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The US’s asbestos U-turn: why the Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering its ban

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par Allen Haddrell, Research Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol

Once asbestos enters the lungs, it doesn’t leave. Its sharp, microscopic fibres scar tissues, trigger inflammation and can cause deadly diseases like mesothelioma, lung cancer and laryngeal cancer. That’s why over 60 countries have banned it – and why the US mostly phased it out.

In 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved to ban all industrial uses. But on June 17, the agency said it would revisit…

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