Chinese Drywall Toxic?

The Taylors joined the suit and were later accepted into the pilot program. Their last report said the work was set to begin in March. They’ll have to live somewhere else for three months. But he said he has few complaints, considering what others are up …

NEW ORLEANS – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it has found no link between tainted Chinese drywall and the deaths of 11 people exposed to the imported drywall in Florida, Louisiana and Virginia homes. The CDC said in a report …

resolving drywall complaints against it, but another is dragging its feet. p9 around in my chair a little as I watched President Barack Obama nudge China’s President Hu Jintao about his government’s abuse of its people. I have never considered myself …

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT — The Pentagon is stepping up investments in a range of weapons, jet fighters and technology in response to the Chinese military buildup in the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Saturday on the eve of his …

The first stage is 30 megawatts. First Solar’s president, Bruce Sohn, said the Chinese partner would supply engineering skills and influence in China’s energy market. It is a subsidiary of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Co., which operates two nuclear power …

BEIJING – Three-time NBA All-Star Steve Francis is leaving his Chinese team after playing in just four games over two weeks. Chinese media say the out-of-shape 33-year-old played just 14 minutes for the Chinese Basketball Association’s Beijing Ducks.

In a ruling that could have wide implications for Chinese drywall homeowners battling their insurance companies, the federal judge overseeing the combined drywall litigation in New Orleans has dismissed Louisiana homeowners’ claims against 10 insurers …

Drywall manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin agreed this week to pay to repair dozens of houses in Homestead that were part of a class-action suit over Chinese drywall — and cover their attorneys’ fees and other expenses. And the homeowners won’t have …

The chairwoman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the Chinese government needs to take a more active role in getting makers of tainted drywall — some of them government-owned — to cooperate with American officials. “What we’re …

Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, the manufacturer at the center of many of the complaints, agreed to a pilot repair program for up to 300 homes in four states, including Florida. The goal, all sides said, was to expand the program into a full-blown global …