The Trump admin official leading EPA’s research office took part in conversations about a health assessment of formaldehyde even while planning to recuse himself from the issue because of his previous work for one of the country's biggest producers of it
The Trump administration official leading the Environmental Protection Agency’s research office
“The timing of this doesn’t pass the sniff test. It really does appear he wanted to weigh in on the formaldehyde issue for as long as he could,” he added. However, ethics experts say that because Dunlap's recusal was voluntary, officials would have little recourse even if they determined he had violated his agreement.
Nancy Beck, then the top political official in EPA’s chemical safety office, writing: "As promised. I may also have some additional language that could be helpful. I will look for it and deliver before Thanksgiving.” has fiercely fought the formaldehyde assessment. Dunlap replied, “Thanks. I was aware. Have a good time.” Ethics experts say even this level of involvement would constitute a violation of the recusal.Sign UpBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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