Congress then passed the Protect and Advocate for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (PAIMI) in 1986 and the Protect and ...

Agency officials, they noted, acknowledged that local cancer risks likely were significantly higher in the past when the Willowbrook facility emitted up to 169,000 pounds of ethylene oxide a year.

New lawsuits filed against Sterigenics on behalf of individuals who recently developed cancers caused by emission of EtO into the air at Willowbrook facilities CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES ...

In the ensuing years, hundreds of lawsuits were filed by those who developed cancer and other serious illnesses allegedly caused by emission of EtO at the Willowbrook facilities. On January 9, 2023, ...