I was under the impression that the owner of a single family home is allowed to remove a certain amount of asbestos pipe insulation, like 25′. I can’t find anything at nyc.gov to confirm or deny.

Q. My home was built in 1926 and has asbestos insulation on all the hot water pipes under the building. Fortunately, all of this asbestos has been wrapped. When I first learned about it, I was ...

Decades ago, water pipes containing asbestos were installed throughout Central Florida. Now, as those pipes deteriorate, public-works officials are debating how to replace them without releasing the ...

Removing old attic insulation can improve your home's energy efficiency and air quality, but it’s not a task to jump into unprepared. From dealing with potentially hazardous materials to getting a ...

Bay City contractor Roy Bradley Sr. recruited workers at a homeless shelter and paid them cash to remove pipes wrapped in insulation made with asbestos. The workers had no training, no protective gear ...

The shuttered PeaceHealth University District hospital in Eugene contains extensive hazardous asbestos that will take months to remove before the place can be demolished and replaced with student ...

You may have noticed people in protective suits and masks working on Superior Street in recent days. Licensed contractors who specialize in asbestos abatement have been on the job, helping the city of ...

The Pen Argyl Area School Board last night awarded a contract for the removal of asbestos pipe insulation in the junior high school building but rejected bids for the removal of similar insulation in ...

Liverpool, NY – Contractors are removing asbestos in flooring tile, pipe insulation and fittings this week in a section of Liverpool Middle School in the Liverpool Central School District. Staff and ...