A panel divided into nine even squares shows different shades of wood flooring. The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a safe exposure threshold for formaldehyde, a chemical intermediate ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued new regulations to reduce exposure to formaldehyde vapors from wood products produced domestically or imported into the United States.

DALLAS — Thousands of women nationwide have initiated lawsuits against manufacturers and marketers of chemical hair relaxers, alleging these products have led to various health complications. Central ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. In a world flush with hazardous air pollutants, there is one that causes far more cancer than any other, one that is so widespread that nobody in the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A substance that "causes more cancer than any other chemical in the air" is so prevalent in the Twin Cities that 17 of the 18 most at-risk ZIP codes in the entire state are located in ...

The EPA has revised its assessment of the health risks posed by the carcinogen, less than a year after the Biden administration issued its own verdict. Reading time 3 minutes The Trump administration ...

Formaldehyde may be used as a wet-strength additive in the manufacturing of paper-based products, and several countries outside the US have identified it in such products, but dat ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The chemical industry finally got its wish. Industry ...

Some scientific reports have a profound impact on government policy. Sometimes, however, there are significant shortcomings in the research - yet the policy impact continues. Critically analyzing ...