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As Asbestos Decision Looms, Public Interest Groups Seek Communications...
As Asbestos Decision Looms, Public Interest Groups Seek Communications Between EPA and Chemical Industry Thursday, February 22, 2018 Public interest and government watchdog groups have petitioned the...
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Asbestos Is No Joke
Asbestos Is No JokeMonday, February 26, 2018The full-page ad on the back of this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is supposed to be funny.Read moreKey Issues: ToxicsAsbestosConsumer Products
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The U.S. Must Ban Asbestos – With No Exemptions
The U.S. Must Ban Asbestos – With No ExemptionsThursday, May 17, 2018More than 60 nations have banned all uses of asbestos. Shockingly, the U.S. isn’t one of them. The nation’s new toxics law gives the...
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Scott Pruitt Refuses to Ban New Uses of Asbestos, Cooks the Books on Toxic...
Scott Pruitt Refuses to Ban New Uses of Asbestos, Cooks the Books on Toxic Chemical EvaluationsFriday, June 1, 2018 Today the Environmental Protection Agency released documents indicating it will...
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Russian Asbestos Giant Praises Trump Administration Actions to Keep Deadly...
Russian Asbestos Giant Praises Trump Administration Actions to Keep Deadly Carcinogen LegalWednesday, July 11, 2018 One of the world’s biggest producers of asbestos, a Russian company with ties to...
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How Trump’s EPA is Keeping Asbestos Legal
How Trump’s EPA is Keeping Asbestos Legal Wednesday, July 11, 2018A Russian asbestos company is lavishing praise on Donald Trump and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.Read moreKey Issues:...
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Groups File FOIA Request for EPA-Industry Communications Over Agency Decision...
Groups File FOIA Request for EPA-Industry Communications Over Agency Decision to Ignore Key Exposures to Asbestos, Other Toxic ChemicalsTuesday, July 17, 2018 Today American Oversight and the...
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EWG Comments on EPA's Problem Formulation for the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos
EWG Comments on EPA's Problem Formulation for the Risk Evaluation for AsbestosThursday, August 16, 2018Attached are EWG's comments on EPA’s problem formulation for the risk evaluation of asbestos.Read...
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Will Brett Kavanaugh Keep Asbestos Legal?
Will Brett Kavanaugh Keep Asbestos Legal?Friday, August 24, 2018Will a vote for Brett Kavanaugh for the critical swing seat on the Supreme Court be a vote to keep asbestos legal?Photo courtesy of Alex...
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EPA Watchdog Slams Agency’s Failure to Address Asbestos in U.S. Schools
EPA Watchdog Slams Agency’s Failure to Address Asbestos in U.S. SchoolsMonday, September 17, 2018 The Environmental Protection Agency has failed to take the required and necessary steps under federal...
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EWG News Roundup (9/21): Asbestos in U.S. Schools, House Members’ Votes on...
EWG News Roundup (9/21): Asbestos in U.S. Schools, House Members’ Votes on Toxic Chemical Bills and MoreFriday, September 21, 2018EWG News Roundup (9/21): Here’s some news you can use going into the...
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Asbestos Imports Surge as Trump White House Moves to Keep Deadly Carcinogen...
Asbestos Imports Surge as Trump White House Moves to Keep Deadly Carcinogen LegalTuesday, October 23, 2018 Asbestos imports to the U.S. soared by nearly 2,000 percent between July and August, according...
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BREAKING: FDA Finds Asbestos in Claire’s Cosmetics Products, Issues Safety...
BREAKING: FDA Finds Asbestos in Claire’s Cosmetics Products, Issues Safety Alert to ConsumersTuesday, March 5, 2019 The Food and Drug Administration issued a rare alert today, urging consumers to stop...
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EWG News Roundup (3/8): Why Organic is ‘Cleaner,’ Teflon Chemicals Taint...
EWG News Roundup (3/8): Why Organic is ‘Cleaner,’ Teflon Chemicals Taint Military Sites and More Friday, March 8, 2019EWG News Roundup (3/8): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.Read...
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More Oversight Needed for Cosmetics Made with Talc
More Oversight Needed for Cosmetics Made with TalcTuesday, March 12, 2019 In testimony today before a House oversight hearing on cancer-causing chemicals in consumer goods, Scott Faber of the...
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Bill Would Require Warning Labels on Kids’ Cosmetics That Could Contain Asbestos
Bill Would Require Warning Labels on Kids’ Cosmetics That Could Contain AsbestosMonday, March 18, 2019 Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced legislation today that would require warning labels on...
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In Senate Hearing, EPA’s Wheeler Rejects Calls To Ban Asbestos, Dodges Risks...
In Senate Hearing, EPA’s Wheeler Rejects Calls To Ban Asbestos, Dodges Risks From PFAS ChemicalsWednesday, April 3, 2019 In testimony today before a Senate appropriations committee, Environmental...
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EPA Asbestos Rule ‘Half Step’ That Leaves Deadly Carcinogen Legal
EPA Asbestos Rule ‘Half Step’ That Leaves Deadly Carcinogen LegalWednesday, April 17, 2019 The rule announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency claiming to strengthen the agency’s ability to...
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NYT: EPA Brass Ignored Agency Scientists’ Calls for Asbestos Ban
NYT: EPA Brass Ignored Agency Scientists’ Calls for Asbestos BanWednesday, May 8, 2019 Top political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency ignored calls by agency scientists and lawyers to...
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Cosmetics Marketed Toward Teens Recalled After Testing Positive for Asbestos,...
Cosmetics Marketed Toward Teens Recalled After Testing Positive for Asbestos, AgainFriday, June 7, 2019 The Food and Drug Administration has once again found talc-based cosmetics marketed to teens...
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