A local plant that sterilizes medical equipment is facing a fine in the tens of thousands of dollars over the release of a hazardous gas into the air, according to a proposed consent order published by state regulators.
Sterilization Services of Virginia, located in Eastern Henrico, has been a source
Attorney General Jay Jones has joined 13 other attorneys general in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its proposal to repeal emissions standards for ethylene oxide, or EtO — a chemical often used by commercial sterilization facilities for medical supplies and considered one of the most toxic