GOP Lawmakers Maintain Pressure On EPA Over Draft Formaldehyde Limit

Republican lawmakers are continuing their push-back against EPA’s draft risk evaluation of formaldehyde, with a new letter warning the agency that a potential workplace exposure limit is too stringent and could jeopardize a range of industrial sectors, while also raising concerns that any rule based on the review could conflict with Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) policies. “[I]t is hard to overstate the importance of formaldehyde as a chemical compound and the impact that an unachievable standard or an outright...