American Horror Story

Saudi Arabia banned asbestos in 1998, Chile and Argentina did so in 2001, Australia in 2003. By 2005, asbestos was outlawed across the European Union. "It was a no-brainer," said Tatiana Santos, head of chemical policy at the European Environmental Bureau, a network of environmental citizens' groups.

America's EPA could have banned asbestos. Congress could have banned it. But over and over, they crumpled in the face of pressure from OxyChem and its peers in the chlorine industry.

  NPR

In the mid-70s I worked for a law firm that handled the defense of a huge class action asbestos lawsuit. I thought this shit was a thing of the past.

But I also forgot about this.