The Composite Panel Association (CPA) recently submitted extensive public comments criticizing EPA’s proposed formaldehyde emissions regulations, claiming it is ignoring specific Congressional directives and the established model in use by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The proposed rules, released for public comment in May, are intended to implement the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed two rules it says will help protect Americans from exposure to formaldehyde. The rules aim to ensure that composite wood products produced domestically or imported into the U.S. meet the formaldehyde-emission standards established by Congress. “The proposed regulations announced today reflect EPA’s continued efforts to protect the […]