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EPA Bans Two Cancer-Causing Solvents: Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Perchloroethylene (PCE)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a ban on Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Perchloroethylene (PCE), two solvents widely used in various products but linked to cancer and other severe health risks. The ban...more

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DEP Proposes Limits On Industrial Solvent Cleaning Activities

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Despite Maine’s attainment of the ozone standards, Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) control requirements keep coming. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has proposed a new regulation, Chapter 166, that...more

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EPA's New Solvent Wiper Rule Wipes Out Maine's Policy

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For many years, both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have wrestled with the practical question of how solvent-contaminated wipes should be...more

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