EDF resources on methylene chloride in paint strippers
- EDF applauds EPA’s proposal to ban most uses of the toxic chemical methylene chloride – has concerns about potential risks from exceptions to the banPress release
April 2023 - Why the methylene chloride ban falls shortFactsheet
April 2019 - Long-delayed methylene chloride ban finalized but still leaves workers at riskPress release
March 15, 2019 - EDF to OMB: Ban on methylene chloride in paint strippers must protect workers in addition to consumersBlog post
February 7, 2019 - Trump EPA's final methylene chloride ban fails to protect workersPress release
January 8, 2019 - One click away: We discovered just how easy it still is to purchase deadly paint strippersBlog post
October 18, 2018 - Walmart joins ranks of retailers pulling toxic paint strippers from shelves - when will EPA follow suit?Blog post
August 20, 2018 - Methylene chloride in paint strippers: A ban is the only health-protective path forwardBlog post
May 15, 2018 - Critical “blanks” in EPA’s methylene chloride announcement need to be filled in if it is to be health-protectiveBlog post
May 10,2018 - Encouraging EPA Response to Families on Deadly Paint Stripping ChemicalPress release
May 10, 2018 - Charleston family demands ban of paint strippers that claimed Drew Wynne's lifePress release
March 29, 2018 - CBS News covers a chemical's tragic impact; points to urgent need to ban high-risk uses of methylene chlorideBlog post
December 7, 2017 - Systematic slowdown: EPA indefinitely delays virtually all proposed actions to restrict chemicals under TSCABlog post
December 20, 2017 - In 2016 industry-funded paper, Dourson and Beck sought weaker standard for lethal paint stripper chemicalBlog post
October 26, 2017 - Another tragic death - time for EPA to ban high-risk chemical paint strippersBlog post
June 5, 2017 - On a roll: EPA proposes to ban or restrict two highly toxic paint stripping chemicalsBlog post
January 14, 2017