Despite the ambitious advertising Tripping, Trump’s administration revealed in court documents that he was withdrawing with a prohibition of asbestos that cause cancer.
Last year, under the Biden administration, the Environmental Protection Agency took a long -awaited step The ban on the last type of asbestos still used in the USA—Srysotile asbestos, or “white asbestos”. While the utilize of chrysotil asbestos has dropped, the unsafe mineral remained in various gaskets, brake blocks, car brakes and lining, other friction products of the vehicle and some diapees used to produce sodium and chlorine hydroxide.
Along with the ban, the United States has joined over 50 other countries around the world that forbade its utilize due to health risk. It is generally known that asbestos causes lung cancer, mested, ovarian cancer and larynx cancer. Asbestos exposure is associated with over 40,000 deaths in the US every year, EPA noticed at the time.
“Science is clear – Asbestos is a known carcinogenic factor that has a serious impact on public health. President Biden understands that it is [is a] The fears that included generations and influenced the lives of countless people. That is why EPA is so proud of finalizing this long-needed prohibition of continuous use of asbestos, “said Michael Rekan, EPA administrator in a statement.
“100 % safe”
While this movement lasted decades in the creation and hailed by supporters of health, it still allowed companies to have a generous period to withdraw asbestos – in some cases up to 12 years. This did not stop the industry from taking legal action against the regulation shortly after the EPA announcement. Since then, there are court disputes brought by many companies and trade groups, including the American Chemistry Council.
On Monday, EPA, currently under the Trump administration, submitted court documents Saying that “now he intends to consider” the ban, and “expects this process, including all regulatory changes, will last about 30 months.” In the meantime, EPA asked the court to suspend a court case. The notification included a declaration to support re -considering from the recent deputy deputy administrator of EPA Office of Chemical Security and Prevention of Lynn Ann Dekeleva, who worked until last year as lobbyist AND American Chemistry Council director.
As reported by ARS last yearThere was always a fear that another Trump administration would work to repeal the ban; Trump supports the utilize of asbestos. In his book from 1997 The art of returnTrump wrote that asbestos is “100 % safe, after application“And he blamed the crowd for his reputation as a carcinogenic factor, writing:” I believe that asbestos movement was run by a crowd, because often companies related to the crowd would carry out asbestos removal. “
Trump’s support for asbestos was welcomed in Russia, the main asbestos supplier in the USA. In 2018, the Russian Asbestos company began Asbestos marketing with Trump’s face and reading the seal “approved by Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States”.
This story originally appeared Ars Technica.