i'm against the use of asbestos and have been for years, but my understanding has been that the fear of lawsuit has been an effective force preventing companies

i'm against the use of asbestos and have been for years, but my understanding has been that the fear of lawsuit has been an effective force preventing companies from introducing additional uses of asbestos in recent decades. most manufacturers were already avoiding the use of asbestos in their products like the plague. in any case, i don't think federal regulators had sufficient legal authority to actually ban it. but, I think the way the press is handling this is interesting and I'm glad you highlighted it. when I searched for "epa asbestos rule" I found about 10 articles stating that the EPA was ignoring its own scientists in issuing its latest ruling about the use of asbestos in products. but I also found this recent headline on CNN: "EPA announces nearly complete ban on asbestos," which seems to have happened in response to earlier criticism. or something: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/politics/epa-asbestos/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/politics/epa-asbestos/index.h... it does make it a bit difficult to figure out what is going on and whether or not this administration is actually pro or con. IDK.