"EPA Asked To Investigate Improper Inspection Allegations"

"CHICAGO — Three Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate allegations it isn’t properly inspecting facilities that emit the cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide.

U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware on Friday asked the EPA’s inspector general to launch an independent investigation. The senators say EPA senior political appointees have instructed workers to avoid inspecting facilities that emit the gas."

The Associated Press had the story January 18, 2019.

SEE ALSO:

"New EPA Tests Near Sterigenics Show Ethylene Oxide Cancer Risks Haven't Disappeared" (Chicago Tribune)

"New Documents Reveal How Sterigenics, Other Companies Were Allowed To Vent Cancer-Causing Gas Into Communities" (Chicago Tribune)

"Officials Knew Ethylene Oxide Was Linked To Cancer For Decades. Here's Why It's Still Being Emitted In Willowbrook And Waukegan." (Chicago Tribune)