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Nonilex<p>“They [the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin] already have a track record of ignoring the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a>,” said Tracey Woodruff, director of the Program on Reproductive Health & the Environment at UCSF. “Now, they’re in charge of government agencies that decide the rules.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>What has been extraordinary, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> experts said, is the extent of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a>’s effort to block the EPA’s scientific work on a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemical</span></a> long acknowledged as a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/carcinogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogen</span></a>, & how the architect of the effort was back at the agency as a regulator of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a>. At the same time, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin has moved to sharply reduce the federal scientific work force.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The council’s president, Chris Jahn, told a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> hearing shortly after the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> inauguration that his group intended to tackle the “unnecessary <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a>” of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>. “A healthy nation, a secure nation, an economically vibrant nation relies on chemistry,” he said.</p><p>It is not unusual or unlawful for industry groups to seek to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> public <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> in the interest of their member companies.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In recent weeks it has urged the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> to discard its work on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a> entirely & start from scratch…</p><p>The American Chemistry Council is also seeking to change the agency’s approval process for new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a> & speed up EPA’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> reviews. That review process is a key part of Dr. Dekelva’s purview at the agency.</p><p>Another fmr chemistry council lobbyist, Nancy Beck, is back alongside Dekleva at the EPA in a role regulating existing chemicals.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Dekleva is now at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> in a crucial job: She…has the authority to approve new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a>…. Earlier she spent 32yrs at Dupont, the chemical maker, before joining…the first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin.</p><p>Her most recent employer, the chemicals <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobbying</span></a> group, has made reversing the EPA’s course on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a> a priority & is pushing to abolish a program under which the agency assess the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> of chemicals to human <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Formaldehyde</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemical</span></a> of choice for undertakers & embalmers, is also used in products like furniture & clothes. But it can also cause <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> & severe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/respiratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>respiratory</span></a> problems. So, in 2021, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> began a new effort to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulate</span></a> it.<br>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a> industry fought back w/an intensity that astonished even seasoned ofcls. Its campaign was led by Lynn Dekleva, then a lobbyist at the American Chemistry Council, an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a> group that spends millions on govt <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobbying</span></a>.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>She Lobbied for a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Carcinogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carcinogen</span></a>. Now She’s at Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>, Approving New <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a>.</p><p>Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> Protection Agency, once led an aggressive effort by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a> to block <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/climate/epa-lynn-dekleva-formaldehyde.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=FA86FA31-E678-482A-A936-9B32A2E31336" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/26/climate</span><span class="invisible">/epa-lynn-dekleva-formaldehyde.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=FA86FA31-E678-482A-A936-9B32A2E31336</span></a></p>
Rocky Kistner<p>Straighten at your own risk: “Included in products to help straighten hair or smooth curls, formaldehyde can pose a disproportionate risk to Black women and other women of color…both the salon professionals and their clients are at risk” @JuliaElenaMusto<br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/formaldehyde-toxic-chemical-epa-warning-b2672869.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/health/</span><span class="invisible">formaldehyde-toxic-chemical-epa-warning-b2672869.html</span></a></p>
Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@TheWarOnCars" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheWarOnCars</span></a></span> </p><p>"Ashley Furniture spokespeople said the company follows all laws and regulations for furniture manufacturing." </p><p>This is a reminder that the "laws and regulations" just define the worst you can do without criminal or civil penalties.</p><p>The laws and regulations do not mean that it is safe. Just that the company cannot be held accountable for their actions if they follow "all laws and regulations"</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/toxics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxics</span></a> hide behind regulations strongly influenced by industry</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HazardousExposures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HazardousExposures</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ChemicalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChemicalPollution</span></a> in your home (or car/suv/truck/van)</p>
