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170 Million Americans Drink Radioactive Tap Water
Drinking water for more than 170 million Americans in all 50 states contains radioactive elements that may increase the risk of cancer, according to an EWG investigation released today.
Des Moines Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Iowa’s Nitrate-Contaminated Tap Water
In 2015, Des Moines Water Works sued upstream counties to reduce manure and fertilizer runoff into the city's drinking water supply, drawing attention to nitrate pollution. But nitrate contaminates...
Pruitt Set to Slash EPA Scientists, Public Health Experts by Half
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's mission to decimate the agency he heads is on track, as he works to eliminate roughly 50 percent of its scientists, researchers and others...
Regulators’ Rejection of Coal and Nuclear Bailout a Big Win for Consumers, Renewable Energy
Federal regulators' rejection today of the White House's scheme to prop up the coal and nuclear power industries is a big win for electricity customers and renewable energy, said EWG President Ken...
If Scott Pruitt Becomes Attorney General, Corporate Polluters Would Be Treated Like Jaywalkers
If Scott Pruitt becomes attorney general, he'd treat corporate criminal polluters like jaywalkers, said Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook.
Asbestos-Laced Makeup Latest Example of Children’s Products Contaminated with Deadly Fiber
The troubling news about the presence of asbestos in children's makeup is the latest example of the deadly fiber contaminating imported products marketed toward children, said Environmental Working...
Mass Exodus of EPA Experts Tasked to Protect the Public from Toxic Chemicals, Contaminated Water
A report today by the New York Times and ProPublica describes in stark detail the impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's disregard of science and scientists, and...
Brain Damaging Pesticide Scott Pruitt Left in Hands of Agribusiness Found in Hundreds of Food Samples
The federal Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, recently released test results that found the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos in more than 300 food samples.
Trump EPA Indefinitely Delays Bans on Deadly Chemicals
The Trump Administration last week proposed to indefinitely delay proposed bans of high-risk uses of three toxic chemicals: Methylene chloride and N-Methylpyrrolidone, or NMP, in paint strippers and...
Pruitt Terminates No-Bid Contract with GOP ‘Media Monitoring’ Firm 24 Hours After EWG and American Oversight Call for Inquiry
Less than 24 hours after American Oversight and Environmental Working Group called on the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General to investigate the agency's no-bid contract with a...
EWG, American Oversight Call for EPA IG Investigation Into No-Bid Contract with GOP Consulting Firm
Non-partisan watchdog group American Oversight and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) today called for the Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General to immediately investigate the agency...
Scott Pruitt’s Taxpayer Spending Tab Mounts: $120K For GOP Opposition Research Firm to Track News Media
The Environmental Protection Agency spent $120,000 to hire a Republican opposition research and PR firm – the latest example of Administrator Scott Pruitt's questionable spending, which has already...
Toyota Asked to Issue Massive Recall On “Partnership” Claimed by EPA Chief
The Environmental Working Group is urging Toyota to reject a partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, because EPA chief Scott Pruitt's plan to "evaluate management practices" is cover for...
Controversial Trump Nominee for Top Chemical Safety Position at EPA Withdraws from Consideration
Michael Dourson, who President Trump nominated to run the chemical safety division at the Environmental Protection Agency, withdrew his name from consideration after it was clear there were not enough...
Pruitt’s $25,000 Phone Booth Under Investigation by EPA Inspector General
The Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency announced an investigation into EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's use of nearly $25,000 in taxpayer dollars to purchase a customized secure...
EPA’s Pruitt Says “Hard to Predict” How Much Time He Spends in Secure Phone Booth
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt couldn't say how much of his work to safeguard public health and natural resources he conducts from his new $25,000 secure phone booth.
Exposed: Rick Perry's Coal Bailout Scheme Was Murray Energy's Idea
Pruitt: Red Team-Blue Team Debate, Climate Deniers Versus Science, Coming Soon
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt said today his “red team-blue team” debate, pitting climate change deniers against scientists who accept the facts about global warming, could be...
EWG, American Oversight Demand Answers on Dourson’s Work at EPA
Nonpartisan watchdog American Oversight and the Environmental Working Group today announced a joint investigation to determine if controversial toxicologist Michael Dourson has violated ethics rules...
Clean Power Plan Hearing is Trump’s Latest Desperate Act to Save Dying Coal Industry
For the only public hearing on the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, the Trump administration picked a location where residents are sure to support the desperate attempt to save the dying coal...
