US Bans Sole Type of Asbestos, Parts Industries Still Import (1)

The US will ban the only type of raw asbestos fiber known to be imported to the country 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 already banned, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) said during a briefing the Environmental Protection Agency hosted on the final rule it will release on Monday. But imports of chrysotile asbestos and equipment made with it still leave “too many workers still exposed on ...