Tucson-based Sparkle Cleaners, established in 1961, is the latest to transition away from using the traditional dry-cleaning solvent perchloroethylene - known as perc - that the EPA calls a likely ...

The dry cleaning industry’s use of environmentally hazardous solvents is declining, but the legacy of “perc” is an expensive one that will haunt cities such as Martinsville for decades. The U.S.

New European legislation concerning the use of dangerous solvents has prompted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prepare guidelines for the dry- cleaning industry. The agency has contracted ...

California will become the first state to phase out the use of perchloroethylene, or perc, a chemical used by commercial dry cleaners that has been linked in studies to bladder, esophageal and other ...

Southern California air quality officials voted Friday to impose the nation's first ban of the most commonly used dry cleaning solvent because of health concerns. Dry cleaning businesses would have to ...