The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of Americans every year.

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A Milwaukee real estate company will pay $75,000 to Iowa for violating several asbestos regulations at one of its former buildings in Newton, the Iowa Attorney General's office announced Monday.

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A bill being circulated in the Legislature would move to allow tests required for asbestos-removal supervisors to be offered in languages other than English, which could help more Spanish-speaking workers take on leadership roles in the industry.

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Grede Foundry and three supervisors have been indicted for allegedly obstructing an investigation into asbestos exposure to workers at the company's now-shuttered facility in Berlin.

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U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proceedings against a construction company fined for allegedly importing Mexican workers to remove asbestos are on hold as federal officials look into possible criminal activity by the company.

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Police in Baraboo say an abandoned building with a rich history has become a magnet for trespassers.

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The top federal official for worker safety said Tuesday that an Illinois businessman's "outrageous behavior" of bringing in Mexican workers to remove asbestos without safety gear warrants fines of nearly $1.8 million.

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