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.

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.

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

(The Hill) — The Biden administration on Tuesday banned most uses of a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper. Long-term exposure to the chemical, methylene chloride, can cause cancers of the ...

EPA bans most uses of cancer-causing chemical used as paint stripper by: Rachel Frazin, The Hill. Posted: May 2, 2024 / 03:52 PM CDT. Updated: May 2, 2024 / 03:52 PM CDT.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the chemical trichloroethylene, a move that would end a nearly four decade battle to ban the cancer-causing chemical known as TCE.

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 most uses of cancer-causing chemical used as paint stripper by: Rachel Frazin, The Hill. Posted: May 1, 2024 / 12:27 PM EDT. Updated: May 1, 2024 / 12:27 PM EDT.

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 ...

(The Hill) — The Biden administration on Tuesday banned most uses of a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper. Long-term exposure to the chemical, methylene chloride, can cause cancers of the ...