Articles by Olga Naidenko, Ph.D.
EWG Comments to EPA on Registration Review for Paraquat Dichloride
Environmental Working Group submits comments to the EPA on the registration review for the pesticide paraquat dichloride, commonly called paraquat. EWG urges the EPA to revise the paraquat human risk...
Why EWG Standards for Drinking Water?
When it comes to drinking water, a passing grade from the government does not guarantee the water is safe.
EWG Comments to EPA on Registration Decision for Pesticide Imazalil
Environmental Working Group objects to the EPA’s proposed interim registration decision for the carcinogenic pesticide imazalil. EWG urges the EPA to protect children’s health from imazalil and to...
NGO Letter to California State Water Resources Control Board and the California Department of Social Services on AB 2370
EWG, along with Clean Water Action and more than a dozen co-signers, submitted comments to the California State Water Resources Control Board and the California Department of Social Services regarding...
EWG Comments on the EPA’s Proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Perchlorate
EWG objects to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed drinking water standard for perchlorate, a contaminant associated with harm to the thyroid. The EPA’s proposed legal limit of 56 parts per...
EWG Comments to EPA on Proposed Glyphosate Decision
Environmental Working Group objects to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed decision on glyphosate, the most heavily used pesticide in the U.S. The EPA’s decision to allow continued...
EWG Comments to EPA on the Registration Review for Pesticide Thiabendazole
Environmental Working Group submits comments to the EPA on the registration review for pesticide thiabendazole. EWG urges the EPA to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the cancer risks of...
Cancer Risks From Monsanto’s Weedkiller Deserve Further Scrutiny, Government Agency Says
A new analysis of Monsanto's signature herbicide, glyphosate, released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, gives weight...
Glyphosate Contamination in Food Goes Far Beyond Oat Products
Duke University Study: N.C. Residents Living Near Large Hog Farms Have Elevated Disease, Death Risks
EPA Ignores the Science, Dismisses the Risks to Children’s Health From Syngenta’s Atrazine
Cell Phones in Schools? France Says No, San Francisco Educators Urge Caution
As the school year begins, the movement to exercise caution in students' use of cell phones and other wireless devices is gaining international momentum.
How to Avoid 5 Food Additives that Harm Children’s Health
In a groundbreaking move this week, American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health warned of the risks chemical food additives pose to children's health.
‘A Civil Action’ Carcinogen Pollutes Tap Water Supplies for 14 Million Americans
Yet Another Reason for Your Kids to Unplug? Health Risks from Cellphone Radiation
Study: Consumer Product Safety Testing Misses Cancer Risks From Chemical Mixtures
Study: Premature Births Drop After Coal, Oil Power Plants Shut Down
The rate of premature births to California mothers living near coal and oil power plants dropped significantly after the plants were shut down, researchers from the University of California and Johns...
EWG Comments to NTP on Cellphone Radiation Study
EWG submits comments on the National Toxicology Program's draft technical reports on cellphone radio-frequency radiation. EWG finds that these studies are relevant to human health, and increase the...
Since the Lead Crisis, Reading Scores in Flint Drop Dramatically
Third-graders' reading scores in Flint, Mich., have dropped dramatically since the city's crisis of lead contamination in drinking water began, according to reports in the Detroit Free Press and The...
EPA Data: Tap Water in More Than 1,000 Communities Tainted With Lead Above Action Level
Tests by drinking water utilities serving 1.8 million Americans in 45 states detected lead above the Environmental Protection Agency's action level, according to EWG's analysis of the latest available...
