Industry Seeks Byproduct, De Minimis Carve-Outs In Final TCE Rule

Trade groups are urging EPA and the White House to loosen the final TSCA rule phasing out trichloroethylene (TCE) in part by incorporating a de minimis threshold and adding new language addressing byproducts rather than leaving them for a later rule as the agency intends. EPA’s final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) rule “must clarify that TCE byproduct production is not subject to phaseout and that recycling it as a reactant is exempt. Byproduct TCE reuse should not be phased...