Faulting EPA Analysis, Critics Step Up Push For Stalled Asbestos Ban Bill

April 2, 2020
A key House Democrat and an asbestos awareness group are stepping up efforts to advance stalled bipartisan legislation seeking to ban asbestos, arguing EPA’s recently released draft evaluation of the minerals under the revised toxics law is too narrowly focused and ignores multiple aspects of asbestos risk as well an appellate court ruling. It “is now clear that this EPA has no intention of addressing this dangerous, proven carcinogen. Therefore, Congress must pass [H.R. 1603] and put an end to...


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