US finally moves to ban asbestos, decades after other developed nations
It would be an understatement to say it has been a long time coming, but it has finally happened – sort of. The United States hasn’t gone as far as imposing a complete ban on the importation and use of all types of asbestos, which is what the UK did back in 1999. It has, however, announced a ban on the only form of asbestos that is currently used or imported into the US.