Dozens of Australian Schools Close Over Asbestos Fears

Three-quarters of the schools in the area around the capital will be closed, although officials say the health risk from asbestos found in colored sand is low.

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Johnson & Johnson Sued in U.K. Over Baby Powder Cancer Claims

More than 3,000 people in Britain have joined a lawsuit accusing the company of knowing that its baby powder contained carcinogenic fibers, including asbestos.

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Trump Administration, Reversing Itself, Won’t Rewrite a Ban on Asbestos

The about-face came after a public outcry over plans to reconsider Biden-era restrictions on the carcinogenic material.

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E.P.A. Plans to Reconsider a Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos

The Trump administration’s move sets back a decades-long effort to end the use of the material, which is widely banned in other countries.

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Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists

Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before.

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