PEER sues EPA for release of formaldehyde IRIS documents

September 25, 2018
A government watchdog group is suing EPA over its failure to turn over documents that could explain the agency's delay in releasing a long-promised draft assessment of the human health risks of exposure to formaldehyde, which former Administrator Scott Pruitt said was completed a year ago. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a group that represents EPA and other personnel, sued the agency in federal court in Washington, DC, charging that it is violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...


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