Health & Fitness
Nationwide Ban On Toxic Chemical TCE In Place, 5 Years After Minnesota Became First State To Outlaw It
"It is a horrid, carcinogenic, toxic chemical that should have been outlawed a long time ago," Sheri Smith from the NCCG said.
December 24, 2025
The nationwide ban on a toxic cancer-causing chemical, once on hold, has moved forward to protect people around the country. Minnesota paved the way for the ban on TCE.
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WCCO first told you about the dangers of TCE nearly six years ago. That's when the White Bear Township community learned a manufacturing plant emitted unsafe levels of the chemical into the air.
The pollution went on for more than 15 years, exposing people who lived nearby.
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