Permission to Breathe Freely:

From www.ewg.org October Newsletter.....

Permission to Breathe Freely:
Senate Passes Asbestos Ban

You don't have to go to a haunted house to find lung-damaging asbestos. It's banned in dozens of countries, but the U.S. is behind the times.

This known carcinogen has been used in everything from vinyl floors to car parts. In 2004, EWG found that asbestos kills 10,000 Americans every year -- 2,500 more people than skin cancer.

So this month's Senate bill, which cites EWG's work, is a victory. But it must still pass the House and escape presidential veto. Contact your Representative and ask them to support the Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 (H.R.3285).