Environmental Working Group Applauds Senate Panel’s Passage of Landmark Asbestos Legislation
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007.
Environmental Working Group (EWG) Executive Director Richard Wiles issued the following statement today applauding the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for adopting landmark asbestos legislation. The bill would ban the importation, manufacturing and distribution of virtually all products containing asbestos.
"Senator Murray, Chairman Boxer and the Senate committee sent a clear message that asbestos has no place in the marketplace. Hundreds of thousands of families have suffered the loss of loved ones in large part due to government inaction. Asbestos is responsible for at least 10,000 deaths a year, which is 10,000 too many. Now, the full Congress needs to step up to the plate and put the public’s health first by sending this bill to the President."
The Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 (S.742) would prohibit importation, manufacturing or distribution of almost all asbestos-containing products, with small exceptions for the Defense Department and NASA. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the legislation in the Senate in March.
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