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US Bans Sole Type of Asbestos, Parts Industries Still Import

March 20, 2024 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The US will ban the only type of raw asbestos fiber known to be imported to the country [(chrysotile asbestos)] as part of a broader rule that also will ban all known uses of the cancer-causing mineral and imported equipment made with it, top EPA and White House officials announced on Monday. Many people are shocked to learn asbestos isn’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos fibers, chrysotile asbestos, Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Asks for More Public Input on Asbestos After ProPublica and Others Reveal New Information

March 31, 2023 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The Environmental Protection Agency took an unusual step last week: It opened a new period in which the public can comment on its proposed asbestos ban. The agency had gotten new information, officials said, including a series of ProPublica reports on dangerous working conditions in factories that use asbestos to make chlorine. Asbestos has been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos

The silent malignant mesothelioma epidemic: a call to action

September 9, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Malignant mesothelioma, recognised as a new disease in the 1950s, is almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure and usually diagnosed decades after first exposure. The disease was initially restricted to asbestos workers, but diagnoses after non-occupational [ asbestos exposure ] continue to surge. Despite the acknowledgment by WHO and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos, mesothelioma

EPA rule would finally ban asbestos, carcinogen still in use

April 8, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The Environmental Protection Agency [(EPA)] on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of Americans every year. The proposal marks a major expansion of [ Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA) ] regulation under a landmark 2016 law … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos

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