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Groups sue EPA to tighten rules on ethylene oxide, citing cancer risk in Louisiana and elsewhere

Por: The Advocate Business September 20, 2023

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In 2016, federal environmental regulators determined that a chemical widely used in products ranging from cosmetics to seat cushions posed a cancer risk nearly 60 times greater than earlier believed.Now three environmental groups, including one from Baton Rouge, are suing to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take into account that 7-year-old finding about ethylene oxide, a known . The groups says EPA missed its legal deadline to... + full article



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