Government blocks EPA warning on asbestos

Sunday, December 29, 2002

WASHINGTON -- A warning from the Environmental Protection Agency, informing millions of Americans their homes might contain asbestos-contaminated insulation, has not been issued because of White House intervention, a newspaper reports.

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