(March 19, 2024, 2:14 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency has banned the ongoing use of chrysotile asbestos, the last type of asbestos to have its importation, processing and distribution banned in the United States and the first time the government has finalized a rule under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), according to a March 18 press release by the agency....