“The [formaldehyde] regulatory changes are happening at Beck and Dekleva’s direction, with their direct oversight and supervision, and with their approval of the final language,” said Kyla Bennett, a former EPA scientist now with the Public Employees for Responsibility non-profit. It works with whistleblowers and EPA employees to expose agency wrongdoing.
The industry attacks focused on two key pieces of science underpinning the strong formaldehyde regulations.