After Four Years of EPA Delay, Sen. Merkley Calls for Congress to Act, Ban Asbestos Now
June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on June 22 marking the four-year anniversary of the signing of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act:
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The Lautenberg Act gave the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the power to ban asbestos and required the EPA to have completed its review of asbestos by today's date--but neither a ban nor a final review have been completed.
"Four yea . . .
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The Lautenberg Act gave the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the power to ban asbestos and required the EPA to have completed its review of asbestos by today's date--but neither a ban nor a final review have been completed.
"Four yea . . .