Category: <span>Toxic Substances Control Act</span>

Sen. Boxer: EPA Should Include Asbestos in Top Priorities

Selecting the 10 most dangerous chemicals in the U.S. is the first order of business under the recently strengthened arm of the Environmental Protection Agency. “EPA must consider all forms of asbestos in this initial list of chemicals it acts on,” U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., wrote in an Aug. 26 letter to EPA administrator…

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Sen. Rand Paul Blocks White House Support Of TSCA

The White House says it will back a bipartisan bill to overhaul asbestos regulation, but Senator Rand Paul put a hold on it.

ADAO Cites Global Health Study Statistic Showing Asbestos-related Deaths Increased to 194,000 Annually

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has cited new asbestos statistic at 194,000 deaths per year due to occupational asbestos exposure.