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Trump EPA abandons protections from dangerous chemicals

WASHINGTON, DC – In tomorrow’s Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will formally announce withdrawal of rules proposed in 2017 banning methylene chloride’s (MC) commercial paint stripping uses, trichloroethylene’s (TCE) aerosol de-greasing and spot cleaning uses, and n-Methylpyrrolidone’s (NMP) paint stripping uses.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: EPA, Liz Hitchcock, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), tce

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Broad coalition of public health and environmental organizations support EPA proposed ban on cancer-causing chemical

EPA considers first ban on toxic chemical in decades

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: aerosol, ban, cancer, degreaser, EPA, kidney damage, liver damage, neurological disorders, reproductive harm, spot removal, tce, toxic chemicals, trichloroethylene

EPA proposes banning additional uses of TCE

Today, under the newly reformed Toxics Substance Control Act (TSCA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed banning certain uses of the toxic chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) due to health risks when used as a vapor degreaser.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: ban, EPA, health risks, industrial chemical, tce, trichloroethylene, vapor degreaser

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