Court tosses EPA restrictions on highly toxic paint stripper chemical
A federal appeals court has overturned an Environmental Protection Agency rule that prohibited most uses of methylene chloride, a toxic chemical commonly found in paint strippers. The EPA had implemented the ban based on findings that the substance is likely carcinogenic to humans. The ruling effectively removes the federal restrictions aimed at curbing exposure to the chemical.
A federal appeals court this week threw out an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that banned most uses of a highly toxic chemical used as a paint stripper. The EPA has said that the chemical in question, known as methylene chloride (MC), is “likely to be carcinogenic to humans.” When it put forward the rule...
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