Asbestos

California, Massachusetts and nine other states <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CalifEPAAsbestos-COMPLAINT.pdf">sued</a></strong> the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency late Friday, claiming the Trump administration has been dragging its heels on the regulation of asbestos – the highly toxic carcinogen that is linked to 15,000 deaths annually.

SAN FRANCISCO – California, Massachusetts and nine other states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency late Friday, claiming the Trump administration has been dragging its heels on the regulation of asbestos – the highly toxic carcinogen that is linked to 15,000 deaths annually.

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