EWG Action Fund /// Asbestos Nation
Asbestos is responsible for countless deaths around the world, including at least 10,000 each year in the U.S. alone. Many Americans might think it’s been banned, but it has not. It’s lethal, legal and continues to pose serious risks to millions of American families.
Explore BelowEWG Action Fund on EPA’s Historic Move Toward Banning Asbestos
November 29th, 2016
Armed with new authority under the nation’s updated chemical safety law, the Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it will take action against lingering uses of asbestos in U.S. products, likely leading to a ban of the notorious carcinogen.
25 Years After Court Gutted Rule, EPA Could Finally Ban Asbestos
October 25th, 2016
An Environmental Protection Agency decision on which 10 chemicals it will prioritize reviewing under the recently overhauled Toxic Substances Control Act is expected by the end of this year.
Fines at U.S. Steel Plant Highlight Outsized Asbestos Threat in Allegheny County, Pa.
August 9th, 2016
Federal regulators have levied fines totaling $170,000 against the U.S. Steel Corporation for exposing workers to asbestos at the company’s Coke Works facility in Clairton, Pa.
Deadly Deception: How the Asbestos Industry Covered Up the Danger for Decades, and Continues to Evade Accountability Today
June 3rd, 2016
The asbestos industry was well aware that asbestos was deadly. Yet, the companies that mined asbestos, and those that exposed workers, military personnel and consumers to it kept what they knew secret for decades.
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