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In a Major Victory for Public Health, Federal Court Orders EPA to Require Industry to Report on Asbestos Imports and Uses
December 22, 2020 GMT
WASHINGTON (BUSINESS WIRE) Dec 22, 2020
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure, applauds District Court Judge Edward J. Chen’s decisive ruling today compelling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require reporting by companies importing and using asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
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Judge Chen’s extensive opinion sides with ADAO in its legal challenge to EPA’s 2018 denial of its petition to include asbestos in EPA’s Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule.