The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to ban two chemicals commonly used in everyday products, such as dry-cleaning materials, that have been found to cause cancer and a number of other ...

Environment EPA bans two cancer-causing chemicals used in everyday products. Michal Freedhoff, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said the bans ...

Mechanic David Stoliaruk works the internal combustion engine of a car at IC Auto in Philadelphia, May 2, 2023. The EPA this week announced bans on two chemicals used in home and workplace settings.

A ban on two cancer-causing chemicals has been finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the bipartisan 2016 Toxic Substances Control Act.

The EPA bans trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE), marking a significant step toward protecting public health from cancer-causing chemicals.

December 09, 2024 Cancer-causing chemicals used in dry cleaning and some home products banned by EPA Most uses of trichloroethylene, found in degreasers and other cleaning products, will be ...

EPA bans cancer-causing chemicals commonly used in cleaning products. Story by Taylor O'Bier • 3mo. T he clothes you drop off at the dry cleaners are going to be handled a little differently now ...

She said it was unacceptable to continue to allow cancer-causing chemicals to be used in consumer products. Still, Freedhoff called the TCE ban the most significant of her career at the agency.

EPA bans cancer-causing chemicals used in dry cleaning, everyday products . Dec. 9, 2024 at 9:55 am Updated Dec. 9, 2024 at 10:55 am . By . HIROKO TABUCHI. The New York Times.

Michal Freedhoff, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said the bans will protect workers, consumers and residents from the chemical’s harms. She ...