[From "The controversy"]

To banish or not to banish?
Still today and this, in spite of the studies proving that it can be without danger when used in a safely manner, people preach the banishment of chrysotile. They say[…]that chrysotile kills thousands of people. They however forget to tell the small history behind[…]the story where it is explained that chrysotile was often mixed with amphiboles[…]
If people preaching the banishment were really well informed and were using their contacts with the media[…]to make public the good and true news about chrysotile, people would not panic any more. On the contrary, they would be reassured of knowing that many cities of the planet were built, irrigated and supplied out of drinking water thanks to chrysotile[…]
{b]Chrysotile situation in the United States today[…]
In the mid-1980's, public panic over asbestos in buildings - which was later discovered to have been unwarranted - prompted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose a ban on all asbestos-containing products[…]Based on this comprehensive record, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found such a ban unwarranted. Although the Court allowed EPA to require its prior approval before new products were developed, it found all existing uses must be allowed to continue[…]
Congress is once again debating asbestos reform legislation[…]« Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act »[…]a national fund of US $140 billion will be put in place to pay off asbestos claimants, with the money of course industry-funded[…]
Even before knowing the results of an exhaustive study, currently underway and headed by the US EPA on asbestos risk assessment, ban asbestos supporters have taken advantage of the exasperation of the people faced with the scandal in the system, to soflty bypass the role of EPA and attain their goal of an international ban of chrysotile