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EPA’s 2024 Asbestos Ban Paused as Fifth Circuit Grants Abeyance for Rule Reconsideration
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 ban on chrysotile asbestos, a landmark regulatory action under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), is now subject to significant delay following legal challenges and a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The court has granted the EPA’s motion to hold litigation in abeyance for six months while the agency reconsiders the rule, raising questions about the future of asbestos regulation and enforcement in the United States.
