We should have banned asbestos decades ago, when we realized it was killing our citizens. Now is the time.
While imports of asbestos pose a threat, especially to the communities near ports and factories that use it, all Americans are at risk of exposure from “legacy” asbestos — the asbestos we used for decades before seeking safer options. From children playing near sites where old asbestos has been dumped to families that make home repairs without knowing their walls are filled with a deadly material—it is everywhere, silently lurking and deadly.
The risk of asbestos exposure is not spread equally among Americans. BIPOC communities and low income communities are more likely to still use older buildings that contain asbestos; including homes, schools, and workplaces. Without proper renovations and repairs, they are at risk for increased exposure and cancer.
the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization , Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, and our co-plaintiffs Due to these dangerous gaps and limitations, the proposal is not a full asbestos ban and American lives remain unnecessarily at risk.
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