EPA Gives Chlor-Alkali Sector More Time To Phase Out Chrysotile Asbestos

EPA has released its final TSCA risk-management rule for chrysotile asbestos, aiming to phase out the carcinogen from chlor-alkali production on a sliding timeline that will run between five and 12 years based in part on the alternative technology to which a facility is switching -- a win for industry groups that argued the proposed two-year deadline was impossible. But Democrats, unions and environmentalists are still touting the rule as a major step for worker protection at facilities that continued...