The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday banned most uses of the solvent methylene chloride, a cancer-causing chemical linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980.
In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, the Environmental Protection Agency Building is shown in Washington. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $20 billion in grants for clean energy projects combating climate change, including residential heat pumps, electric …
The usage has led to a bevy of health problems, including cancer of the nervous system, blood, liver, lungs, breast and brain, according to the EPA. “My son, Kevin, died in 2017 from methylene chloride exposure from refinishing a bathtub at work. I am pleased that the EPA is finally taking action and banning methylene chloride as a commercial bathtub stripper. This is a huge step that will protect vulnerable workers,” Wendy Hartley said in the EPA release.
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