Formaldehyde
Coverage of Formaldehyde in the Nexus archive.
- Louisiana communities are left in the dark on toxic air – and industry helped keep it that way
Louisiana communities near industrial facilities face toxic air exposure, but an industry-backed law limits the use of community-collected air data. Ten major polluters operate without public air monitors within five miles, and the state does not monitor three key carcinogens—ethylene oxide, chloroprene, and formaldehyde.
- Louisiana communities are left in the dark on toxic air — and industry helped keep it that way
Louisiana residents near industrial facilities face toxic air pollution with limited public monitoring. A 2023 industry-backed law restricted community-collected air data, and state monitors often lack proximity to major polluters or fail to test for key carcinogens like ethylene oxide, chloroprene, and formaldehyde.
- Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here’s how it attacks the body
Wildfire smoke causes tens of thousands of deaths annually by attacking nearly every human body system, leading to immediate health issues like asthma and heart attacks, long-term risks such as cancer and dementia, and harm to pregnant women. Climate change intensifies wildfires, increasing smoke exposure and health impacts globally.