The Asbestos Part 1 Rule is a regulation prohibiting the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, and commercial use of chrysotile asbestos.

The about-face came after a public outcry over plans to reconsider Biden-era restrictions on the carcinogenic material.

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The Trump administration will reconsider a Biden-era regulation that aims to ban or phase out ongoing uses of asbestos, revealing its plans about the rule in a court filing Monday. The filing did n… ...

Known as “white” asbestos, chrysotile asbestos is banned in more than 50 countries for its link to lung cancer and mesothelioma, a cancer that forms in the lining of internal organs. White asbestos, ...

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White asbestos, however, has been imported for use in the United States for roofing materials, textiles and cement as well as gaskets, clutches, brake pads and other automotive parts.