PERC and TCE are known carcinogens that are being phased out — a process that could take 10 years. Here's what you should ...

For the average person picking up their dry cleaning, the health risks are small. But where you live matters more.

Most uses of trichloroethylene, found in degreasers and other cleaning products, will be prohibited within a year.

This chemical is also used in dry-cleaning and automotive-care products. PERC is known to cause liver, kidney, brain and testicular cancer.

The clothes you drop off at the dry cleaners are going to be handled a little differently now that the EPA has issued a ban on two chemicals that are commonly used for stain removal.

The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of ...

including dry cleaning. Some of it evaporates in the air, while some sinks into the soil, where it can contaminate the water ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday banned two solvents found in everyday products that can cause cancer and other ...