Ethylene is traditionally obtained through steam cracking of petroleum-derived hydrocarbons. Recently, the semi-hydrogenation ...

A team of surgeons transplanting a pig kidney into a brain dead patient, part of a growing field of research aimed at advancing cross-species transplants and closing ...

Experts have speculated that claims like the plaintiff's could increase against defendants who maintain these ethylene oxide storage facilities or warehouses. An Illinois man filed suit in the Circuit ...

EtO litigation presents a dynamic landscape, with a growing body of literature about EtO’s purported toxicity and an increasing number of filed cases. Environmental Protection Agency and state-level ...

President Donald Trump issued a proclamation this month that delays a rule meant to tighten ethylene oxide emissions at companies that use the gas to sterilize medical equipment. The decision grants ...

The Sterigenics subsidiary of Broadview Heights-based Sotera Health Co. (Nasdaq: SHC) has settled more ethylene oxide claims related to its former plant in Willowbrook, Illinois. The cost of this ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — President Donald Trump, with an executive order last week, has reversed stricter standards that were put into place by the Environmental Protection Agency limiting the release of ...

Exemption allows facilities using ethylene oxide, a gas linked to health problems in humans, 2 more years to meet federal standards. A Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Protection ...

1. The use of ethylene oxide is critical for the sterilization of medical equipment, which protects patients against infection and the transmission of disease. The continued utilization of ethylene ...

The EPA recently strengthened its regulatory framework for ethylene oxide (EtO), a chemical commonly used in sterilization processes. Then, a new administration took office with differing policies, ...