{"id":2201136,"date":"2024-03-18T12:23:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-bans-use-of-white-asbestos-linked-to-certain-types-of-cancer-and-death\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T12:28:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:28:02","slug":"epa-bans-use-of-white-asbestos-linked-to-certain-types-of-cancer-and-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-bans-use-of-white-asbestos-linked-to-certain-types-of-cancer-and-death\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA prohibits &#8216;white asbestos&#8217; due to its association with cancer and mortality risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fepa-bans-use-of-white-asbestos-linked-to-certain-types-of-cancer-and-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2201136&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Major\u200d Win for Public Health: EPA Enacts Total Ban on Chrysotile Asbestos<\/h2>\n<p>In what is being \u200bhailed as a significant victory for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">public health<\/a>, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took a decisive step on Monday by implementing a nationwide ban on all uses of chrysotile asbestos. This move fulfills a longstanding promise to eliminate this dangerous substance from <strong>industrial and manufacturing<\/strong> \u2064 applications.<\/p>\n<p>For too long, \u2063chrysotile asbestos, commonly known as &#8220;white asbestos,&#8221; remained in\u2063 use despite most other forms of asbestos being prohibited years ago. \u2062Its properties, such as <strong>heat resistance, fire retardancy, and \u200celectrical insulation<\/strong>, made it a preferred material in some construction and industry practices.<\/p>\n<h3>The Controversy Over\u2063 Continued\u2063 Use<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Chrysotile asbestos plays a role in the nation&#8217;s chlorine manufacturing, a sector crucial for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-look-to-california-for-healthcare-reform\/\" title=\"Don\u2019t Look To California For Healthcare Reform\">providing clean drinking water<\/a>. Its ban raised concerns among industry groups and the Chamber of Commerce about potential water shortages.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However,\u200b officials have emphasized that the substance&#8217;s risks, which\u2063 contribute to serious health issues and fatalities, clearly overshadow any advantages it might present.<\/p>\n<h3>The Human Cost of Asbestos<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chrysotile asbestos is associated with close to 40,000 deaths in the U.S. annually<\/strong>, causing ailments like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rush-limbaughs-moving-sign-off-today-video\/\" title=\"Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Moving Sign Off Today (Video)\">lung cancer<\/a>, mesothelioma, and ovarian\u200d cancer, as noted by EPA officials.<\/p>\n<h2>Legislation and the Push for a Safer Tomorrow<\/h2>\n<p>The EPA&#8217;s ruling marks its <strong>first definitive regulation<\/strong> under the reformed Toxic Substances Control Act \u2013 a bipartisan endeavor enacted in 2016, aiming to safeguard citizens from the dangers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-seize-more-than-1-billion-worth-of-illegal-pot-in-the-desert\/\" title=\"Authorities Seize More Than  Billion Worth Of Illegal Pot In The Desert\">toxic chemicals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The recent ban aligns with the Biden administration\u2019s ambitions to\u2062 advance the President&#8217;s Cancer \u200bMoonshot initiative. This \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-crossings-are-at-an-all-time-high-the-homeland-security-department-is-prioritizing-diversity-equity-and-inclusion\/\" title=\"Border Crossings Are at an All-Time High. The Homeland Security Department Is Prioritizing \u2018Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.\u2019\">initiative seeks<\/a> to <strong>dramatically transform cancer treatment<\/strong> and care, with the ultimate goal of eradicating the disease.<\/p>\n<h3>EPA Administrator&#8217;s Vision<\/h3>\n<p>EPA Administrator Michael Regan articulated the broader mission, stating that\u200b they aim to \u201c<strong>transform the way the EPA is using the new chemical safety law<\/strong> to do what it was meant to\u2064 do:\u2063 to protect people from toxic chemicals.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ban \u2062on chrysotile asbestos closes \u200da \u2064critical loophole<\/li>\n<li>Effort is part of a comprehensive strategy to combat public\u2064 health risks<\/li>\n<li>Supports\u2064 the Biden administration&#8217;s powerful Cancer Moonshot initiative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With this pivotal action, the landscape of public health and safety takes a notable \u2064leap forward, reinforcing the commitment to a world where occupational and environmental hazards are no longer a threat to our well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EPA has enforced a complete ban on chrysotile asbestos, targeting its lingering use in industry and manufacturing, and advancing a longstanding bid to eradicate the hazardous material<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2650,"featured_media":2201137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/42b253d4eef1eae9229eba35e7e99163.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2201136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/42b253d4eef1eae9229eba35e7e99163.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2650"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2201136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2201136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2201136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2201136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}