After helping ban deadly chemical, family of late SC entrepreneur to aid startups
After a local entrepreneur died suddenly after inhaling fumes from a common paint stripper, his family members have turned their advocacy efforts to h [...]
Family that lost son launches new foundation to support local entrepreneurs
After winning a major battle against the EPA, the family of a local businessman is now fighting to help other young people realize their dreams. For t [...]
Scientists Warn Against Consumer Protection Nominee
President Trump's nominee to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission is Nancy Beck, a toxicologist who currently leads chemical and pesticide regu [...]
EPA bans deadly chemical used in paint strippers — but provides exemption for commercial operators
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday restricted the use of a toxic chemical used in paint and coating strippers that has been linked to dozen [...]
Lowe’s Drops Paint Strippers Blamed in Dozens of Deaths
Lowe’s, the large home improvement retailer, announced Tuesday that it will no longer sell paint strippers that contain the chemicals methylene chlori [...]
Nixon created the EPA in 1970. Today, it’s a much different agency.
Rivers were choked with industrial waste and caught fire. Americans coughed on thick, blackened air. While some may not remember what life was like be [...]
Deaths linked to a common paint stripper chemical go back decades, so why isn’t it banned?
A proposed federal ban on a potentially deadly chemical found in common paint strippers may be on hold indefinitely. The EPA says methylene chloride p [...]
