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Saving People, Killing a Town

机译:救人,杀人

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For almost a century asbestos manufacturing had been an economic mainstay for Ambler, but in the 1970s the abundance of evidence of the mineral's toxicity led the EPA to curtail its use nationally. For the agency, saving lives meant killing off an enterprise that had sustained Ambler's families for generations. These actions would lead to years of economic decline for the town. Beginning in 1973 the EPA, under the auspices of the Clean Air Act, stopped the sale of asbestos-based insulation spray; in 1975 the agency outlawed solid asbestos insulation that was prone to crumbling. The 1989 Asbestos Ban and Phaseout Rule took most remaining asbestos products off the market. In 1991 the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down most of the 1989 order, citing insufficient evidence for a complete bah and the EPA's failure to adequately consider alternatives. Nevertheless, asbestos products have nearly disappeared from the domestic marketplace. (Some asbestos-based products, such as brake pads and roofing material, are still available.)
机译:在近一个世纪的时间里,石棉制造一直是Ambler的经济支柱,但是在1970年代,大量有关矿物毒性的证据导致EPA限制了其在全国范围内的使用。对于该机构而言,挽救生命意味着杀死一家使Ambler的家人世代相传的企业。这些行动将导致该镇多年的经济衰退。从1973年开始,在《清洁空气法》的主持下,EPA停止了销售基于石棉的绝缘喷雾剂。 1975年,该机构取缔了容易破碎的固体石棉绝热材料。 1989年的《石棉禁令和淘汰规定》将剩余的大部分石棉产品从市场上撤下。 1991年,美国第五巡回上诉法院驳回了1989年的大部分命令,理由是证据不足以证明完全合法,而且EPA未能适当考虑替代方案。然而,石棉产品几乎已从国内市场上消失了。 (仍提供一些基于石棉的产品,例如刹车片和屋顶材料。)

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