EPA Rejects Industry Call For White House Review Of Region 9 TCE Guide

EPA Region 9 has rejected a request from a California industry group to seek a White House cost-benefit review of the region's guidance to protect against cardiac birth defects from exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) at contaminated sites, arguing the plan is consistent with EPA headquarters cleanup policies and based on sound science. In a Nov. 19 letter to the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) coalition of chemical, technology and other companies based in the state, Region 9 Superfund Division Director...