Earthjustice: After Almost a Decade of Missed Deadlines, EPA Ordered to Finalize Ethylene Oxide Regulations
August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023:
Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed a consent decree mandating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize much-needed updates to ethylene oxide regulations by March 1, 2024. This court-enforced deadline comes as a result of years of tireless advocacy from communities across the country and a corresponding lawsuit filed by Earthjust . . .
Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed a consent decree mandating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize much-needed updates to ethylene oxide regulations by March 1, 2024. This court-enforced deadline comes as a result of years of tireless advocacy from communities across the country and a corresponding lawsuit filed by Earthjust . . .