Contractors have been tearing down hundreds of Portland, Ore., homes without properly removing the asbestos inside, a practice that ignores state regulations and could put workers at risk. Weak regulatory oversight from the Department of Environmental Quality has allowed the …
Nine flood-prone homes in Weirton, W.Va., will be demolished within the next six months. The homes are located along Willow Street. Mayor George Kondik tells WTOV-TV that flooding in the area has worsened in recent years. The owners of a …
A newspaper’s analysis finds more than a quarter of Detroit, Mich., homes with loans that failed during the foreclosure crisis in 2006 and 2007 have been razed or are on the demolition list. The Detroit News reports that foreclosures are …