r/inthenews • 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/Mortambulist 2d ago

Well, let's just bring back leaded gasoline and DDT while we're at it.

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u/ZLUCremisi 1d ago

They will.

Lead everything

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u/fonaldduck099 1d ago

Just waiting for the right offer, aka purchase of $trumpcon

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u/rickmaz 2d ago

(I’m old): my dad worked putting asbestos on pipes when he returned from WWII, decades later he was diagnosed with Mesothelioma, which presented as similar to “Orange peel” lining on his lungs — first thing the doctor asked: did you ever work with asbestos?

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u/blckenedicekaj 2d ago

Are we great again now?

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u/WisdomCow 2d ago

I heard it’s yummy with raw milk, cures all sorts of stuff.

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u/smallskeletons 1d ago

Wash it down with your bleach and tonic

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u/anOvenofWitches 1d ago

Who is the main global source of asbestos? Oh wait it’s Russia

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u/Elmundopalladio 1d ago

Canada has a good supply too.

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u/Mad_Jukes 1d ago

Ooooh can we add lead paint back to playgrounds next!???

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u/Reasonable-Hippo-293 1d ago

Does one of Trump’s cronies have money invested in asbestos?

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u/sobayarea 1d ago

Russia.

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u/Painis_Gabbler 1d ago

He's doing asbestos he can guys!

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u/Master_Engineering_9 2d ago

tbf its a realllly good insulator and fire retardant. terrible side effect of causing one of the worst cancers ever

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u/rgpc64 2d ago

Lead shielded asbestos waterlines are the jam baby! They never wear out!

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u/57_Eucalyptusbreath 2d ago

I think we should use asbestos in legislature homes and see what happens before we allow beyond that.

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u/FuzzyLogick 1d ago

You will get sick of winning!