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 ...

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 ...

The Environmental Protection Agency this week announced bans on two chemicals used in home and workplace settings that are known to cause cancer.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters building in Washington, D.C. A ban on two cancer-causing chemicals has been finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ...

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 ...

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On Long Island, TCE has been found in contaminated groundwater and most recently in chemical-filled drums buried under a Bethpage community park.

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

The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to ban trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene, which are used in products such as dry-cleaning materials.

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 ...