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Lawmakers Urge Zeldin To Quickly Roll Back TSCA Formaldehyde Review

December 30, 2024
House Republicans are urging EPA Administrator-designate Lee Zeldin to quickly reverse the Biden administration’s TSCA risk evaluation of formaldehyde as well as scrap an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment of the chemical and exempt key uses of formaldehyde from TSCA regulation. The push by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) in a letter to Zeldin highlights the pressure the incoming Trump administration faces from congressional Republicans to address long-running industry concerns about EPA’s approach to formaldehyde. Sessions is the chairman of...


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