Waukegan activists get federal grant to test for EtO that causes cancer
Activists from Stop EtO established the nonprofit Lake County Environmental Works and got $270,000 to test the air for EtO.
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Activists from Stop EtO established the nonprofit Lake County Environmental Works and got $270,000 to test the air for EtO.
EPA report finds delays in inspections of cancer-causing emissions Ethylene oxide gas emissions found at facilities in DuPage, Lake counties By SARAH MANSUR Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A senior federal official stalled inspections by regional offices to monitor cancer-causing emissions at suburban facilities in Illinois, according to a report by the inspector general which audits the performance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The report also found EPA officials delayed informing suburban residents about the ethylene oxide emissions at a Willowbrook sterilization facili...
Sarah Mansur Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A senior federal official stalled inspections by regional offices to monitor cancer-causing emissions at suburban facilities in Illinois, according to a report by the inspector general which audits the performance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The report also found EPA officials delayed informing suburban residents about the ethylene oxide emissions at a Willowbrook sterilization facility and did not conduct public meetings with residents living near two other facilities in Lake County. The report examines the U.S. EPA’s resp...