alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoThe End of Asbestos: EPA's Historic Ban and Its Implicationsmesowatch.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down10
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkThe End of Asbestos: EPA's Historic Ban and Its Implicationsmesowatch.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareBananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoGood news but also shameful - Asbestos was banned in the UK in 1999 for example, and even that was regarded as late after initial partial bans in 1985. Why has it taken so long for the US to completely ban asbestos?
minus-squareruneko@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoMost types of asbestos has been banned for some time. This was the last type.
Good news but also shameful - Asbestos was banned in the UK in 1999 for example, and even that was regarded as late after initial partial bans in 1985.
Why has it taken so long for the US to completely ban asbestos?
Money > people
Most types of asbestos has been banned for some time. This was the last type.