Mar 4, 2025 | News, Regulation, Wood Treatment Processes
By David Webb and Larry Ebner Key Changes for Worker Safety and Treatment Processes The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved the continued use of creosote as a pressure-treatment wood preservative, granting approval under its rigorous...
Jun 13, 2022 | History, Regulation, Wood Treatment Processes
Following a century of experimentation in treating and preserving wood for industrial and transportation purposes in the U.S., at the turn of the 20th century Max Rüping and Cuthbert Lowry developed wood pressure-treatment methods that revolutionized the industry. The...
Jul 28, 2020 | Regulation
Larry Ebner has served as attorney for the Creosote Council since its inception in the mid-1980s. The Council’s Administrative Director, Dave Webb, recently asked Larry to chat about his professional background and work with the wood preserving industry. Dave...
May 10, 2016 | Regulation
For almost 70 years, coal tar-derived creosote has been federally registered for use as a wood preservative. During the past 40 years, the risks and benefits of creosote, like those of other major industrial wood preservatives, have been reevaluated by U.S. EPA in...
Nov 29, 2008 | Regulation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its scientifically based determination approving creosote for continued use as a FIFRA wood preservative to pressure-treat railroad crossties, utility poles, marine and foundation piling, timber and other wood...
