September 16, 2026

Reviewers Back EPA On Worker Formaldehyde Risks But Litigation Looms


August 15, 2023 at 05:46 PM
A National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) peer-review panel has broadly endorsed EPA’s draft risk assessment of formaldehyde that adopted controversial research linking workplace exposures to the chemical with leukemia, potentially opening a door for rules based on those findings, but industry is challenging the review process in court.

E-mail Alerts

Select what you want us to e-mail you every day -- including all-new alerts on major programs and initiatives.