EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
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FILE - Asbestos Removal Technologies Inc. staff work on asbestos abatement in Howell, Mich., Oct. 18, 2017. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, March 18, 2024, announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)FILE - Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan speaks, Feb. 16, 2024, in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA announced Monday, March 18, a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of Americans every year. Regan called the final rule a major step to protect public health. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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FILE - Asbestos Removal Technologies Inc. staff work on asbestos abatement in Howell, Mich., Oct. 18, 2017. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, March 18, 2024, announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)