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This WFAE community conversation takes a look at what s happening with asbestos removal in Davidson, North Carolina and the possibility for redevelopment at the old Linden Mill.
WFAE s series, Asbestos Town, investigates the history of asbestos in Davidson, the attempts to renovate the mill and how contamination in the historically Black neighborhood nearby has stirred up old tensions.
Watch this community conversation about what s happening with asbestos removal and the possibility for redevelopment at the old Linden Mill.
Panelists:
Mark Miller, developer
Linda Reinstein, president of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization
Rosalia Polanco, a University of Pennsylvania graduate student and 2018 Davidson College graduate who has researched the environmental justice aspects of Davidson s asbestos issue
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In a Major Victory for Public Health, Federal Court Orders EPA to Require Industry to Report on Asbestos Imports and Uses
December 22, 2020 GMT
WASHINGTON (BUSINESS WIRE) Dec 22, 2020
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure, applauds District Court Judge Edward J. Chen’s decisive ruling today compelling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require reporting by companies importing and using asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
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Judge Chen’s extensive opinion sides with ADAO in its legal challenge to EPA’s 2018 denial of its petition to include asbestos in EPA’s Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule.
Judge Rules EPA Must Tighten Asbestos Data Collection
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United States District Judge Edward Chen has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to improve its data collection on the amount of asbestos and asbestos products that are coming into the country.