September 16, 2026

Companies Cite EPA Worker Protection Value In Challenge To TCE Rule

By Maria Hegstad
May 28, 2026 at 03:12 PM
Battery makers and other critical users of the solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) are pointing to a worker protection value in EPA’s Biden-era TSCA rule restricting most uses of the solvent to support their argument that even though the rule provided them extended phaseout timelines, the conditions are too stringent and thus violate the toxics law.

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