The Treated Wood Council yesterday announced that wood preservative manufacturers Arch Wood Protection Inc., Chemical Specialties Inc. and Osmose Inc. want to amend their registrations with the ...

As long as dependency on toxic wood preservatives (used on utility poles and railroad ties) continues—pentachlorophenol (penta), copper chromated arsenate, and creosote—the contamination at treatment ...

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, February 22, 2022) Regulation of toxic chemicals must recognize the reality that, “The cocktail of chemical pollution that pervades the planet now threatens the stability of global ...