EPA rejects another petition to beef up asbestos reporting

摘要

EPA for the second time has denied a petition that aimed to increase asbestos reporting requirements, this time from more than a dozen attorneys general. The petition requested that EPA keep a record of manufacturers that import products made from asbestos or containing the mineral. "Without a new rule requiring adequate reporting regarding the manufacture and use of asbestos, EPA will be unable to comply with its statutory mandate to prevent unreasonable risks to health and the environment presented by this highly hazardous chemical that unfortunately continues to be in widespread use in the United States and poses ongoing dangers to the residents of our states," the 15 Democratic attorneys general wrote to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler.