EWG Action Fund /// Asbestos Nation
Asbestos Nation
Asbestos is responsible for countless deaths around the world, including at least 10,000 each year in the U.S. alone. Many Americans might think it’s been banned, but it has not. It’s lethal, legal and continues to pose serious risks to millions of American families.
Explore BelowMapping the Deadly Toll of Asbestos – State by State, County by County
June 30th, 2015
New research from EWG Action Fund provides the most accurate estimates available for the deadly impact of asbestos – across the nation and in your back yard.
“Asbestos does not think, it just kills”
April 6th, 2015
Michael Bradley grew up in Georgia but as a teenager he lived for a time with his father Randy in South Carolina. Sometimes he tagged along to the dump where his father worked, playing on the landfill or fishing on the property. His parents had divorced when Michael was young, so it was a treasured time to ride in his father’s truck, talk to him about sports and hug him when he came home from work.
Shouldn’t an Overhaul of U.S. Toxics Law Prioritize Action on Asbestos?
March 31st, 2015
In 1989, the federal Environmental Protection Agency tried to ban asbestos. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit threw out most of the agency’s regulations in 1991. This case, commonly called Corrosion Proof Fittings, is frequently cited as an example of just how broken the Toxic Substances Control Act, really is. Almost 25 years later, hundreds of thousands of pounds of raw asbestos and asbestos-ladenmaterials are still being imported into the U.S. annually. In fact, since 2006, more than 8 million pounds have arrived through our ports.
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