The EPA has proposed tougher air pollution rules for chemical plants and other facilities that sterilize medical equipment nearly 18 months after ProPublica found an estimated 74 million Americans near those sites faced an elevated risk of cancer.
The new EPA rules don’t just apply to facilities that make chemicals. A, announced Tuesday, would require 86 facilities across the country that use ethylene oxide for sterilizing medical supplies or fumigating spices to install equipment to reduce emissions of the cancer-causing gas. The EPA estimated the rule would reduce ethylene oxide emissions from the facilities by 80%. Both EPA proposals are open for public comment and could be finalized by next year.
The prior regulations for sterilizing facilities were based on outdated scientific studies. The agency was supposed to review the rule for possible revision in 2014 and 2022, but missed both deadlines. A coalition of environmental groups, including the Laredo, Texas-based Rio Grande International Study Center,in December to speed up the timeline. The lawsuit is still pending.
Owned by Missouri-based Midwest Sterilization Corporation, the Laredo plant released far more ethylene oxide on average than any plant of its kind in the country during the five-year period covered by ProPublica’s analysis.
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