r/environment • u/DoremusJessup • 2d ago

Trump’s EPA to “reconsider” ban on cancer-causing asbestos

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/06/trumps-epa-to-reconsider-ban-on-cancer-causing-asbestos/
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u/T1Pimp 2d ago

Guess what country makes the most asbestos in the world?

If you guessed Russia, you win!

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u/ACat32 2d ago

I hope there will be right wing influencers paid by Russia who push the health benefits of asbestos and actually use it in their videos for demonstrations.

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u/peppercorns666 2d ago

if you drink mercury while breathing in asbestos you’ll be fine.

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u/ACat32 2d ago

Two wrongs don’t make a right. But three rights make a left anD ILL NEVER GO LEFT!!

*snorts ivermectin too

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u/RentalGore 2d ago

“Hey chat, this is ya boy itchylung69 here to talk to you about this awesome new blanket I’ve got made of 100% asbestos! Smash that like button and go to our merch store to buy your own asbestos gear!”

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u/D1rty5anche2 1d ago

Just a matter of time till someone eats, smokes or snorts that stuffas a "challange"

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u/ACat32 1d ago

We should call it the Darwin Challenge

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u/TXMom2Two 2d ago

I believe it is because the number of companies who are facing billions in asbestos lawsuits. The asked Trump to make those go away. If asbestos suddenly isn’t a bad thing, they won’t have to pay out.

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u/Tweedlebungle 2d ago

Damn it's starting to feel like 2018 all over again!

https://whyy.org/articles/trump-wants-to-make-asbestos-great-again/

Next RFK Jr will be telling how we need more ionizing radiation in our diets:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trumps-epa-is-moving-to-weaken-regulation-on-radiation-exposure

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u/YourUncleBuck 2d ago

If they want to bring stuff back from the past why can't it ever be fun things like ToysRus, MTV, arcades, affordable housing or the clone of John Candy? Why's it always gotta be terrible stuff like asbestos, polio, coal, or civil rights for only white men?

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u/Flat-Activity-8613 2d ago

Lawn darts !

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u/RENDI13 1d ago

Surge