EPA Drops Plan To Weigh First Responders' Asbestos Risk, Citing Legacy Use

EPA has dropped an early plan to consider risks of asbestos exposures to firefighters and other first responders due to its policy of excluding legacy uses from consideration for possible regulation under the revised toxics law, a move that is drawing protest from a group representing the workers and highlights the controversy around the policy decision. In an Aug. 13 comment letter , the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) protests EPA's decision to remove legacy uses from consideration in...