CHEMICAL RISKS PROMPT EPA TO EYE STRICTER AIR RULES FOR DRY CLEANERS

EPA concerns about the risks posed by a dry-cleaning chemical are likely to spark stricter rules for major emitters and thousands of smaller businesses and may lead to a ban on the compound as part of an upcoming air toxics rule, agency sources say. The restrictions under consideration may be included in a proposed residual risk rule for tetrachloroethylene (perc) emitters following preliminary EPA determinations that existing control technologies are not adequately managing risks. Agency researchers are still completing a...