As demolition work continues on the East Wing of the White House, speculation has surfaced over whether the aging structure may have ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. | Ron Thacker only worked at Bloomington's UNARCO plant for a couple of years as a young man in the early 1950s, but it left an indelible imprint on his life — and his lungs. Thacker ...

Members of a steamfitters union local said that in 2007, asbestos dust filled the air during renovation of the National Museum of American History because contractors repeatedly failed to take legally ...

Avondale Global Gateway declares historic shipyard asbestos-free, completing cleanup and boosting jobs, commerce, and ...

Forty years ago, the Wittenoom asbestos disaster changed Peter Gordon's life. Now he has come back to finish what he started.

Every year, thousands of Americans lose their lives to mesothelioma, a rare but aggressive cancer caused by exposure to ...

BLOOMINGTON — A new exhibit at the McLean County Museum of History aims to shed light on a Bloomington company that exploited workers for profit, resulting in hundreds of deaths. "I think we do our ...