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by dccoolgai 123 days ago
The risk profile is "exposed to asbestos" which - as the video correctly pointed out - was _never banned_ despite the well-known risks. It's a common misconception that asbestos was banned (because it seems like it should be) but it never was thanks to industry interests.
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It was banned, the Trump admin wanted to unban it but didn’t.

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration...