ethylene oxide

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks at the Republican National Convention in 2024.

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March 26, 2025

Who Benefits from Dismantling EPA Science?

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

ethylene oxide hotspots in MN

December 10, 2024

Ask a Scientist: Chemical Safety Matters for Real People’s Lives—The Ethylene Oxide Story

Seth Michaels
Senior Science Policy Writer

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April 19, 2024

Earth Day Is a Day to Celebrate the Environmental Progress We’ve Made in Recent Years

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

EtO facility schematic

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March 18, 2024

EPA Strengthens Emissions Controls for Facilities Emitting Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

EPA front door sign

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February 21, 2024

Will the EPA Strengthen Ethylene Oxide Standards Without Outside Interference?

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

Map of Memphis EtO Facility

September 22, 2023

Memphis Facility Emitting Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide Gas to Close

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

chemical plant behind a fence

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June 27, 2023

EPA Must Protect Communities from Sterilizer Plants’ Carcinogenic Emissions

Guest Commentary

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May 19, 2023

EPA Must Protect Communities from Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

Against a cheery yellow-toned background of people and seats, in an auditorium of some sorts, a black microphone is foregrounded, looking as though it's waiting for you to say something into it

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May 12, 2023

I Don’t Make the Rules, I Comment on Them

UCS Science Network

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April 24, 2023

Two Arizona Ethylene Oxide-Emitting Facilities Impact Community Health

Sophia Marjanovic
Former Staff

ethylene oxide hotspots in MN

March 1, 2023

Minnesota Can Do More to Protect People from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

Memphis at night

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February 27, 2023

Ethylene Oxide Adds to Toxic Burden for Memphis Residents

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

February 15, 2023

Injusticia ambiental en Puerto Rico debido a los elevados riesgos cancerígenos y mutagénicos del óxido de etileno

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Satelite view of the Livanova commercial sterilizer in Arvada, CO

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February 9, 2023

Ask a Scientist: EPA Failing to Protect Communities from Cancer-Causing Gas

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

February 7, 2023

Ethylene Oxide: New Interactive Map Shows Communities Impacted by Cancer-Causing Chemical

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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October 6, 2022

What is Ethylene Oxide? Answers to Your Questions about the Cancer-Causing Chemical

Genna Reed
Former Staff

A grey sky blends with clouds of emissions from a petrochemical plant in Detroit, MI, seen through a chainlink fence

September 14, 2022

Ethylene Oxide at the Intersection of Climate, Environment, and Social Justice

UCS Science Network

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March 11, 2022

EPA Rejects Industry Attempt to Downplay Ethylene Oxide Harms

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Children's Environmental Health Network

October 8, 2020

On Children’s Environmental Health Day: A Checklist for Defending Science and Protecting Kids

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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May 6, 2020

Responding to COVID-19 Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Frontline Communities

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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April 2, 2020

EPA Watchdog Report Reveals a Failure to Talk to Communities with Higher Ethylene Oxide Health Risks

Genna Reed
Former Staff

January 16, 2020

EPA Must Keep Communities Safe from Ethylene Oxide Cancer Risks

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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March 27, 2019

EPA Needs to Trust Its Own Scientists and Protect Us from Ethylene Oxide

Genna Reed
Former Staff