EPA DELAYS DECISION ON DRY CLEANER RESTRICTIONS IN APARTMENTS

EPA is putting off a decision on whether to prohibit dry cleaners in residential buildings from using machines that emit the toxic chemical perchloroethylene (perc), saying it needs more information before moving forward with such restrictions. The delay comes after industry urged EPA and the White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) to drop the planned restrictions and instead develop technology-based standards, similar to standards being implemented in New York and California. In a long-awaited proposed air toxics "residual...