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Friday, June 20, 2025

The Trump administration will "reconsider" a ban on the use of asbestos in the U.S. that took a decades-long battle to be finalized, sparking concern among health advocates. "This is another attempt by industry, going back to when they blocked the first EPA asbestos ban in 1989, to allow for continued use of a deadly material responsible for some 40,000 U.S. deaths and some 250,000 worldwide deaths each year," Dr. Arthur L. Frank, a professor of public health and medicine at Drexel University, told Newsweek. "We know in some settings as little as one day of exposure can give some individuals cancer," he added.

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SMDH!

#1 | Posted by Wardog at 2025-06-20 03:12 PM | Reply

"Russian mining firm puts Trump's face on its asbestos products
This article is more than 6 years old
As US officials decide against banning product, producer Uralasbest puts Trump seal of approval' on pallets"

www.theguardian.com

"Trump wants to make asbestos great again
On a daily basis, the Trump regime gives us multiple reasons to slap the palms of our hands to the brows of our heads.

August 13, 2018"

whyy.org

Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion

www.propublica.org

"Since President Trump took office in January, his administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been on a deregulation spree.

So far, the agency's leaders have expressed interest in rolling back regulations around "forever chemicals," or PFAS; reversing a cornerstone finding that greenhouse gases are dangerous for public health; and weakening enforcement of coal ash regulations.

This week, new court documents indicate the EPA has set its sights on walking back protections from another toxin: asbestos."

www.fastcompany.com

They should modernize the EPA brand to the Environment Destruction Agency.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-20 03:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The rancid orange pedo is just looking out for his owner.

www.msn.com

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-06-20 04:17 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

MAMA! Make America Mesothelioma Again!

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2025-06-20 04:31 PM | Reply

Simply put, by gutting safety and health regulations across the board, as well as Medicaid and Medicare, Dotard Trumpf, the GOP, Vladimir Putin, and the oligarchs are waging "social murder" on poor Americans: www.anti-gangstalking.center

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-20 04:34 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Making Asbestos Great Again

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-06-20 04:35 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Is this what you voted for magats?

#7 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-06-20 06:34 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Magats should use asbestos in their homes to prove their loyalty to trump.

#8 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-06-20 06:34 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#8: Perfect loyalty test for MAGAts. Well done.

#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-20 06:36 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The Snow in Wizard of Oz was asbestos. Just a little trivia for you.

#10 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-06-20 06:50 PM | Reply

My maternal grandfather used to buy and renovate old houses for a living. He also worked as a ship builder in Vancouver BC during WW2. He had no family history of cancer, and was never a smoker, but died of stomach cancer in his late 40s before I was born. I suspect his regular contact with asbestos without knowing how dangerous it was caused his death.

#11 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2025-06-20 07:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

We need more lead paint for kindergartens while we're at it... /sarcastic

#12 | Posted by Jaspar at 2025-06-20 09:12 PM | Reply

ICE agents should be forced to wear masks made of asbestos, so we know they're authentic, after taking a lighter to their faces.

#13 | Posted by Jaspar at 2025-06-20 09:15 PM | Reply

Trump is SO Stupid that the next thing he brings back is chloroflorocarbons that eat the ozone.

The Stupid Burns.

It not even cheaper or more profitable to change, it's just contrarian and ignorant.

#14 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-06-20 09:18 PM | Reply

Trump is SO Stupid that the next thing he brings back is chloroflorocarbons

Probably. He doesn't know what those are, but someone will just tell him to do it, and he will.

#15 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-06-20 09:24 PM | Reply

Trump's so freaking stupid that he thinks the ozone is when he squirts.

#16 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-06-20 09:29 PM | Reply

We need more lead paint for kindergartens while we're at it... /sarcastic

#12 | Posted by Jaspar

That's not sarcasm. Oligarchs want us to be as dumb as possible.

#17 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-06-20 11:41 PM | Reply

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