President Trump Exempts Commercial Sterilization Facilities from Emission Standards

On July 17, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation, entitled "Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Security with Respect to Sterile Medical Equipment," to relieve commercial sterilization facilities that use ethylene oxide from EPA's national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for two years. The emissions standards were issued by EPA in April 2024.