South Coast Delays Vote On Stringent EtO Rule Amid Industry Pushback

Faced with significant industry opposition, South Coast air district officials have delayed by at least two months a vote on their landmark plan to slash ethylene oxide (EtO) from medical sterilization facilities and bolster enforcement, though EPA recently agreed to a court-ordered March 2024 deadline to issue its final federal rule governing the facilities’ emissions. “We are pioneering something, and we don’t know what the future holds. So I just want to be extra careful because it does relate to...