[CPEO-BIF] "Companies Have Year To Find Safer Alternative After Minnesota Bans Toxic Chemical TCE"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Companies Have Year To Find Safer Alternative After Minnesota Bans Toxic Chemical TCE

By Jennifer Mayerle
WCCO CBS TV News (MN)
August 2, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS — Companies in Minnesota have one more year to replace a toxic chemical with a safer alternative.

The state became the first in the nation to ban TCE in 2020. The move followed two years of investigative reports by WCCO on Water Gremlin. Its Twin Cities plant had released unsafe levels of the cancer-causing chemical into the air for more than 15 years, resulting in a multi-million dollar fine.

WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle looks at a program working with companies to make better choices.

Water Gremlin’s illegal and excessive release of TCE into the air in White Bear Township brought to light the danger of the toxic chemical. Neighbors living near the manufacturing plant fear their cancer and other health issues were caused by the company’s emissions.

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For the entire story, see
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/08/02/companies-have-year-to-find-safer-alternative-after-minnesota-bans-toxic-chemical-tce/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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http://www.cpeo.org
Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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