EPA Pushes Back Trichloroethylene Safety Rules by 90 Days
Published Date: 11/14/2025
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Summary
The EPA is giving a 90-day break on some rules about using a chemical called TCE, pushing the start date from November 17, 2025, to February 17, 2026. This mainly affects businesses that use TCE under special exemptions, letting them keep working with it a bit longer under certain conditions. No new fees or costs are introduced, just more time to adjust to the rules.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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90-Day Delay for TCE Exemption Rules
If your business uses trichloroethylene (TCE) under a TSCA section 6(g) exemption, the EPA has delayed the new workplace conditions for those exemptions for 90 days. The start date was pushed from November 17, 2025, to February 17, 2026 (a 90-day extension); for example, this covers the exemption for using TCE as a processing aid in specialty polymeric microporous sheet material manufacturing. No new fees or costs are added by this extension — it preserves the current rules for that period.
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