Alan Reinstein News Today

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Susan Bonamici (D-OR) on March 30 reintroduced legislation aimed at eliminating human and environmental exposure to asbestos – a known carcinogen.

They said ProPublica’s recent reporting on unsafe conditions in factories that use asbestos underscores the need for action.

A law blocking the use of asbestos, a potent carcinogen, would be harder to overturn than a similar ban being considered by the EPA, advocates say.

A recent report by ProPublica has renewed calls to ban the importing and use of the potent carcinogen in the U.S.

It is the first time EPA has flexed its regulatory muscles under the revamped Toxic Substances Control Act.

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For the first time, an asbestos-ban bill in Congress may have the sponsorship of a Republican senator — Montanas Steve Daines — signaling improved chances of passage.