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EPA proposes new bans on asbestos-containing products

Posted by Jon Elliott on Mon, May 02, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to ban a number of longstanding uses of chrysotile asbestos, using expanded authority provided as part of amendments adopted to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 2016. This proposal is EPA’s latest step to apply its expanded authority to review and restrict uses of asbestos, renewing agency efforts from the 1980s that were blocked by litigation.

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Tags: EPA, Environment, Climate, asbestos