PennFuture, Sierra Club, Earthjustice Sue Feds to Eliminate Loophole
Allowing Cancer-Causing Chemical to be Released Unchecked

Pennsylvania DEP Urged to Take Immediate Action

July 2, 2007

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future
(PennFuture) and the Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a
lawsuit today in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit challenging the United States Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) refusal to reduce cancer risks in Collegeville and
throughout the nation resulting from the use of highly toxic industrial
solvents, including perchloroethylene (perc) and trichloroethylene (TCE).

According to the EPA, TCE exposure is associated with several types of
cancer in humans. Breathing TCE can also cause non-cancer health effects
ranging from headaches to liver damage. The Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) found that TCE levels in the air in the
Collegeville area are significantly higher than elsewhere in the state
and put Collegeville and other Montgomery County residents at a higher
risk of cancer. DEP has identified the sources of the TCE as Superior
Tube and Accellent, the fourth and fifth biggest TCE polluters in the
nation.

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