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EVERY DAY IN THE BAY AREA and across California, workers step into sterilization facilities, unaware they may be inhaling ...

Iffat Walker didn’t realize how close a facility that had been emitting a toxic chemical shown to cause lymphoma and breast cancer was to her family until she pulled up a map. Her mother’s home in ...

A final investigation report on the explosion and fires at the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine identified the cause of the ...

This story was produced in partnership with Atlanta News Firs t. Thousands of warehouse workers across the U.S. are likely regularly exposed to the cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide. More than ...

Laredo health officials test for ethylene oxide in air quality pilot study ...

The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board examined the 2023 incident that led to the release of cancer-causing ...

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new regulations to reduce ethylene oxide emissions. According to the EPA’s press release, the new regulations are “the strongest measures ...

A pilot air monitoring study in Laredo found varying levels of ethylene oxide, prompting officials to call for expanded ...

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 ...

A team of surgeons transplanting a pig kidney into a brain dead patient, part of a growing field of research aimed at advancing cross-species transplants and closing ...