On March 18 the EPA announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only known form of asbestos currently used in or imported to the United States. The ban on ongoing uses ...

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The US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is taking a “historic” step by banning ongoing uses of asbestos, which has long been linked to multiple types of cancer. The agency’s ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it is banning the most common form of asbestos, a cancer-causing substance that's linked to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans every ...

President Joe Biden's administration on Monday finalized a rule banning the last remaining form of asbestos in the United States, half a century after the government first targeted the cancer-causing ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in ...

After three decades of attempts, the Environmental Protection Agency has banned the only form of asbestos still in use — part of a family of toxic minerals linked to lung cancer and other illnesses ...

A 1946 study (PDF) that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is taking a “historic” step by banning ongoing uses of asbestos, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A boulder containing chrysotile, or white asbestos, lies at the Cana Brava mine in Minacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U ...

More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other... The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday ...