EPA to Reconsider Biden-Era Asbestos Ban
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently announced that it would be re-evaluating its decision to ban chrysotile asbestos, the last form of asbestos still in use in the United States. At the time, the EPA hailed it as a victory to end the use of the highly carcinogenic substance. However, under the new administration, it is reconsidering this ban, saying that the ban may have overreached the authority granted to the EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
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