Senate Asbestos Bill Would Require Study On Environmental Exposures

A Senate asbestos trust fund bill includes a provision that would require federal officials to study the effects of environmental exposure to the cancer-causing contaminant based in part on EPA data. The provision reflects an apparent political compromise following a failed push to require compensation for those exposed to environmental contamination of asbestos, which industry officials say would balloon the size of the trust fund and leave many companies that pay into it bankrupt. The current version of the bill...