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EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

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Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

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This makes sense as asbestos only really causes harm when humans come into contact with it. For applications where it is safely enclosed or mixed with another material it may have its uses. I think analysis on a case-by-case basis is the right way to go.

Case-by-case analysis is really expensive for a government agency to do. And you know full well that developers will cut corners at any chance they can if the rules are loosened up.

Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

#42

Ever seen an ad for "mesothelioma" and wonder what is that about? Its generally law firms looking for people with asbestos related lung cancer (edit: see replies for better description of the illness). The Asbestos particles are so small your body's natural filters don't stop them from getting stuck in your lungs, where they can cause cancer. As this point I can't imagine the insurance liability to start using asbest…

I believe it is actually a cancer of the lining of your thoracic cavity rather than your lungs.

Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

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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.

You make it sound like the Snopes article contradicts the OP articled. They both say the same thing: "On June 1, the EPA authorized a “SNUR” (Significant New Use Rule) which allows new products containing asbestos to be created on a case-by-case basis." (2nd sentence of the OP article). Also, Snopes rates the claim as "mostly true".

Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

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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?

It is not unbelievable, it is the stated stance of the GOP to reduce environmental and health regulations, and they are doing it. It is exactly what we voted for.

So, what exactly happened? The EPA was founded by a republican (Nixon). Yet environmental efforts are now attributed to democrats. And combined with that, is that republicans was to destroy the very org they made?

What am I missing out of this? Why did the parties completely change their face?

Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

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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.

Also from snopes:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russian-asbestos-trump_fac...

>Did a Russian Asbestos Company Put Trump’s Face on Their Product?

>A Russian asbestos producer shared a photograph of their product to social media with a seal of Donald Trump’s face and the text "Approved by Donald Trump”.

Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

#46
post #17

This makes sense as asbestos only really causes harm when humans come into contact with it. For applications where it is safely enclosed or mixed with another material it may have its uses. I think analysis on a case-by-case basis is the right way to go.

In what cases would you use it where humans wouldn't be in contact with it eventually?

Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

#47

Why??

Russia is the biggest exporter of asbestos. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/07/11/a...

I thought this was a joke and also fact-checked before you added your own citation. It's true.

https://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/worldwide/

And here we are still wondering what Trump's secret meeting with Putin was about. I'm not suggesting it was about asbestos, but the timing is certainly suspicious.

Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

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post #17

This makes sense as asbestos only really causes harm when humans come into contact with it. For applications where it is safely enclosed or mixed with another material it may have its uses. I think analysis on a case-by-case basis is the right way to go.

Can it be mined or mixed with other material without people coming into contact with it?

Re: EPA is allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

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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 report states that the agency will no longer consider the effect or presence of substances in the air, ground, or water in its risk assessments.
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