“California Air Board wants complete PERC phase out,” National Clothesline, July. 2006

The California Air Resources Board decided that its own staff’s proposal for regulating perc drycleaners did not go far enough, instead voting at its May meeting to move toward a complete phase-out of perc in the state. Prior to the May 25 board meeting, the staff had recommended that the state’s regulations for perc dry cleaning be tightened up, while continuing to allow the use of perc to continue in most locations. The staff recommended that perc be phased out in “co-residential” locations, but perc could still be used elsewhere provided the facility met equipment and operating requirements.

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