Small businesses and manufacturers are warning that federal environmental regulations targeting certain chemicals will have a widespread negative impact on the economy.

The regulations — proposed in April by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — would ban most uses of methylene chloride (MCL), a chemical that has various uses in adhesives, paint and coating products, pharmaceuticals, metal cleaning, chemical processing and aerosols. The EPA explained the chemical poses serious risks to health, though it carved out exemptions for military and processing uses.

"The science on methylene chloride is clear, exposure can lead to severe health impacts and even death, a reality for far too many families who have lost loved ones due to acute poisoning," said EPA Administrator Michael Regan after proposing the rule. 

 

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“Small businesses and manufacturers are warning that federal environmental regulations targeting certain chemicals will have a widespread negative impact on the economy.”

 

More precisely, removing a chemical with serious health risks might have a negative impact on profits. 

 

18 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

“Small businesses and manufacturers are warning that federal environmental regulations targeting certain chemicals will have a widespread negative impact on the economy.”

 

More precisely, removing a chemical with serious health risks might have a negative impact on profits. 

 

And it's not specific to the U.S. So U.S. businesses won't be disadvantaged compared to their competitors.

Ex.

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-proposes-ban-all-consumer-most-industrial-and-commercial-uses-methylene-chloride#:~:text=Still%2C use of methylene chloride,one consumer use in 2019.

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3 hours ago, candide said:

And it's not specific to the U.S. So U.S. businesses won't be disadvantaged compared to their competitors.

Ex.

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-proposes-ban-all-consumer-most-industrial-and-commercial-uses-methylene-chloride#:~:text=Still%2C use of methylene chloride,one consumer use in 2019.

Thank you for the link. It is far more informative than the OP from Fox "News".

 

It seems as though it is a health hazard in the home and workplaces.

 

quote from the link

 

"Since 1980, at least 85 people have died from acute exposure to methylene chloride, largely workers engaged in home renovation contracting work and even, in some cases, while fully trained and equipped with personal protective equipment. Many more have experienced severe and long-lasting health impacts, including certain cancers. Still, use of methylene chloride has remained widespread, even after EPA banned one consumer use in 2019. Methylene chloride is used in a variety of ways including consumer uses such as aerosol degreasers and brush cleaners for paints and coatings, commercial applications such as adhesives and sealants, and in industrial settings for making other chemicals. For example, methylene chloride is used as a chemical intermediate in the production of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) 32, which is used in refrigerant blends developed to replace substances with higher global warming potential.