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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichlorethylene. The chemical known as TCE is used in brake cleaners, furniture care, and arts and crafts sprays. A cluster of leukemia cases in Woburn, Massachussets were found to correlate with drinking water contaminated with TCE. Two locations in the city were designated as Superfund sites as a result. The EPA’s research suggests that 250 million pounds of TCE are produced in the United States each year. The American Chemistry Council stood against the proposal while environmental groups praised it. The EPA’s regulatory power over chemicals like TCE was given by the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act of 2016.