The US just announced an asbestos ban. What took so long?

The US just announced an asbestos ban. What took so long?

Getty ImagesBy Max MatzaBBC NewsThe US has announced a ban on the only form of asbestos currently used or imported into the US, decades after most developed nations began phasing out the cancer-causing raw material. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) move comes after it failed to ban asbestos...

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The US just announced an asbestos ban. What took so long?

The US just announced an asbestos ban. What took so long?

Getty ImagesBy Max MatzaBBC NewsThe US has announced a ban on the only form of asbestos currently used or imported into the US, decades after most developed nations began phasing out the cancer-causing raw material. The Environmental Protection Agenc...