EPA reverses course on formaldehyde cancer risk amid industry pressure, leaving millions at risk The EPA ignored scientific consensus for years, only classifying formaldehyde as a probable human carcinogen in 1987—after billions of pounds had already polluted the environment under Reagan-era deregulation. Despite identifying 58 “unreasonable risk” scenarios, the agency downgraded threats in key areas (e.g., wood manufacturing), mirroring past corporate lobbying victories over public health. Formaldehyde saturates homes/workplaces (cars, furniture, textiles), with outdoor levels exceeding EPA’s cancer-risk thresholds by 10x and 77x when including myeloid leukemia, which the agency excludes from assessments. The EPA sidelined its own IRIS program, gutted scientific…
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