1. The use of ethylene oxide is critical for the sterilization of medical equipment, which protects patients against infection and the transmission of disease. The continued utilization of ethylene ...
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation this month that delays a rule meant to tighten ethylene oxide emissions at companies that use the gas to sterilize medical equipment. The decision grants ...
Exemption allows facilities using ethylene oxide, a gas linked to health problems in humans, 2 more years to meet federal standards. A Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Protection ...
President Donald Trump, with an executive order last week, has reversed stricter standards that were put into place by the Environmental Protection Agency limiting the release of ethylene oxide. A ...
JJ Nevares beat cancer, now his family questions if emissions from a nearby medical sterilization plant were responsible.
Experts have speculated that claims like the plaintiff's could increase against defendants who maintain these ethylene oxide storage facilities or warehouses. An Illinois man filed suit in the Circuit ...