ADAO Seeks More Comment Time To Bolster Case For Asbestos Phaseout

The Asbestos Disease Organization (ADAO) is asking EPA to expand the window to comment on newly published data related to its proposed TSCA ban on current uses of chrysotile asbestos, saying it needs more than 30 days to respond to industry submissions that it argues understate the feasibility of a two-year phaseout for chlor-alkali facilities. “ADAO has reviewed these new industry submissions. We are concerned that they are incomplete and one-sided and fail to provide a full and balanced picture...