Asbestos has been found in a children’s toy just months after more than 70 schools were shut in a separate incident over fears an arts and craft item contained asbestos.

MISSOULA, Mont. -- A former chemist for W.R. Grace & Co. told jurors Tuesday that he oversaw a 1976 study in which hamsters were injected with asbestos-laced vermiculite from Libby. Over time, many of ...

Dozens of schools across Australia and New Zealand were shut on Monday after asbestos contamination prompted recall of children’s coloured play sand and clean-up efforts. The closures follow ...

Asbestos traced in children’s coloured craft sand sold in UK shops has jolted parents and schools. What does this mean for everyday play, and which sands face new scrutiny? Hobbycraft has removed ...

Montanans are well aware of the asbestos disaster caused by the vermiculite mine in Libby that turned the town into a Superfund site. Libby’s tremolite asbestos lurked in the shadows for decades until ...

HELENA - Further test results released Friday by both Ash Grove Cement Co. and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality showed either trace amounts of tremolite asbestos or no asbestos at all ...

Hobbycraft has recalled Giant Box of Craft, a children's craft item with 1,000 pieces, over fears it contains asbestos in the sand.