MD&M East
Physics, Thermodynamics, and Politics: Making Better Decisions in Sterilization Engineering
Several months ago, during a discussion with a client evaluating potential changes to an ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization process, a colleague made a simple observation that has stayed with me ever ...
Trump again exempts Kentucky chemical plants from toxic emissions rule
President Donald Trump gave two Kentucky chemical plants a two-year pass on rules meant to reduce emissions linked to cancer ...
American Lung Association
Court Orders EPA to Implement National Soot Standard
Ruling sets February 2027 deadline for EPA to identify areas out of compliance with strengthened 2024 PM2.5 standard ...
Keeping drugs free of contaminants – pharmaceutical manufacturers filter medications through tiny pores to keep them sterile and safe
Manufacturing these drugs involves several stages, and the chance of contamination increases with every step. Thus, before a ...
C&EN
EPA moves to cut risks from PFAS in fertilizer, pans Biden-era analysis
Steam rises off a pile of black sludge with other natural materials nearby. Steam rises off biosolids, also known as sewage sludge, before they are mixed with other organic material for compost. The ...
The Daily Signal
EPA, Don’t Regulate Away America’s Medical Device Sterilization Industry
RealClearWire—In 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency tried to make it harder for hospitals to obtain essential sterilized medical equipment by threatening to regulate the American industry out ...
USA Today
EPA proposes new coal ash rules as Navajo leaders tout coal expansion
The EPA has proposed changes to federal coal ash disposal regulations, which critics say could weaken protections. Nearly 200 public interest groups and several state attorneys general oppose the ...
WSB-TV
Chemical exposure from BioLab fire may be worse than originally thought, study says
CONYERS, Ga. — Nearly two years after the BioLab fire, a new study reveals for the first time what was inside the chemical plume. The Georgia Tech study found 26 chemical species (basically separate ...
The Washington Post
Federal nuclear agency moves to relax radiation exposure rules
Workers at nuclear power plants could be exposed to higher levels of radiation under a proposal by the federal nuclear regulator to loosen safety limits, in line with an executive order from President ...
C&EN
EPA omits microplastics from water-monitoring rule, drawing concerns
The US Environmental Protection Agency will soon collect data on 30 unregulated chemicals in drinking-water systems, including ultrashort per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pesticides, ...
Fox Business
Trump moves to ease fertilizer costs as Pivot Bio CEO offers solution for farmers
Pivot Bio CEO Chris Abbott joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss how rising fertilizer costs are affecting U.S. farmers, President Donald Trump's move to ease supply pressures and how biological ...
The Heritage Foundation
Don't Regulate Away America's Medical Device Sterilization Industry
In 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tried to make it harder for hospitals to obtain essential sterilized medical equipment by threatening to regulate the American industry out of ...