This story was published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington. About a dozen retailers have pledged to stop selling paint-removal ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Walmart announced it will phase out paint removal products with the chemicals methylene chloride and N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) from its stores in the U.S., ...

In October 2017, Drew Wynne collapsed inside a walk-in refrigerator at his coffee business in North Charleston, S.C. By the time his business partner found him crumpled on the floor, Wynne was dead.

This story was updated at 3:17 p.m. with additional interviews. In a surprise reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today it would enact a rule targeting a widely available type of ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It smells slightly sweet, is colorless, and can cause cancer. Methylene chloride is a liquid commonly found in paint strippers, aerosol paints, car care products and more. Now, the ...

Methylene chloride, also known as dirchloromethane [osha.gov], is a volatile, colorless liquid with a chloroform like odor. Historically, it has been used in various industrial processes, such as ...

April 30 (UPI) --The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued a final rule on the use of the toxic chemical methylene chloride, which is used in paint products and for coating brush cleaners, ...

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

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In the March 27, 2019, Federal Register, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final regulatory rulemaking that prohibits the manufacture (including import), processing, and ...

People who drink decaffeinated coffee may think they're getting a healthier product than regular coffee, but health experts and consumer transparency advocates are warning a chemical used to remove ...

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday new limits on a lethal chemical found in ...