In April 2024, the EPA issued a final rule regulating methylene chloride (dichloromethane or DCM) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The rule is designed to individuals from health risks ...

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Researchers and physicians have found that early deaths of workers using methylene chloride paint strippers are on the rise. The solvent is widely used in paint strippers, cleaners, adhesives and ...

On April 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final methylene chloride rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), establishing prohibitions and workplace ...

In early May, three mothers traveled to Washington, D.C., to urge members of Congress and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of methylene chloride in paint and coating removers.

On April 20, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a proposed rule under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that would prohibit most uses ...

Numerous retailers promised to stop the sale of paint strippers containing methylene chloride even before Friday's announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of a ban on sales to ...

Methylene chloride, a compound often used in the decaffeination process, has been linked to cancer. Environmental health advocacy groups want it banned. Animal studies suggest that chronic human ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to ...