EPA rolls back Biden-era regulations on sterilizing chemical linked to cancer

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

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The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to scrap Biden-era regulations on ethylene oxide, a gas used in medical sterilization plants that has been linked to cancer.  The agency under the Biden administration significantly tightened restrictions on gas in 2024, aiming to cut emissions by more than 90%, after the EPA determined that ethylene oxide is […]

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EPA rolls back Biden-era regulations on sterilizing chemical linked to cancer

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The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to scrap Biden-era regulations on ethylene oxide, a gas used in medical sterilization plants that has been linked to cancer.  The agency under the Biden administration significantly tightened restrictions on gas in 2024, aiming to cut emissions by more than 90%, after the EPA determined that ethylene oxide is […]