EPA Drops Tougher Dry Cleaners Air Toxics Rule In Light Of TSCA Phaseout

EPA is dropping plans to strengthen air toxics rules for dry cleaners using perchloroethylene (PCE), or Perc, opting instead to finalize a rule that requires no new emissions cuts in the light of its separate rule issued last month under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that includes a 10-year phaseout of PCE. However, the major chemical manufacturer Olin Corp. has already launched litigation over the TSCA measure in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. In a...