From a press release by the Environmental Protection Agengy:
[On Nov. 17,] the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contacted the three families relocated due to elevated levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) at their residences near the CTS of Asheville, Inc. Superfund site in Asheville, N.C., to let them know they may return home, effective immediately.
After elevated TCE levels were detected inside three homes in June 2014, all three affected families agreed to temporarily relocate. EPA has provided relocation assistance and has been working closely with these families.
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