The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to ban all uses of the wood preservative pentachlorophenol. The decision comes after the sole producer of the chemical in North America announced ...

We don’t normally give much thought to utility poles until someone pulls up in a bucket truck to work on one or a spitting power line falls during a storm. But few things are as useful. Utility poles ...

Hyderabad, India, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- According to the latest insights from Mordor Intelligence, the global pentachlorophenol market is expected to grow from USD 105.69 Million in 2026 to ...

An Oregon wood treatment facility has been polluting the South Yamhill River for years, according to a report from InvestigateWest. Regulators finally handed the company more than $1 million in fines, ...

The U.S. EPA has canceled the registration for pentachlorophenol, or “Penta,” a wood preservative utilized primarily on utility poles that has been in use for decades. During the registration review ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 9, 2021) Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an interim decision to cancel of one of the most hazardous pesticides still used in the United States, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 8, 2020) Canada should be in accordance with international treaty to eliminate persistent pollutants. Canada is considering the elimination of one of the worst persistent ...

A highly toxic chemical banned by up to 168 countries is set to be produced in South Carolina, making the state one of the few places in North America — if not the only place — that will manufacture ...

On March 5, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that “[i‌]n support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to making evidence-based decisions to protect human ...

After a public outcry, an Orangeburg chemical manufacturer says it won’t make a highly toxic pesticide that scores of countries have banned because of the material’s environmental impact. Gulbrandsen ...