The EPA under President Trump says it will review a Biden-era ban on chrysotile asbestos, the last form still legally used in ...

Former President Joe Biden's administration banned "ongoing uses" of the last form of asbestos permitted in the United States.

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

Exposure to asbestos is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to the Biden administration's EPA.

Last year, the Biden administration banned chrysotile asbestos, which the EPA called a milestone in the fight against cancer.

Cancer-causing asbestos has been regulated for decades and removed from buildings. Trump could allow one form to return - ...

Asbestos exposure is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the US alone each year, the EPA noted at the time. “The science is clear—asbestos is a known carcinogen that has severe impacts on ...

Known as “white” asbestos, chrysotile asbestos is banned in more than 50 countries for its link to lung cancer and mesothelioma, a cancer that forms in the lining of internal organs.

Industry trade associations previously told the Fifth Circuit the EPA’s rule unnecessarily bans the mineral chrysotile asbestos that certain manufacturers, including petitioner Olin Corp., have long ...