Apr 30, 2025
Story at-a-glance
- Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a full ban on trichloroethylene (TCE) in December 2024, corporate lobbying and political efforts are now trying to overturn it and keep the chemical in use
- TCE contaminates air, water, and soil near industrial sites, dry cleaners, and military bases, posing serious risks to families, workers, and vulnerable communities across the country
- Independent researchers and studies conducted by the EPA confirm that TCE raises the risk of cancer, organ damage, and heart defects in babies; it’s also one of the most potent triggers of Parkinson’s disease
- Legal challenges and executive orders have stalled the ban’s implementation, leaving workers unprotected and prolonging unsafe exposure in industrial and commercial settings
- A landmark scientific review reveals that TCE disrupts energy production in your brain cells, triggering long-term inflammation and causing neuron death in the exact region linked to Parkinson’s, underscoring the urgent need to reduce exposure