The fight over America’s most important chemical safety law, explained

The fight over America’s most important chemical safety law, explained

In 2017, Wendy Hartley lost her 21-year-old son, Kevin, to methylene chloride exposure when he was overcome by fumes while refinishing a bathtub at work. After seven years of meeting with lawmakers and telling her son’s story, the Environmental Protection Agency limited the use of methylene chloride in 2024 under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Finally, other families would be spared a similar tragedy. “Kevin saved four lives as an organ donor…