ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA JOINS AMICUS BRIEF TO PROTECT PUBLIC FROM TOXIC CHEMICAL KNOWN TO CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 6 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:

OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus briefin support of a Biden-era Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk management rule that would phase out all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE). TCE is a highly toxic chemical known to cause serious health risks including cancers, damage to the central nervous system, and fetal heart defects. The amicus brief was filed in a lawsuit brought by industry groups challenging the rule. In today's amicus brief, the coalition urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to uphold the final rule to protect the public, including workers, consume...