ProPublica<p>How to Reduce <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Formaldehyde</span></a> Exposure in Your <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Home</span></a><br>—</p><p>Formaldehyde creates an inescapable <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> risk for everyone in America. It’s in our homes, coming from our couches, our clothes and our babies’ cribs — sometimes at levels that can trigger breathing problems. Here’s how to reduce your exposure.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Car</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Furniture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Furniture</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parents</span></a></p><p><a href="https://propub.li/4g4nr6d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">propub.li/4g4nr6d</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>How to Reduce <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Formaldehyde</span></a> Exposure in Your <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Home</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-reduce-formaldehyde-home-exposure" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/how-to-</span><span class="invisible">reduce-formaldehyde-home-exposure</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>How Much <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Formaldehyde</span></a> Is in Your <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Car</span></a>, Your Kitchen or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.<br>—</p><p>The chemical can trigger <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> problems and causes more <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> than any other toxic air pollutant. Our reporters traveled around New York City and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewJersey</span></a> with equipment to measure its presence. The results proved concerning.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Testing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Testing</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a></p><p><a href="https://propub.li/41pfsw7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">propub.li/41pfsw7</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Rocky Kistner<p>Stunning reporting on a ubiquitous chemical industry fights to protect: “Even the EPA’s alarming estimates of cancer risk vastly underestimate — by as much as fourfold — the chances of formaldehyde causing cancer.” @fastlerner @A_L @propublica <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/formaldehyde-epa-trump-public-health-danger" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/formald</span><span class="invisible">ehyde-epa-trump-public-health-danger</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a></p>
Brian Dear<p>Good to see CNN running this important (insane, outrageous) <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> report on the ubiquity of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a> (esp in homes!) and its hazards/dangers. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chemical</span></a>, oil&gas industries don’t want you to think about this stuff.</p><p><a href="https://lite.cnn.com/2024/12/05/health/formaldehyde-cancer-air-pollutant-propublica/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lite.cnn.com/2024/12/05/health</span><span class="invisible">/formaldehyde-cancer-air-pollutant-propublica/index.html</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>/1<br>* 75+ trade groups against EPA findings<br>* Trump2 EPA appointee David Dunlap: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dunlap_(lobbyist)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Du</span><span class="invisible">nlap_(lobbyist)</span></a><br>* dir. environmental regulatory affairs, Koch Industries<br>* tried to persuade EPA formaldehyde doesn’t cause leukemia<br>* Koch subsidiary Georgia-Pacific made formaldehyde, products that emit it (since sold chem biz to Bakelite Synthetics)<br>* at EPA Dunlap had authority over division working on toxicity report</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toxicology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxicology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollutants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KochIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KochIndustries</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Air Pollutant. Little Done to Curb the Risk<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/formaldehyde-epa-trump-public-health-danger" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/formald</span><span class="invisible">ehyde-epa-trump-public-health-danger</span></a></p><p>* WHO: formaldehyde = carcinogen<br>* EPA: 320M Americans live in areas where lifetime cancer risk from outdoor exposure to formaldehyde 10x higher EPA limit<br>* Trump vowed to roll back regs he views as anti-business<br>* typical home has formaldehyde level >3x higher than EPA limit<br>...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toxicology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxicology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollutants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharlesKoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlesKoch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KochIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KochIndustries</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HairStraightening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HairStraightening</span></a> Products Containing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Formaldehyde</span></a><br> <br>Updated January 2018</p><p>"Formaldehyde in hair straightening products is still a common problem affecting the health of both stylists and their clients. Despite the public attention this issue has gotten, there has been no subsequent regulation of these products in the United States, and numerous potentially harmful products remain on the market here. (In contrast, dozens of brands have been banned in the European Union, Canada and Australia for containing excessive (and illegal) levels of formaldehyde.)</p><p>"In response to continued demand, we have updated our list of hair straightening products that contain formaldehyde which we have posted on our website since 2014 (link to information published in 2014).</p><p>"While there has been limited testing conducted on these products in recent years, there has been some greater attention on enforcing compliance with safety data sheet laws. In response manufacturers are more frequently admitting both the presence and hazards caused by the formaldehyde contained in their products.</p><p>"In the last year, we conducted a survey of hair straightening products, asking manufacturers for their safety data sheets (SDSs). In some cases, the manufacturers would not provide these documents to us, while other others offered them freely on their website or sent us a copy after a simple request. Below is the information we have compiled on products currently available in the U.S. market. NOTE: Products not mentioned on this list should not be assumed to be formaldehyde-free – they are products for which we could not obtain or confirm information about their formaldehyde status."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://womensvoices.org/safe-salons/brazilian-blowout/hair-straightening-products-containing-formaldehyde/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">womensvoices.org/safe-salons/b</span><span class="invisible">razilian-blowout/hair-straightening-products-containing-formaldehyde/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProductSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProductSafety</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PersonalCareProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalCareProducts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KeratinProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeratinProducts</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Formaldehyde</span></a> And Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives<br> <br>Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FRPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FRPs</span></a>) are used in many <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PersonalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalCare</span></a> products, particularly in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/shampoos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shampoos</span></a> and liquid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BabySoaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BabySoaps</span></a>.</p><p>"These preservatives release small amounts of formaldehyde over time. Since low levels of formaldehyde can cause health concerns-at levels as low as 250 parts per million and even lower levels in sensitized individuals-the slow release of small amounts of formaldehyde are cause for concern. A 2015 study determined that longer storage time and higher temperature increase the amount of formaldehyde released from FRPs and could ultimately lead to more severe health concerns.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Quaternium15" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quaternium15</span></a> is the most sensitizing of these FRPs and is found in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/blush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blush</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mascara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mascara</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lotion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lotion</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/shampoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shampoo</span></a>.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DMDMHydantoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DMDMHydantoin</span></a> is found in lotion, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sunscreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sunscreen</span></a> and make-up remover and is one of the least sensitizing of the FRPs.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImidazolidinylUrea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImidazolidinylUrea</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DiazolidinylUrea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiazolidinylUrea</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polyoxymethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyoxymethylene</span></a> urea, are found in shampoo, conditioner, blush, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EyeShadow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EyeShadow</span></a>, and lotion and are all known human <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/allergens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allergens</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Imidazolidinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Imidazolidinyl</span></a> urea is one of the most common <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antimicrobial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antimicrobial</span></a> agents used in personal care products and is often combined with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/parabens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parabens</span></a> to provide a broad spectrum preservative system. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Diazolidinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diazolidinyl</span></a> urea releases the most formaldehyde of any FRP.</p><p>"Sodium <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hydroxymethylglycinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydroxymethylglycinate</span></a> is found in shampoo, moisturizer, conditioner, and lotion. Animal studies have shown that sodium hydroxymethylglycinate has the potential for sensitization and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dermatitis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dermatitis</span></a>.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bromopol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bromopol</span></a> is found in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nail</span></a> Polish, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/makeup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>makeup</span></a> remover, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/moisturizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moisturizer</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BodyWash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BodyWash</span></a>. Bromopol is considered safe in concentrations less than 0.1%, but cannot be found in formulations with the FRP amine. Mixing bromopol and amines produce <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nitrosamines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nitrosamines</span></a> which have been found to penetrate the skin and cause <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Glyoxal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Glyoxal</span></a> is found in conditioner, lotion, nail polish and nail treatment. CIR Expert Panel has declared that glyoxal is a skin allergen.</p><p>Regulations</p><p>"Banned from use in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmetics</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toiletries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toiletries</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a>; in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a>, restricted in personal care products, and labeling is required in products that do contain these chemicals; concentration restrictions in Canada. The EU allows the use of Quaternium-15 up to 0.2% as a preservative in cosmetic products.</p><p>How to Avoid?</p><p>Read labels and avoid products containing the following ingredients: Formaldehyde, quaternium-15, dimethyl-dimethyl (DMDM) hydantoin, imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea, sodium hydroxymethylglycinate, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (bromopol). In addition, choose nail products that are labeled formaldehyde-free or “toxic-trio-free” (formaldehyde, toluene and DBP). Skip hair-smoothing products—especially those sold in salons, as salon-based products are exempt from labeling laws. Don’t use expired cosmetic products or store cosmetic products in the sun because this can cause more formaldehyde to be released."</p><p><a href="https://www.safecosmetics.org/chemicals/formaldehyde/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">safecosmetics.org/chemicals/fo</span><span class="invisible">rmaldehyde/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReadTheLabels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadTheLabels</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumerism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PersonalCareProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalCareProducts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organic</span></a> materials discovered on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> may have originated from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atmospheric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atmospheric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/formaldehyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formaldehyde</span></a>, according to new research, marking a step forward in our understanding of the possibility of past life on the Red <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planet</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2024/02/sn02282401.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2024/02/sn02282401.</span><span class="invisible">html</span></a></p>
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