ProPublica – Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant. Little Is Being Done to Curb the Risk. by Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw Dec. 3, 5 a.m. EST They have interviewed more than 50 experts and pored through thousands of pages of scientific studies and EPA records. They’ve also reviewed the actions of the previous Trump administration and what’s been disclosed about the next. The conclusion: The public health risks from formaldehyde are greater and more prevalent than widely understood — and any hope of fully addressing them may well be doomed, at least for the foreseeable future.
Letter to reps:
The government needs to regulate formaldehyde, including in furniture, as it’s a health hazard.