Wait What, There’s Good News: a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos
Channel: sovcast
Date: 02/04/2024

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only known form of asbestos currently used in or imported to the United States. 
Exposure to asbestos is known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, and laryngeal cancer, and it is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.