The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents in Lakewood that long-term exposure to a toxic chemical used by a local commercial sterilizing company could significantly increase their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People living near two Lake County industries could face significantly greater risks of developing certain cancers, according to a ...

A knock on the door forced Cathy Flint to her feet. It had been five years since her diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a cancer that has left her with bones protruding from her neck and down her spine, ...

Chemical plants will have to curb certain emissions under a new rule aimed at slashing cancer risk for those nearby. The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued a final rule on pollutants ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting the use of a chemical used to clean medical equipment in sterilizing plants because it also raises cancer risks for workers. The agency ...

Nearly two decades after federal scientists concluded ethylene oxide is far more dangerous than previously thought, President Joe Biden’s administration is moving to dramatically reduce emissions from ...

Over the past two years, Madeline Beal has heard frustration and even bewilderment during public meetings about ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas that is used to sterilize half of the medical ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized tighter standards and enhanced worker protections Thursday for medical sterilization facilities that use the colorless gas ethylene oxide (EtO), ...

The Biden administration is cutting down on emissions of a cancer-causing chemical released by companies that sterilize medical devices and other products. Plants that sterilize medical devices and ...

Slapped with the largest jury verdict for an individual in Cook County, Sterigenics agreed Monday to settle scores of other lawsuits accusing the company of poisoning the west suburbs for decades with ...

COVINGTON, Ga. — New rules proposed by the federal government could limit emissions of a cancer-causing gas into several communities around metro Atlanta. The Environmental Protection Agency also ...

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 ...