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Trump Administration Pulls Back on Plans to Rewrite Biden-Era Asbestos Ban

UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – The Trump administration reversed its plan amid health and legal concerns after the Biden-era asbestos rule linked to 40,000 annual deaths was introduced in March 2024.

  • In March 2024, the Biden administration announced a new regulation aimed at banning chrysotile asbestos in the United States.
  • This followed decades of inadequate protections and delays, despite asbestos exposure causing over 40,000 annual U.S. deaths.
  • The EPA stated it will defend the ban and dropped plans to allow continued chrysotile asbestos use after public backlash.
  • Lynn Ann Dekleva said the EPA will not rewrite the rule, but also acknowledged the ban failed to fully protect chemical industry workers.
  • The outcome shows a firm regulatory stance with ongoing legal challenges and calls for stronger worker protections amid policy disputes.
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Following numerous environmental and health criticisms, the Trump administration is receding. There will finally be no revision on the ban on chrysotile asbestos, a measure dating back to the Biden presidency.

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Krem2 News broke the news in Spokane, United States on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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