The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to reduce Ethylene Oxide (EtO) emissions by over 90%, aimed at cutting cancer-causing emissions from commercial sterilization facilities. The rule has garnered support for advancing environmental justice and improving health outcomes, benefiting millions of Americans living near these facilities.
The EPA Is Cracking Down on the Carcinogen Used to Sterilize Medical Equipment https://t.co/wxTE5KDbCC https://t.co/Dh8QDYqYAw
EPA finally cracks down on the carcinogen ethylene oxide used to sterilize medical equipment Although the rule will slash ethylene oxide emissions by some 90 percent, "there's still a lot more to be done." People living near plants that use ethylene oxide to sterilize medical… https://t.co/lGPlBEbNtW
The EPA has issued a new rule to slash toxic emissions from commercial sterilization facilities that have posed an increased lifetime cancer risk to residents who live near them. https://t.co/LZD2X2C2wd
The new EPA rule could improve air quality for 13 million people — mostly poor and minority communities — who live near commercial sterilization facilities. https://t.co/VNuiBlhWA0
The EPA is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment after finding a higher-than-expected cancer risk at facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean billions of devices including catheters and syringes. https://t.co/Sw3oaIVrlJ
New EPA rule cuts cancer-causing emissions from sterilization plants, easing worries for Laredo residents near one. https://t.co/QYRKioulMl
The Environmental Protection Agency imposed stricter limits on ethylene oxide after finding a higher cancer risk at facilities that use it https://t.co/enOeIseS49
The new EPA rule comes after a ProPublica-@TexasTribune investigation and will place stricter limits on how much ethylene oxide commercial sterilizers can release into the outside air. https://t.co/svdwDKzYy9
New: New EPA Rule to Slash Cancer-Causing Emissions From Sterilization Facilities https://t.co/gGI3a4UPxm
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced tougher limits on a cancer-causing gas used to sterilize medical equipment, a move aimed at helping disadvantaged communities across the country reduce their exposure to a toxic pollutant. https://t.co/8KOY0yn2rP
A final rule brought measured praise from health care organizations for the way they would cut the amount of ethylene oxide coming from commercial sterilizers by an estimated 90% while extending compliance timelines compared with the proposed standards. https://t.co/nGQFzKJBP6
I’ve long pushed @EPA to take stronger actions on EtO and I’m proud this new rule will help us: 😷 Reduce these toxic, cancer-causing emissions 🌳 Advance environmental justice ❤️🩹 Improve health outcomes Every American deserves to breathe safe air. https://t.co/9MvUlgkD1z
Today, the @EPA announced its final rule to reduce Ethylene Oxide (EtO) emissions by more than 90%. This is big. I lead this effort in Congress to protect Illinoisans living near commercial sterilization facilities from elevated cancer risks. https://t.co/kfYu1u8Xes