NAS Unveils Formaldehyde Panel Despite GOP Criticisms Over Alleged Bias

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has provisionally selected the panel that will peer review the Biden administration’s draft assessment of the risks of workplace and other exposures to formaldehyde, despite calls from GOP lawmakers who had sought additional scrutiny on whether the panel selection process and staff are impartial. NAS announced Aug. 5 that it has provisionally selected a 13-member committee to review EPA’s draft Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment of formaldehyde and will accept public comment on...