Chrysotile asbestos was banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act, broadened in 2016. The AP reported "the Biden ...

The EPA referred inquiries from USA TODAY to a news release about the ban. What is asbestos made of? Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber found in rock and soil.

Chrysotile asbestos is found in products such as brake blocks, asbestos diaphragms and sheet gaskets and was banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act, which was broadened in 2016. The Biden ...

EPA struggles to ban asbestos, other chemicals years after Congress granted new powers. Congress approved new powers to help in 2016, but the agency has yet to approve any new rules under the law ...

According to newly released court filings, the EPA is 'reconsidering' a 2024 ban on the last legal form of asbestos still used in the U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and that kills ...

In 1989, the EPA blocked most uses of asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA. But after the asbestos industry challenged the regulation, a federal appeals court overturned the ...

The EPA has banned some uses for asbestos, like spray-on insulation, but a ban on most products that contain asbestos proposed in 1989 was later overturned by a federal appeals court.

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and ...

Asbestos is arguably one of the most well-known cancer-causing agents, and one that the Environmental Protection Agency has been trying to regulate on and off for decades.The toxic construction ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced a nearly complete ban on the manufacturing and importing of asbestos. The rule will close loopholes in a decades-old partial ban, and EPA ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, ... a 1976 law that had remained unchanged for 40 years.The EPA banned asbestos in 1989, ...