Companies Have Year To Find Safer Alternative After Minnesota Bans Toxic Chemical TCE

CBS Minnesota

August 3, 2021

Companies in Minnesota have one more year to replace a toxic chemical with a safer alternative.

The state became the first in the nation to ban TCE in 2020. The move followed two years of investigative reports by WCCO on Water Gremlin. Its Twin Cities plant had released unsafe levels of the cancer-causing chemical into the air for more than 15 years, resulting in a multi-million dollar fine.

WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle looks at a program working with companies to make better choices.

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