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Congress Continues Scrutiny of Discriminatory USDA Practices
WASHINGTON, DC - Today a subcommittee for Congress’s Committee on Oversight and Government Reform convened a hearing on “Management of Civil Rights at the United States Department of Agriculture”. The...
Major Study of Teflon Chemical in People Suggests Harm To Immune System, Liver, Thyroid
A chemical used to make Teflon, food wrappers and dozens of other products may harm the immune system, liver and thyroid and cause higher cholesterol in children, according to the initial findings of...
EWG Warns Senate Over Rocket Fuel in Nation's Drinking Water
For almost 50 years, the federal government, defense contractors and the chemical industry have worked together to block public health protections against a component of rocket fuel that can disrupt...
Mining Surge Near Colorado River Threatens Drinking Water For 25 Million
Mining claims near the Colorado River have doubled in the last five years, raising fears that the West's most important waterway – a source of drinking water to 25 million people – could become...
As Congress Finalizes Farm Bill Deal EWG Lists Recipients of Controversial Direct Payment Subsidies for 2007
By any measure, 2007 was a banner year for farmers of grain, soybeans and cotton, as high prices for their crops earned them record net income, even after they paid skyrocketing costs for fuel...
EWG To Congress: Overhaul Nation’s Lax Chemical Laws
In a welcome first step toward fundamental reforms to the way toxic chemicals are reviewed and then used in consumer products, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held its first...
Formula Makers Pressed to Remove Toxic Chemical From Containers
Environmental Working Group (EWG) renewed its call for all infant formula makers to remove the toxic chemical BPA from their containers in light of recent actions by the governments of the United...
Canada Moves Toward BPA Ban; Wal-Mart Will Pull All BPA-Laced Items
A day after the world's largest retailer announced plans to pull all products containing the toxic chemical BPA from store shelves, Canada began moving forward with a total ban of the toxic chemical.
Polluted Pets
In the first study of its kind, Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that companion cats and dogs are polluted with even higher levels of many of the same synthetic industrial chemicals that...
Federal Health Agency Reverses Course, Increases Concern Over Toxic Infant Formula Contaminant
In a dramatic development, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) raised concerns that the toxic plastics chemical known as Bisphenol A (BPA) may be linked to a number of serious reproductive and...
In Recession, Big Bucks for Big Farms
Over the next few weeks, some American couples will get $1,200 of their own money back from Washington. This is the maximum, one-time tax rebate Congress provided last February in their desperate...
Mining Threats to Grand Canyon and Crested Butte Halted
As pressure mounts to overhaul the antiquated 1872 Mining Law, two high-profile mining operations have come to a halt - one along the south rim of the Grand Canyon, and the other right above the...
Congress Threatens FDA With Subpoenas on Approval of Baby Formula Contaminant
Late yesterday the two top investigators from the House Committee with oversight of FDA threatened subpoenas if information detailing FDA's decision allowing the toxic chemical BPA in infant formula...
EPA Convenes Panel To Strip Safety Standards That Protect Kids From Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Three weeks after the launch of a major Congressional investigation into conflicts of interest compromising EPA expert review panels and the revelation that EPA, at the request of the chemical...
Congress to Chemical Industry: You’re Under Investigation
The powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee today launched a landmark investigation into the chemical industry lobby group, The American Chemistry Council (ACC). In a letter to ACC President Jack...
CDC: Americans Carry ‘Body Burden’ of Toxic Sunscreen Chemical
The bodies of nearly all Americans are contaminated with a sunscreen chemical that has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage, according to a new study from the Centers for...
FDA Cites Discredited Industry Science in Justifying High Levels of Contaminants in Infant Formula
In response to a congressional inquiry, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admitted that it based its determination that current levels of BPA exposure pose no health risks on two studies...
Dingell, Stupak Investigating Corruption of Science Panels at EPA
Two powerful chairmen of the House committee that oversees the EPA are launching an investigation into the chemical industry's undue influence on Agency panels that recommend critical public health...
The New West: Mine Claims Crowd Booming Cities
Soaring prices for gold, copper, and uranium have sparked an explosion of mining claims that are encroaching on booming cities, sprawling suburbs, small towns and rural recreation havens throughout...
Caving to Industry Pressure, EPA Fires Chair of Chemical Panel
Under pressure from chemical industry lobbyists, the Bush Administration fired the chair of an expert science panel at the Environmental Protection Agency that was evaluating the safety of a...