Summary
The EPA has banned two cancer-causing chemicals, trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (Perc), used in dry cleaning, adhesives, and household products.
TCE, linked to cancers and found in drinking water, is banned entirely, while Perc’s industrial uses will require worker protections.
Environmentalists hail the move as overdue, though the dry-cleaning and chemical industries warn of economic impacts.
The ban, finalized under the Biden administration, faces potential rollback under the incoming Trump administration, which previously weakened chemical regulations.
Advocates vow to resist, citing decades of harm to affected communities.
One last hurrah before the Trump era, when the bleach industry will successfully lobby the EPA to be endorsed as the official beverage choice of america
