In reversal, Trump administration will defend Biden's asbestos ban

The Trump administration says it will uphold a Biden-era ban on the ongoing use of asbestos after previously saying it would reconsider the rule.

In a court filing last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had said that it planned to pursue a rulemaking process that could make changes to the ban.

However, in a Monday court filing, it withdrew that previous motion, saying it “no longer intends to conduct … rulemaking to evaluate potential changes at this time.”

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