EPA Plans to Issue Revised Perchloroethylene Rule by Summer

The EPA expects to propose a revised perchloroethylene rule this summer, and finalize it in 2027, the agency told a federal appeals court Thursday.

The Environmental Protection Agency provided the updated timeline to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a motion asking the court to pause for 90 more days litigation challenging a 2024 regulation, which restricted the solvent.

None of the industry or environmental parties challenging the Biden-era perchloroethylene (PCE) regulation oppose a longer abeyance, the agency told the court.

The “EPA also continues to consider options for extending certain compliance dates established by ...