WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency wants to loosen Biden-era limits on the manufacturing-related release of ethylene oxide, a potent carcinogen that has been linked to increased rates of ...

Ethylene oxide rarely makes headlines, yet it quietly sterilizes about half of all medical devices used in the United States. Now, the gas is at the center of a heated regulatory battle after the EPA ...

The Environmental Protection Agency said it’s preparing to loosen rules on emissions for ethylene oxide commercial ...

Many medical devices need to be sterile to be used safely. But sterilizing a pacemaker, catheter, or other device with steam or heat could damage its structural integrity. So medical device ...

An estimated 50% of sterile medical devices in the U.S. are treated with ethylene oxide. It is also a known carcinogen.

The proposal would relax standards for facilities that use ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas, to sterilize medical devices.

In 2023, the EPA proposed new regulations for medical device sterilizing facilities that use ethylene oxide, finalizing that rule this March. The rule sets limits on 88 commercial sterilization ...

This story was produced in partnership with Atlanta News Firs t. Thousands of warehouse workers across the U.S. are likely regularly exposed to the cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide. More than ...

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Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump aims to loosen ethylene oxide standardsThe Trump administration proposed Friday to loosen rules ...

People living near two Lake County industries could face significantly greater risks of developing certain cancers, according to a new federal study based on monitoring of ethylene oxide pollution in ...

A chemical known to increase the risk of cancer is far more prevalent in the air along the Mississippi River corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans than previously thought, a new study has found ...