The US Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead with plans to restrict the widely used dry-cleaning solvent perchloroethylene, also known as perc or PCE. Under a proposed rule, announced June 8 ...

Answer: If a dry cleaner calls itself organic, this usually means it doesn't use perchloroethylene, or perc, to treat clothes. In the United States, the chemical solvent has been identified by the ...

The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of controversy. By Hiroko Tabuchi The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday ...

Two chemicals used in dry cleaning and linked to cancer have now been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency. (Getty Images) Here’s what to know about the newly banned chemicals and steps you ...

The federal government is banning a toxic dry-cleaning chemical, leading people to wonder whether it’s safe to dry clean their clothes. The chemical in question is perchloroethylene, commonly referred ...

A chemical widely used for dry cleaning, degreasing industrial equipment, and production of fluorinated refrigerants poses unreasonable health risks to workers and consumers, the US Environmental ...