"EPA To Consider Banning Asbestos, Other Chemicals"

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has prioritized 10 chemicals, including asbestos, that could be banned under a new chemical safety law.

The EPA released the list of chemicals Tuesday, the first set of substances that it is reviewing under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, signed into law earlier this year.

Along with asbestos, the list includes the solvent methylene chloride, dry cleaning substance tetrachloroethylene, solvent 1-Bromopropane and others.

The release kicks off a three-year period during which the EPA must study whether the chemicals present unreasonable risks to human health or the environment. That could lead to restrictions or bans on their use."

Timothy Cama reports for The Hill November 29, 2016.