The US’s asbestos U-turn: why the Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering its ban
While global consensus moves toward stricter regulation, the US now finds itself at a crossroads, between scientific evidence and pressure from industry. Once asbestos enters the lungs, it doesn’t leave. Its sharp, microscopic fibres scar tissues, trigger inflammation and can cause deadly diseases like mesothelioma, lung cancer and laryngeal cancer. That’s why over 60 countries have banned…