MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It smells slightly sweet, is colorless, and can cause cancer. Methylene chloride is a liquid commonly found in paint strippers, aerosol paints, car care products and more. Now, the ...

Paint removal is a necessity in many do-it-yourself projects, and chemical strippers often are the most practical and least-expensive method of removing the paint. When using chemical strippers safety ...

Advocacy groups have been campaigning for the chemical to be banned. Three major retailers have announced that they will no longer sell paint strippers or other products containing a chemical that has ...

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 ...

(The Hill) — The Biden administration on Tuesday banned most uses of a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper. Long-term exposure to the chemical, methylene chloride, can cause cancers of the liver, ...

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 ...

The proposal for n-methylpyrrolidone would ban certain uses and impose concentration limits on products. EPA is weighing a ban on some uses of a chemical toxic to developmental and reproductive health ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to largely ban the use of a chemical in paint strippers that has killed dozens of people, asphyxiating some and triggering heart attacks in others. The ...