Why are we unquestioningly swallowing this headline from an unknown source as if it were the truth? The EPA has not approved any new uses of asbestos. Quite th

Why are we unquestioningly swallowing this headline from an unknown source as if it were the truth? The EPA has not approved any new uses of asbestos. Quite the contrary: > In the absence of this proposed rule, the importing or processing of asbestos (including as part of an article) for the significant new uses proposed in this rule may begin at any time, without prior notice to EPA. https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/federal-register-notice-proposed-snur-asbestos https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/federal-register-notice-propose... This new rule is required for the EPA to comply with the Lautenberg Act's "Mandatory duty on EPA to evaluate existing chemicals with clear and enforceable deadlines" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_R._Lautenberg_Chemical_Safety_for_the_21st_Century_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_R._Lautenberg_Chemical_S... Politically, it's an unfortunate name. But it's not approving Significant New Uses, it's regulating Significant New Uses.