'Bombshell' Report: Internal Memos Show Trump EPA Ignored Agency Scientists' Calls to Ban Asbestos
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"If Administrator Wheeler and the Trump administration won't act, then Congress must."
by: Jessica Corbett
"All types of asbestos cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, cancer of the larynx and ovary, and asbestosis (fibrosis of the lungs)," according to the World Health Organization. (Photo: DoctorButtsMD/Flickr/cc)
In a report that elicited calls for congressional action, the New York TimesrevealedWednesday that "senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency disregarded the advice of their own scientists and lawyers in April when the agency issued a rule that restricted but did not ban asbestos."
"I can't think of an easier vote for members of Congress to cast than for a bill that bans a substance responsible for the deaths of so many."
—Melanie B...