Two more chlorinated solvents have been wholly or partially banned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under ...

I n 1989, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published a promising study claiming that houseplants purify indoor air. Its results suggested that certain comm ...

TCE is a chemical that’s really good at dissolving things, which is why, for the past 30 years, it’s been primarily used as ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is aiming to clean up the source of water contamination in Nockamixon.

The EPA’s overly cautious approach is also leading to a backlog of new chemicals awaiting approval in the US, industry representatives claimed at the hearing. The backlog is forcing manufacturers to ...

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Wichita Rep. Ford Carr, left, was involved in an argument and fracas with a Wichita City Council member — captured on video — about handling of testing Wichita residents possibly harmed by a ...

Trichloroethylene (TCE), a chemical found in common cleaning products, industrial solvents, and even dry-cleaning processes, has long been a topic of concern for public health experts. New research ...

"The problem is that very likely a lot of the homes have not been properly tested in recent years or made sure that these sub-slab depressurization systems are keeping out the trichloroethylene ...

EPA’s December 9, 2024, press release states that TCE is used as a solvent in consumer and commercial products such as cleaning and furniture care products, degreasers, brake cleaners, sealants ...