On April 1, 2026, Michelle Montoya, Policy Director at the Environmental Protection Network, gave testimony at an EPA public hearing about the agency’s proposal to weaken ethylene oxide emission standards. She criticized EPA for disregarding established science and legal mandates, arguing the move increases cancer risks for thousands of people living near sterilization facilities.
EPN Testimony on EPA’s Proposal National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review Reconsideration
