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EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US
The Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider a Biden administration ban on the last type of asbestos used in the ...
EPA reconsidering ban on asbestos
Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump EPA reconsiders Biden’s asbestos ban The Trump administration ...
Trump’s EPA to “reconsider” ban on cancer-causing asbestos
Despite touting ambitious goals of making America healthier, the Trump administration on Monday revealed in court documents ...
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Arizona toxic releases soar, led by copper mines, smelter, EPA says
Toxic chemical releases from Arizona’s industries rose 70% in 2018 from 2017, a new EPA report shows. But the company whose Pinto Valley Mine in Miami is reported to have by far the largest ...
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U.S. generates more plastic trash than any other nation, report finds
When the Environmental Protection Agency released its plan earlier this month for addressing marine litter, it named five Asian nations—China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam ...