The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to ban the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene.
Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey, left, stands in support of Anne Anderson, whose son died of leukemia in 1981 and was exposed to water contaminated with the chemical trichloroethylene, or TCE. The two spoke Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Woburn, Mass., during an EPA press conference announcing its proposal to ban the chemical. the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, furniture care and arts and crafts spray coating.
“For far too long, TCE has left a toxic legacy in communities across America," said Michal Freedhoff, the EPA’s assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. “Today, EPA is taking a major step to protect people from exposure to this cancer-causing chemical.”“With this rule, we can see a future where we will no longer be manufacturing, processing and distributing a chemical known to be deadly,” Markey said.
A 1982 lawsuit over the contaminated water supply involved eight Woburn families, including the Andersons. The case garnered national attention and led to the book and movie titled “A Civil Action.” The proposed ban stems from a major expansion of EPA's regulatory powers under a landmark 2016 law that overhauled rules governing tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday products, from household cleaners to clothing and furniture.
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