Tell Media: Don’t Downplay Formaldehyde Health Risks

New reporting reveals that political appointees at the EPA overrode scientific findings about the dangers of formaldehyde — a toxic chemical linked to cancer — weakening a risk assessment meant to protect public health. Career scientists raised alarms, but their concerns were sidelined.

Too often, coverage of chemical safety disputes treats this kind of interference as routine bureaucracy rather than a serious breakdown in science-based governance. When media fails to emphasize what’s at stake — real health risks for workers and families — the public is left uninformed and unprotected.

Add your name to demand that media outlets cover environmental health threats with urgency, center scientific evidence, and raise clear concerns when politics overrides public safety.