Environmental Working Group: EPA Finalizes Ban on All Uses of Notorious Cancer-Causing Solvent TCE
December 10, 2024
December 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024:
The Biden Environmental Protection Agency today prohibited all uses of the toxic solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE. The rule is a crucial victory in efforts to tackle health harms, like cancer, that TCE exposure can cause.
The agency also banned all consumer uses of the chemical perchloroethylene, or perc, which is used for dry cleaning and automotive care products. . . .
The Biden Environmental Protection Agency today prohibited all uses of the toxic solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE. The rule is a crucial victory in efforts to tackle health harms, like cancer, that TCE exposure can cause.
The agency also banned all consumer uses of the chemical perchloroethylene, or perc, which is used for dry cleaning and automotive care products. . . .