The Trump administration is dropping plans to allow continued use of the last type of asbestos legally allowed in U.S.

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

The Trump administration says it will uphold a Biden-era ban on the ongoing use of asbestos after previously saying it would ...

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reconsiders the ban on asbestos, an Indiana man suffering from asbestosis ...

Linda Reinstein, president and CEO of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, said she was elated the EPA isn’t going to reconsider the Biden administration’s ban.

Linda Reinstein, president and CEO of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, said she was elated the EPA isn’t going to reconsider the Biden administration’s ban.

Chrysotile asbestos is found in products such as brake blocks, asbestos diaphragms and sheet gaskets and was banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act, which was broadened in 2016.