Dry cleaning rule to be toughened.The state Air Resources Board this month scrapped a proposed rule to reduce the use of perchloroethylene per·chlor·o·eth·yl·ene n. Abbr. PCE A colorless, nonflammable organic solvent, Cl2C:CCl2, used in dry-cleaning solutions and as an industrial solvent. , or "perc," by dry cleaners and is instead pursuing an all-out ban on the cancer-causing chemical. The decision to scrap the reduction proposal came after the board heard from environmental advocates and other air quality regulators that a ban was feasible. The South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. had already enacted a ban on perc and state Air Resources Board members felt that would be a more appropriate course to pursue, a board spokesman said last week. As a result, the initial hearing on the rule, originally set for July, has been pushed back indefinitely in·def·i·nite adj. Not definite, especially: a. Unclear; vague. b. Lacking precise limits: an indefinite leave of absence. c. as staff works to develop a new rule. Staff reporter Howard Fine Howard Fine (November 28, 1958) is an American acting teacher, the founder of the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, CA, and also a theatre director. Early Life Howard Fine was born on November 28, 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the youngest of 5 children. can be reached by phone at (323) 549-5225, ext. 227, or by e-mail at hfine@labusinessjournal.com. |
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