🧱 Asbestos is still in millions of U.S. buildings.
Homes, schools, and offices.
Especially anything built before 1980.
EPA data says about 30 million pounds of asbestos are still in place nationwide.
💸 Abatement (Removal) is expensive.
Removing asbestos safely requires hazmat-certified crews, containment, air testing, and disposal.
According to the GAO, abatement costs range from $10 to $25 per square foot.
A large commercial building? That's hundreds of thousands in cleanup costs.
🏢 When buildings are sold or remodeled, abatement is often mandatory.
Even if federal law doesn’t force it, state and local codes often do. Especially in blue states and union cities.
It’s one of the biggest costs in flipping old properties.
So, who benefits from gutting asbestos regulations?
• Real estate developers
• Commercial landlords
• Slumlords with aging portfolios
This move pads their margins and lets them keep toxic buildings in play without paying for cleanup.
Meanwhile, the workers doing the demo?
The tenants breathing the air?
They’re the ones getting poisoned.
This isn’t deregulation.
It’s lethal favoritism for the billionaire class.
Sources:
EPA: https://t.co/NUAE9Y3oQO
GAO report on abatement costs: https://t.co/L0x575XMnv
NIH health risks: https://t.co/8Qbnm8PYkf
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@iAnonPatriot I've seen atleast 4 of these same type videos over the course of the past year meant to mislead all in the same classroom. So shameful to create fake media to manipulate a mass audience into hating one-another further. Instigating the devolution of morals and critical thinming
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