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Trump’s EPA reconsiders Biden’s asbestos ban
- The Trump administration's EPA is reviewing the Biden-era prohibition on chrysotile asbestos, the only type of asbestos currently permitted for use in the United States.
- This reconsideration follows the EPA's final ban last year on chrysotile asbestos, a move decades in the making to address cancer risks.
- Chrysotile asbestos, also called white asbestos, lingers in products like gaskets, brake blocks, and some diaphragms for chemical production.
- The EPA linked asbestos exposure to over 40,000 U.S. deaths annually, with health advocates calling weakening protections a serious public health setback.
- Ongoing legal challenges from industry groups and EPA's plan to reassess the rule suggest future adjustments to asbestos regulation may occur.
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The Trump administration is trying to bring back asbestos
Since President Trump took office in January, his administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been on a deregulation spree. So far, the agency’s leaders have expressed interest in rolling back regulations around forever chemicals, or PFAs; reversing a cornerstone finding that greenhouse gases are dangerous for public health; and weakening enforcement of coal ash regulations. This week, new court documents indicate the EPA has set …
EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos ...
EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency told a federal appeals court it will reconsider the Biden administration’s ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States to determine whether it went “beyond what is necessary.” Asbestos is linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually and causes mesothelioma as well as other cancers. It has been largely phased out in the United States. Last year, the Biden administration sought…
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