The US Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead with plans to restrict the widely used dry-cleaning solvent perchloroethylene, also known as perc or PCE. Under a proposed rule, announced June 8 ...

The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of controversy. By Hiroko Tabuchi The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday ...

A chemical widely used for dry cleaning, degreasing industrial equipment, and production of fluorinated refrigerants poses unreasonable health risks to workers and consumers, the US Environmental ...

California will become the first state to phase out the use of perchloroethylene, or perc, a chemical used by commercial dry cleaners that has been linked in studies to bladder, esophageal and other ...

For decades, one of the nation’s most widely used dry cleaning solvents was billed as a marvel of modern chemistry that could safely remove dirt and stains from clothing. Shops sprang up to take ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that a California ...

The federal government's No. 1 hunting ground for environmental offenders isn't deep in the mists of the boreal forest - it's in the back rooms of Canada's neighbourhood dry cleaners. The pursuit of ...