EPA bans consumer use of methylene chloride, a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer WASHINGTON -- EPA bans consumer use of methylene chloride, a toxic chemical ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued on May 8, 2024, a final rule to address unreasonable risks of injury to health EPA identified caused by ...
The US Environmental Protection Agency has banned most uses of methylene chloride, a solvent that has been linked to a number of adverse health effects and some deaths. Since 1980, at least 88 ...
A customer walks down the paint aisle at a Home Depot store in Louisville. Methylene chloride is used in paint stripping products. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty Images) The Environmental ...
An initial EPA ban of paint-stripping chemical methylene chloride was shelved by the Trump administration. People kept dying, ...
Consumer use will be phased out within a year, and most industrial and commercial uses will be prohibited within two years. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan speaks ...
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to ...
Methylene chloride, also called dichloromethane, is a colorless liquid that emits a toxic vapor that has killed at least 88 workers since 1980, the EPA said. Long-term health effects include a ...
Get ready for your week with the week’s top business stories from San Diego and California, in your inbox Monday mornings. The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on consumer ...