Asbestos, a known carcinogen, has so far escaped all attempts at a blanket ban.
a ban on “white asbestos,” the most common form of the toxic, carcinogenic mineral still used in the United States.
Asbestos is resistant to heat and fire, making it a once-popular building material found in older homes, schools, and other structures around the country. White asbestos, also called “chrysotile asbestos,” is the only form of asbestos that’s currently imported into the US.
. In the years since, more and more data revealed the mineral’s detrimental health impacts, leading many builders and manufacturers to transition to less hazardous alternatives. Though not banned, asbestos is highly regulated, including at state and local levels. Asbestos mining in the US stopped in 2002.
While public health researchers applauded the EPA’s proposal as a good and necessary move, some experts say it is not enough. The proposed rule only covers chrysotile asbestos—the other five forms of asbestos, though less common, are still actively used in the US.
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