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EPA Report Cites Six Categories Of Asbestos As Posing Unreasonable Risk

By | Published January 14, 2021 | Posted in Asbestos | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on EPA Report Cites Six Categories Of Asbestos As Posing Unreasonable Risk

In late December 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the first part of a Final Risk Evaluation for Asbestos. Six ongoing use categories of asbestos were evaluated by the EPA, which found 16 conditions of use that presented unreasonable risk to human health through either occupational exposures or consumer uses. This latest report, the Read More

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Multiple States Attorneys General Join Advocacy Groups in EPA Lawsuit

By | Published September 10, 2020 | Posted in Asbestos | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Multiple States Attorneys General Join Advocacy Groups in EPA Lawsuit

Since the 1970s, mesothelioma groups have urged the EPA to ban asbestos, citing the link between the substance and malignant mesothelioma and other illnesses. Still, the agency has not banned its use. Now Attorneys General from multiple states have joined forces with asbestos advocacy groups to sue the agency in federal court. The argument centers Read More

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Eyes On Upcoming EPA Decision On Asbestos

By | Published August 11, 2020 | Posted in Asbestos, Asbestos-Related Illnesses | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Eyes On Upcoming EPA Decision On Asbestos

Asbestos victims and companies that produce or have produced products containing asbestos are awaiting the EPA’s decision on several asbestos-related issues. Asbestos victims are hoping that asbestos-containing products will be entirely banned from USA markets. Manufacturers and suppliers of asbestos-containing products are concerned that EPA’s draft Risk Evaluation of March 2020 could create new legal Read More

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