The People Living In The Shadow Of EtO Facilities

01 Mar 2023

A report from the Union for Concerned Scientists found that EtO facilities are often located in communities of color, low-income communities, and communities in which many residents are not proficient in English.

Members of a Kingsbury community gathered in the Kingsbury Volunteer Hose Company in Hudson Falls, NY, on 16 February to speak to the US Environmental Protection Agency about a local hazard: A nearby commercial sterilizing plant emitting ethylene oxide.

The EPA has identified 23 EtO-emitting facilities that are known to cause health risks for surrounding communities, and the EPA...