Trichloroethylene Toxic Substances Control Act Rule: 124 Environmental Organizations Transmit Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Seeking Reinstatement
April 02, 2025
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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124 community, environmental, public health, and other organizations jointly transmitted a March 2025 letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Zeldin asking that the agency:
…reinstate its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) trichloroethylene (TCE) final rule, currently on hold, and avoid a protracted delay in implementation that will expose countless Americans to TCE’s serious risks of harm, including multiple cancers and Parkinson’s disease.
EPA in December 2024, issued a final rule regulating TCE.
The rule banned the manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of TCE for all uses. Longer compliance timeframes and worker protections were provided for some processing in industrial and commercial uses until the prohibitions come into effect.
On January 28th EPA issued a final rule delaying the effective date for the TCE TSCA rule.
The 124 environmental organizations request that the Administrator reinstate the rule discussing:
- Concerns about TCE Health Risks and Contamination.
- Reducing TCE Health Risks under TSCA.
- Delay in Implementing TCE Rule.
A copy of the letter can be downloaded here.
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