbane, who replied to an Airtasker ad for asbestos removal, has been sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court following a guilty plea to breaches of Queensland workplace