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Alexandra Petri: Make America Asbestos Again

Guess which one President Trump has, historically, been vocally in favor of, and which one Trump's administration is about to emit guidelines to discourage as much as it can? No, you do not need to guess. It is the Trump administration, and obviously its attitude is "LEGAL IMMIGRANTS are the real danger here. Give us more asbestos, please."

That's right. Not only have we not gotten around to banning asbestos, as nearly 60 other countries have, but also a Significant New Use Rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency in June (open for comment until Aug. 10!) would allow the case-by-case approval of certain uses of asbestos!