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flag EPA finalizes comprehensive ban on chrysotile asbestos use.

flag The EPA has finalized a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still used in some products, in a move that marks the first significant federal restriction on the substance since 1989. flag The ban prohibits ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only known form of asbestos still used or imported in the US, and is considered a major step to protect public health. flag The decision comes under President Biden's Cancer Moonshot initiative, aiming to end cancer in the US, and is the first chemical to be banned under a 2016 chemical safety law.

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