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It’s 2021 and we still face danger from asbestos: EPA must act now

Asbestos is one of the most studied and dangerous toxic substances in the world. Hundreds of tons of raw asbestos are imported into the U.S. each year. Most of it is used in the chlor-alkali industry to make chlorine, but asbestos has been found in children’s crayons, talc, automobile brakes, makeup, and other products.

Asbestos is still found in older homes, schools, and other buildings across the country. This leads to significant ongoing exposure and risk to workers and the rest of us. There are tens of thousands of deaths from asbestos-related illnesses in the U.S. each year.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: American Public Health Association, asbestos, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, TSCA reform

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Asbestos: The latest chapter in the long struggle to protect Americans

Asbestos takes the lives of 40,000 Americans each year. There are no known safe levels of exposure to this deadly substance. While many Americans may assume that our government has already taken sufficient action to protect us from asbestos, they have not. In fact, asbestos is one of the biggest examples of how the federal government has failed to protect us from toxic chemicals.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: asbestos, TSCA, TSCA reform

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Don’t let a chemical industry insider weaken health protections

You may have already heard that the Trump administration is taking actions behind the scenes to weaken an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to protect us from PFAS chemicals. You may be outraged (but probably not surprised) to learn that these actions have been driven by a former chemical industry lobbyist—who’s now nominated to run our top consumer protection agency.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Nancy Beck, PFAS, TSCA reform

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