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Incidentally, I have also seen a good amount of evidence that the fiberglass we currently use to replace asbestos insulation is super bad for your health, but likely not as bad.
What 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?
Why??
Why not?
Also, it opens up the possibility for importing: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russian-asbestos-trump_fac...
Why??
https://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 current EPA is perfectly okay with rolling back emissions standards, so why shouldn't they be okay with allowing for more asbestos than it's necessary?
I think analysis on a case-by-case basis is the right way to go.
The risks have been known for years. At this point isn't not pollution or negligence to use it, it's homicide.