Forty-six asbestos filled homes plague Ogden, Texas. The abandoned buildings are not only eyesores, but stand in the way of the town’s Riverfront redevelopment zone. The dilapidated buildings must be removed as quickly and cheaply as possible, in order to redevelop the area.
Ogden Fire Chief Mike Mathieu recently received approval from the state Division [...]

The Orange Library, located in South Orange, New Jersey, has reopened. The library was closed April 30 due to lead paint and asbestos violations, reports South Orange Patch. The library was closed after it failed to meet a deadline for remediating the problems.
Mayor Eldridge Hawkins, Jr. noted, at the time, that, "the building must [...]

The Middletown School District has taken its first step toward the demolition of Roosevelt Elementary School, reports the Middletown Journal. The elementary school, located in Middletown, Ohio, has stood vacant for two years.
It will cost the district $402,800 to rid the building of asbestos, and then demolish it. Middletown’s Phase 1 Building Project allotted [...]

Asbestos contaminated dirt piles have been removed from the Denver Federal Center property in Denver, Colorado. The asbestos was discovered in several large mounds of earth, as a result of past excavation and demolition work, reports Environmental Expert.
In order to make the property safer, the mounds were removed. With the material removed, the property [...]

In the bestselling book Anticancer: A New Way of Life, written by physician and cancer survivor Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, the author shares the story of professor and mesothelioma victim Stephen Jay Gould, who specialized in the study of evolution and developed the Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium. In 1982, Gould was diagnosed with a rare form [...]

Just days before the 2010-2011 school year began, Hollister Junior High School was flooded with two inches of water. The building, located in Hollister, Missouri, was flooded by a broken pipe on Wednesday, reports news-leader.com. The flooding has raised an even bigger concern–asbestos.
As the building was being dried, floor tiles began to peel, revealing the [...]

A vacant church, located in Jackson, Mississippi, has become a haven for crime. The dilapidated building has been stripped by thieves, and only continues to crumble. Neighborhood residents have deemed the building an eyesore, and have been anxiously awaiting its fall.
The City of Jackson promised residents action, which began July 7. At that time, city [...]