Michal Freedhoff, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and ... said the TCE ban will “end a century of it causing cancer.” Dorsey, who has also researched the strong ...

In addition to causing cancer, the chemical can also damage the "central nervous system, liver, kidneys, immune system, reproductive organs," and cause fetal heart defects, according to the EPA.

The EPA notice called trichloroethylene "an extremely toxic chemical known to cause ... Post that the trichloroethylene ban will "end a century of it causing cancer." Dorsey, who has also ...

The agency finalized rules ordering the ban Monday, aligning with President Joe Biden’s “cancer ... EPA has banned all use of a chemical called trichloroethylene, which is known to cause ...

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The ban involves trichloroethylene, or TCE, a cancer-causing chemical that is common in manufacturing ... that are tested on a yearly basis by the EPA have some TCE contamination, according ...

The bans follow risk analyses the EPA conducted last year that found ... She said it was unacceptable to continue to allow cancer-causing chemicals to be used in consumer products.

Two dangerous chemicals commonly used in dry cleaning have been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency. The colorless solvents, known as Perc or PCE and TCE, can cause kidney cancer and ...

Lee Zeldin chosen as Donald Trump's EPA headThe ban involves trichloroethylene, or TCE, a cancer-causing chemical that is common in manufacturing and can be found in water sources and properties ...

But he noted the ban will do little to address the contamination already in the environment. Still, environmental advocates welcomed the EPA’s ruling on both chemicals. “When you have substances that ...