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Brianna Edson, a Mississippi resident, and her new dog Dixie in front of the travel trailer serving as their temporary home along with Brianna's mother Wendy (not pictured) at the Ingalls-Wright Emergency Group Site, in November 2005. (Mark Wolfe / FEMA)
Press Release: Victory May 31, 2018

June 1: No More Formaldehyde In Wood Products Made, Sold In U.S.

The new rules limit the amount of formaldehyde emitted from wood products produced domestically or imported from overseas
document March 13, 2018

Court Order Formaldehyde in Wood Products

Pursuant to stipulation and for good cause shown, the Court hereby orders: 1. The STAY of the Order dated February 16, 2018, Dkt 72, shall be lifted as of June…
Brianna Edson, a Mississippi resident, and her new dog Dixie in front of the travel trailer serving as their temporary home along with Brianna's mother Wendy (not pictured) at the Ingalls-Wright Emergency Group Site, in November 2005. (Mark Wolfe / FEMA)
Press Release: Victory March 13, 2018

Court Orders Compliance with Formaldehyde Safety Standards by June 1

Judge mandates compliance with formaldehyde limits for newly manufactured or imported wood products
document February 16, 2018

Formaldehyde in Wood Products Decision

Now before the Court are the motion for summary judgment filed by Plaintiffs Sierra Club and A Community Voice-Louisiana (“Plaintiffs”) and the cross-motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant Scott…
Among those who have suffered from unregulated formaldehyde use are families who found themselves in travel trailers and mobile homes supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency after disasters like Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ()
Press Release: Victory February 16, 2018

Judge Requires EPA to Enforce Formaldehyde Restrictions in Wood Products

Agency must expeditiously implement emissions standards
FEMA housed Hurricane Katrina victim Martha Hentor, 82, in this trailer in Gulfport, Mississippi. Some of the trailers FEMA provided to hurricane refugees emitted toxic levels of formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical. (Photo courtesy of John Fleck / FEMA)
Article December 12, 2017

Judge to EPA: Stop Stalling on Regulating Chemical That Sickened Katrina Refugees

The EPA keeps delaying enforcement of its formaldehyde rule, so we're taking the agency to court.
A FEMA trailer. Formaldehyde is a carcinogen that also causes or exacerbates respiratory ailments, and was blamed for numerous illnesses among Gulf Coast residents housed in travel trailers and mobile homes supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. (Mariel Carr Chemical Heritage Foundation / CC BY 3.0)
case October 31, 2017

Fighting for Restrictions of Hazardous Formaldehyde in Wood Products

document October 31, 2017

Formaldehyde in Wood Products Complaint

This action concerns two rules recently promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) implementing the Formaldehyde Standards in Composite Wood Products Act. 15 U.S.C. § 2697 (the “Formaldehyde Act,” codified…
A FEMA trailer. Formaldehyde is a carcinogen that also causes or exacerbates respiratory ailments, and was blamed for numerous illnesses among Gulf Coast residents housed in travel trailers and mobile homes supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. (Mariel Carr Chemical Heritage Foundation / CC BY 3.0)
Press Release October 31, 2017

Lawsuit Demands U.S. Restrictions on Formaldehyde in Wood Products

Groups claim EPA’s extension oversteps the agency’s authority and is illegal