Two dangerous chemicals commonly used in dry cleaning have been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency. The colorless solvents, known as Perc or PCE and TCE, can cause kidney cancer and other ...

Millions of Americans are living with a dry cleaning solvent in their blood, and most have no idea it is there. New research suggests that for the roughly 7% of people with detectable levels of this ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new study found that seven percent of people analyzed had detectable levels of tetrachloroethylene (PCE ...

In a paper out this week, scientists argue that a common industrial chemical is contributing to Parkinson’s disease. The chemical is called trichloroethylene, or TCE. And while some states have ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series on the environmental and public health threat posed by decades of pollution from dry cleaning chemicals across California. The deep, crystal ...

Under a congressional mandate, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing 10 chemicals to determine if they pose an unreasonable risk to human health or the environment and should be ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on the environmental and public health threat posed by decades of pollution from dry cleaning chemicals across California. Taline Mazlemian ...

A new report in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease has suggested that a common chemical used in dry cleaning, decaffeination of coffee, metal degreasing, healthcare, and some other applications, could ...

A common mistake people often make is leaving this often used dry cleaner item in their closet, which can have some ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series on the environmental and public health threat posed by decades of pollution from dry cleaning chemicals across California. California is facing ...