Just 18% of the more-than 1,400 New York City schools containing asbestos had their required triennial inspection between ...

The report found that the education department is out of compliance with the federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, mandating that schools with “asbestos-containing material” — any ...

Although more testing is being carried out for asbestos and other hazardous materials ... homeowners and others who could be eligible to sign up. The deadline for opting into the free debris ...

The city’s Department of Education failed to inspect an overwhelming majority of Big Apple schools for the toxic material asbestos — with more than four out of five buildings falling far short ...

Comptroller Brad Lander unveiled an audit this week that found that the DOE is out of compliance with federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act regulations that require triennial and periodic ...

The guidelines also aimed to ensure the safe removal, handling, packaging and transportation of asbestos and to create and raise awareness of the hazards of asbestos.

The checks are required under The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), a US federal law enacted in 1986, which requires the DOE to inspect all schools with asbestos for potential issues ...

More Altadena properties burned in the Eaton Fire have tested positive for asbestos — the mineral fiber linked to lung cancer​ and diseases like mesothelioma — than those being cleared in the ...