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fromTruthout
1 week ago

Trump's EPA Is Questioning Its Own Legal Authority to Regulate Pollutants

Ethylene oxide was once considered an unremarkable pollutant. The colorless gas seeped from relatively few industrial facilities and commanded little public attention. All that changed in 2016, when the Environmental Protection Agency completed a study that found the chemical is 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought. The agency then spent years updating regulations that protect millions of people who are most exposed to the compound.
Environment
California
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

Trump told polluters to email him for an exemption. In California, three places have already been approved

Three industrial facilities in California received EPA exemptions to emit carcinogenic chemicals after circumventing Clean Air Act regulations.
Public health
fromwww.dailybreeze.com
5 months ago

DA investigators search California company accused of overexposing employees to toxic gas

Parter Medical Products Inc. is under investigation for failing to protect workers from prolonged exposure to ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical.
Environment
fromFast Company
9 months ago

This toxic chemical is leaking out of nondescript warehouses across the country. Almost no one knows about it

Warehouse emissions of ethylene oxide pose significant health risks, especially for families living nearby.
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