Trump’s EPA targets Russia with new rule

Published August 10, 2018 4:01am ET



The Environmental Protection Agency could become part of Trump’s crackdown on Russia by targeting the import of cancer-causing asbestos into the United States.

The EPA said that new regulations to restrict the use of asbestos in the U.S. “would prevent import, including from Russia and anywhere else.”

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