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a sign stating "Sterigenics, endangering global health)

Environment April 13, 2023

EPA proposes new ethylene oxide rules four years after Georgia plants linked to high cancer rates

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 12, 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new set of…

Environment January 29, 2022

EPA Rejects Texas’ More Lenient Standard for Highly Toxic Air Pollutant

by Kiah Collier, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Maya Miller, ProPublica [This article first appeared in ProPublica] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big…

Environment September 8, 2020

Lawsuits filed against Sterigenics, BD Bard

UPDATE: The Courier reached out to Sterigenics for comment, and a company spokesperson said, “Sterigenics empathizes with anyone battling cancer, but our Atlanta facility’s safe operations are not responsible for…

sign held at Sterigenics protest with the Sterigenics slogan "Safeguarding Global Heath" changed to "Endangering Global Health"

Environment April 8, 2020

Stop Sterigenics Georgia calls on FDA to ban the use of ethylene oxide to sterilize PPE

Stop Sterigenics Georgia issued a press release this afternoon calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of ethylene oxide to re-sterilize personal protective equipment (PPE), and…

Environment April 8, 2020

Sterigenics allowed by federal court to resume normal operations while litigation continues

Sterigenics has been granted a consent order to resume their normal operations until a final ruling is made in their lawsuit. Read the order from Judge William Ray by following…

Environment April 1, 2020

Sterigenics granted 14-day restraining order in suit against Cobb County

This morning Sterigenics was granted a 14-day restraining order allowing it to operate without interference from Cobb County. The suit by Sterigenics, filed March 30, named Cobb County Fire Marshall…

Environment March 30, 2020

Sterigenics sues Cobb County

Sterigenics has filed suit against Cobb County in federal court, seeking to resume operations on a permanent basis. Background The Sterigenics plant became a focus of community concern in Smyrna…

Environment March 26, 2020

Sterigenics objects to temporary nature of reopening go-ahead

Sterigenics issued the following statement regarding Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce’s emergency order allowing their Smyrna-area facility to reopen: March 25, 2020 “Sterigenics will take immediate steps to resume sterilization…

Environment March 25, 2020

County allows Sterigenics to resume operations

Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce, at the urging of the FDA, signed an emergency order allowing the controversial Sterigenics facility to resume operations, using ethylene oxide to sterilize medical equipment….

Environment March 23, 2020

Cobb allows Sterigenics to resume delayed testing

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt distributed the following news release about the resumption of tests at the Sterigenics plant off Atlanta Road near Smyrna, which had been cancelled in…

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Opinion November 29, 2023