Michal Freedhoff, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said the bans will protect workers, consumers and residents from the chemical’s harms.

Mechanic David Stoliaruk works the internal combustion engine of a car at IC Auto in Philadelphia, May 2, 2023. The EPA this week announced bans on two chemicals used in home and workplace settings.

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She said it was unacceptable to continue to allow cancer-causing chemicals to be used in consumer products. Still, Freedhoff called the TCE ban the most significant of her career at the agency.

Michal Freedhoff, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said the bans will protect workers, consumers and residents from the chemical’s harms. She ...