INDUSTRY, ACTIVISTS BLAST DRAFT ARB DRY CLEANING CONTROL CONTROLS

Industry representatives are blasting an air board proposal to enforce stringent control measures governing the siting of new dry cleaning shops, and criticizing the board's decision to partially phase out the use of a commonly used dry cleaning chemical, perchloroethylene (perc). Meanwhile, environmentalists criticize the board for failing to completely phase out perc. The plan is significant because it could lead to the phaseout of commonly used perc dry cleaning equipment in the state, meaning industry would have to scramble...