The U.S. EPA last week rolled out its final rule banning Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Perchloroethylene (PCE), two common chemicals used in the manufacturing of batteries, polymers, and break cleaners.

The new regulations are in line with President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative to end the disease, according to the EPA press release.

The ban, according to the EPA, could cost the manufacturing industry a combined $146 million dollars over the next 20 years. 1/10/2024