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• EPA Bans Last Uses of Toxic Asbestos in the United States

  March 19, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA has finalized a new rule banning the use of chrysotile asbestos, the last form of asbestos allowed in the United States.

• Mesothelioma Rates Declining Four Decades After Most Use of Asbestos Banned in U.S.: Study

  September 1, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that mesothelioma rates linked to asbestos exposure are declining, and the age of those diagnosed is increasing as decades-old bans finally begin to have positive health effects.

• EPA Finalizes New Asbestos Reporting Rule

  July 27, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA has finalized a new asbestos reporting rule which the agency says will help aid it in potential regulatory actions to protect the public from cancer mesothelioma risks.

• EPA Proposes New Rules for Reporting Asbestos Use

  May 10, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The EPA has proposed new asbestos reporting requirements which would go hand-in-hand with a recently announced asbestos ban.

• EPA Plan Would Ban Last Form of Asbestos Allowed In the United States

  April 8, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The EPA has announced plans to ban the last form of asbestos allowed into the United States after decades of evidence and litigation over the side effects of asbestos exposure.

• FDA Detects No Asbestos In Talc Powder Cosmetic Products Sampled This Year

  October 26, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA indicates it was unable to detect any asbestos in talc-based cosmetics in the latest round of what has become an annual sampling of products designed to prevent asbestos exposure.

• EPA Settlement With States Closes Loopholes That Allowed Companies to Avoid Asbestos Reporting Requirements

  June 23, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A settlement between states, environmental groups and the EPA calls for the agency to promulgate new rules which would collect better data on asbestos use in the United States and close loopholes in reporting requirements.

• Talc Asbestos Concerns Ignored By EPA Risk Assessment, Critics Say

  January 15, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Group blasts EPA for not including talc in its assessment of asbestos exposure threats.

• Chrysotile Asbestos Poses Unreasonable Risk To Consumers and Workers, EPA Assessment States

  January 12, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA has concluded that chrysotile asbestos, used in gaskets and aftermarket automotive brakes and linings, represents an unreasonable risk to the health of consumers, workers and bystanders.

• EPA Must Close Asbestos Reporting Loopholes, Federal Judge Rules

  January 4, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered the EPA to close asbestos-reporting loopholes which prevent the agency from accurately assessing the risks of asbestos exposure to U.S. consumers.