WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to ...

A proposed federal ban on a potentially deadly chemical found in common paint strippers may be on hold indefinitely. The EPA says methylene chloride poses an unreasonable risk and the chemical has ...

Jan. 8: This story was updated. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finally finished working on a rule to restrict paint removers that have killed dozens of people — after nearly two years of ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - A local family is asking the EPA to ban a chemical commonly used in consumer paint stripper products. Drew Wynne died in October 2017 while he was using Goof Off paint ...

About a dozen retailers have pledged to stop selling paint-removal products that can kill their customers, but formal restrictions promised by a federal agency have yet to materialize. The U.S.