The Trader Joe’s store in Southeast Portland abruptly closed Wednesday afternoon because of “asbestos exposure,” the Oregon ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Southeast Portland Trader Joe’s will remain closed after testing confirmed asbestos inside the ...

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Types of asbestos that have been phased out still pose broad cancer risks, the agency’s draft “part 2” asbestos risk evaluation says. “Legacy” uses of asbestos found in building insulation, pipes, ...

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is warning Maui residents and first responders about the heightened risk of asbestos, a known carcinogen, amid the likelihood of exposure following ...

The state environmental-quality agency said the health risk to Trader Joe’s customers and employees likely is low.

Trader Joe’s closes SE Portland store after asbestos found in floor adhesive; officials say short-term exposure risk to ...

A new rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency this week puts an end to the use of asbestos, a known carcinogen, in the United States. But researchers caution that we’ll likely still be ...

The U.S. military overused asbestos-containing products throughout the last century before entering WWII, as affordable materials were in high demand for mass-producing military equipment quickly. All ...

A Trader Joe’s location in Southeast Portland closed on Wednesday evening after a reported asbestos exposure issue.

In 2019, the court in Safer Chemicals Healthy Families v. EPA, 943 F.3d 397 (9th Cir. 2019), held that EPA’s risk evaluation rule for asbestos should not have ...

A Democratic senator and public health advocates are demanding that the White House and its contractors prove their rapid demolition of the East Wing last week did not expose workers and passersby to ...