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"Today is a moment we have been fighting for for nearly 45 years," said Sen. Ed Markey. "We can see a future where we will no longer be manufacturing, processing, and distributing a chemical known to be deadly.", a move cheered by environmental and public health defenders, as well as progressive politicians who support banning the widely used neurotoxin.
"Today is a moment we have been fighting for for nearly 45 years—the banning of TCE," he said. "We can see a future where we will no longer be manufacturing, processing, and distributing a chemical known to be deadly." "Some chemicals are simply too harmful to remain on the market," he added. "TCE—which causes cancer, fetal heart defects, Parkinson's disease, and other devastating effects—is one of them."If approved, the ban would begin in one year for consumer products and most commercial uses, while implementing "stringent worker protections on the limited remaining commercial and industrial uses that would be phased down over a longer period.
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