NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall should be gutted, according to new guidelines released Friday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The guidelines say ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development advised homeowners Friday to take extensive steps to rid their properties of corrosive drywall ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - The state of Louisiana continues an outreach effort to gather data about homes affected by contaminated drywall, which can emit chemicals that cause corrosion of copper and metal ...

NEW ORLEANS-- -- NEW ORLEANS-- A New Orleans federal judge awarded seven Virginia families $2.6 million in damages Thursday for homes ruined by sulfur-emitting drywall made in China, a decision that ...

Along the Gulf Coast and across the country, it's being called a "silent hurricane." Between 2004 and 2007, an estimated 100,000 homes in more than 20 states were built with toxic drywall imported ...

The Chinese drywall passed through South Florida ports with virtually no inspections. Developers claim they didn’t know the imported drywall was flawed when they installed it in as many as 100,000 ...

NEW ORLEANS -- A New Orleans federal judge on Thursday awarded seven Virginia families $2.6 million in damages for homes ruined by sulfur-emitting drywall made in China, a decision that could affect ...

In a report issued Monday, the Consumer Products Safety Commission said its studies found a “strong association” between the Chinese drywall and corrosion. The agency also said it found a possible ...

The Chinese drywall is also made with a coal byproduct called fly ash that is less refined than the form used by U.S. drywall makers. Dozens of homeowners in the Southeast have sued builders, ...

While the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission dallies on instructing people how to fix homes damaged by corrosive drywall, the National Association of Home Builders has become the first major ...

The drywall apparently causes a chemical reaction that gives off the rotten-egg stench and corrodes metal. Researchers do not know yet what causes it, but possible culprits include fumigants sprayed ...