It’s been nearly five months since NC State University closed Poe Hall after tests showed the presence of toxic chemicals. Further tests in the campus building, as well as a federal health evaluation, ...

PCBs were domestically manufactured for construction materials in the United States beginning in about 1930 until 1979, a time period that coincides with a boom in school construction to meet the ...

Most people by now know about lead and asbestos: toxic substances found in old buildings that can cause great harm to people’s health and the natural environment. But health and environmental experts ...

NC State University closed Poe Hall, home of the College of Education and Department of Psychology, in November 2023 after tests detected toxic chemicals. The university and federal health officials ...

NC State University closed Poe Hall, home of the College of Education and Department of Psychology, in November 2023 after tests detected toxic chemicals. The university and federal health officials ...

A known carcinogen may be lurking in your child’s school. Scientists estimate that Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are present in 1 out of every 3 K-12 schools nationwide. Despite this, these harmful ...

A WRAL Investigates report published on Thursday detailed WRAL's review of nearly 1,000 pages of documents – which revealed that cancer-causing chemicals known as PCBs were detected in 22 N.C. State ...

As spring semester classes began this week at NC State University, Poe Hall remained closed for further environmental testing, forcing the temporary relocation of faculty offices and classes that were ...

Montpelier’s former federal building could hit the auction block this summer after a sale fell through over PCB contamination ...

The likelihood that the decrepit mill building at 1277 East Street in Pittsfield is contaminated by PCBs and may require a costly clean-up is no reason to allow it to stand until it falls. Because the ...