EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
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EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
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Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
#2The risks have been known for years. At this point isn't not pollution or negligence to use it, it's homicide.
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#3https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-epa-allowing-asbestos-p...
The EPA has not changed anything about currently banned uses of asbestos, and any new uses would first be assessed by the agency.
Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
#4Why??
Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
#5What is happening to the EPA in the US is really unbelievable. How low will the bar get for the polluters in this country, one wonders?
Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
#6The risks have been known for years. At this point isn't not pollution or negligence to use it, it's homicide.
120 years give or take 10 years.
But the free market is always right. Right ?
Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
#7https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-epa-allowing-asbestos-p... The EPA has not changed anything about currently banned uses of asbestos, and any new uses would first be assessed by the agency.
Thanks, that is a lot clearer than the article.
Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
#8https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-epa-allowing-asbestos-p... The EPA has not changed anything about currently banned uses of asbestos, and any new uses would first be assessed by the agency.
It was my understanding they were now allowing it to be used in a case by case basis reviewed by the EPA. IMHO that makes sense. Surely there are some applications it makes sense for if the proper precautions are taken.
Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
#9https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-epa-allowing-asbestos-p... The EPA has not changed anything about currently banned uses of asbestos, and any new uses would first be assessed by the agency.
the overall rating is 'Mostly true', though.
Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
#10What is happening to the EPA in the US is really unbelievable. How low will the bar get for the polluters in this country, one wonders?
This is the result of a 2016 amendment. Not the curreent admin. And read what the article says, the headline is clickbait. It will be a case-by-case review of any new application. Old, legacy bans will remain.