Feds Consider Novel Rule To Restrict TCE Uses Despite Industry Objections

The Environmental Protection Agency is weighing use of existing Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authority to restrict uses of the controversial solvent trichloroethylene (TCE), including a novel TSCA section 6 rule to limit its use -- a process that would require consultation with OSHA on whether less burdensome requirements could be used to mitigate unreasonable risks.