Biden administration bans the final kind of asbestos still legal in the U.S.

Published March 19, 2024 at 4:15 AM CDT

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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ellie Borst, who covers chemicals for Politico's E&E News, about the EPA joining more than 50 other countries that have already outlawed chrysotile asbestos.

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