Articles by Scott Faber

Dourson’s Defeat a Big Win for Public Health

There were plenty of good reasons to oppose President Trump's nomination of Michael Dourson to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency. Dourson, who was opposed by public health...

Beauty and the Beast: Fix Broken Cosmetics Law with Real Reform, Not Loopholes

Federal law on cosmetics and other personal care products is badly broken and has not been updated for nearly 80 years.

Trump Chemical Safety Nominee Sparks Widespread Concern

President Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency has raised widespread concern among public health, reproductive health, labor, business and environmental...

Nutrition Facts Delay: Latest Salvo in Trump’s War on Food

The Trump administration delayed a long-awaited update to nutrition labels on packaged food Friday, launching yet another assault in its war on good food policy.

Top 10 Reasons to Reject Trump’s Chemical Safety Nominee

Next week, a key Senate committee will consider the nomination of Michael Dourson to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency. Here are the top 10 reasons senators should reject...

Chemical Safety Nominee Weakened Standards for ‘Popcorn Lung’ Food Additive

Here's yet another dangerous chemical that Michael Dourson, President Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency, helped greenwash: diacetyl, a food additive...

The Ugly Truth: How Trump’s EPA Nominee Greenwashed a Carcinogen in Cosmetics

Before he became President Trump's nominee to oversee the nation's chemical safety, Michael Dourson sought to dramatically weaken the safety standard for 1,4-dioxane, a chemical linked to cancer that...

Junk Rocket Science: How Trump’s EPA Nominee Greenwashed Brain-Damaging Chemical

Before he became President Trump's pick to oversee the nation's chemical safety, Michael Dourson argued for a weak drinking water standard for a rocket fuel chemical that impairs babies' developing...

Unlimited Subsidies for Corn, None for Health Care Coverage

When it comes to farm subsidies, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., says his farmers should “receive the long-term certainty they deserve.”

Trapped on Monsanto’s Chemical Treadmill: Dicamba Debacle Shows Folly of Herbicide Arms Race

More than 3 million acres of soybeans and other crops were damaged when a herbicide called dicamba drifted onto their fields, according to a just-published report in The Washington Post on the “arms...

Trump at 6 Months: An Unprecedented Assault on Children’s Health

President Trump said last week that in his first months in office he has accomplished "more ... than practically any president in history." His claim is not supported by the facts, but at the six...

Thousands of Adults and Children Lost Their Hair. Will Anything Change?

Almost two years ago, EWG first reported that more than 17,000 women and girls had lost some or all of their hair after using a shampoo advertised by celebrity hair stylist Chaz Dean and sold by one...

FDA: Vomiting, Burning and Pain From Using Baby Wipes, Other Kids’ Cosmetics

Vomiting. Burning sensation. Pain. These are some of the effects children as young as 5 months experienced after using cosmetics and other personal care products, according to data collected by the...

Hundreds of Kids' Cosmetics Products May Contain Hidden Carcinogen

More than 200 personal care products marketed to children and babies may contain 1,4-dioxane, a common contaminant that is a likely carcinogen.

6 Steps Toward the Greenest Farm Bill Ever

What would it take to make the 2018 federal Farm Bill the best ever for public health and the environment?

Trump’s EPA Ignores Hidden Carcinogen Lurking in Cosmetics

The Trump administration's proposal to study 1,4-dioxane excludes exposures from personal care products – even though an EWG analysis found that thousands of shampoos, soaps, lotions, sunscreens...

Trump’s Toxic Turn on Chemical Safety

President Trump has already methodically weakened efforts to protect Americans from toxic chemicals, but things are about to get much worse.

Trump’s Full-Scale War on Food

President Trump is waging a full-scale campaign to roll back decades of progress toward making America's food safer, healthier and more clearly labeled.

Trump’s Budget Unites Farmers and Foodies

President Trump's budget request managed to do something few could have imagined: unite farmers and foodies.

What Do These Regulatory Rollback Champions Have in Common? Anti-Consumer Donors.

Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., have two things in common.