Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban The EPA will now defend the Biden administration’s ban of chrysotile asbestos, which is used in products like brake ...

The EPA’s previous move to reconsider the ban had been among dozens of deregulatory actions in the first months of the Trump administration.

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.

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.

The EPA will now defend the Biden administration’s ban of chrysotile asbestos, which is used in products like brake blocks and sheet gaskets.