Former President Joe Biden's administration banned "ongoing uses" of the last form of asbestos permitted in the United States ...

Despite touting ambitious goals of making America healthier, the Trump administration on Monday revealed in court documents ...

People can be exposed to asbestos mainly if they are part of the automotive or construction industry. The mineral is widely ...

Exposure to asbestos is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to the Biden administration's EPA.

The EPA under President Trump says it will review a Biden-era ban on chrysotile asbestos, the last form still legally used in ...

Asbestos is linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually and causes mesothelioma as well as other cancers and has been ...

The Trump administration’s move sets back a decades-long effort to end the use of the material, which is widely banned in ...

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump EPA reconsiders Biden’s asbestos ban The Trump administration ...

According to newly released court filings, the EPA is 'reconsidering' a 2024 ban on the last legal form of asbestos still ...

Exposure to any type of asbestos is known to cause cancer and it is linked to tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. each year ...

The EPA asked a federal appeals court to pause litigation over a regulation phasing out ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos ...

White asbestos is still used in some roofing materials, textiles, cement and is found in brake pads and other automotive parts. It is also sometimes used to make chlorine. Its usage continues despite ...