Articles by Melanie Benesh, Scott Faber
Beauty and the Beast: Fix Broken Cosmetics Law with Real Reform, Not Loopholes
EWG Comments on Scoping of First 10 Chemicals Under TSCA Review
Attached are EWG’s comments on how the EPA should scope the first 10 chemicals it will review under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act.
A Sticky History: Trump Chemical Safety Nominee’s Record With DuPont and Teflon
Rise in Imports of Personal Care Products May Pose Health Risk
According to a New York Times story published today [link], contaminants such as mercury, lead and bacteria, and other banned ingredients, are showing up in an alarming number of imported personal...
New Chemical Safety Rules Show Industry Influence Inside EPA
Chemical lobbyists are reportedly “satisfied” with and “optimistic” over the Environmental Protection Agency's new rules for implementation of the nation's primary chemical safety law.
Chemical Industry Shill Nominated to Lead EPA Toxics Program
In May, EWG reported that former chemical industry bigwig Nancy Beck was the scariest Trump appointee you've never heard of. We may have spoken too soon.
Doctors Agree: It’s Time for Tighter Regulation of Personal Care Products
Last week the prestigious Journal of American Medical Association, or JAMA, published two important articles online about personal care products – one finding higher than average reports of adverse...
The Scariest Trump Appointee You’ve Never Heard Of
The Trump administration just appointed a chemical industry bigwig to a high-level chemical safety position at the Environmental Protection Agency as Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Office of...
Another Stain on Pruitt’s Record: Mahard’s Chicken Manure Spill
A poultry waste lagoon subject to Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt's oversight overflowed after a storm in early 2015, fouling nearby creeks and lakes with chicken manure.
Did Scott Pruitt Lie to the Senate?
EWG Investigates: Scott Pruitt’s Bogus Green Claims
Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, claims that as Oklahoma attorney general he achieved a “historic agreement” to clean up chicken manure...
A Pro-Industry EPA Could Undermine New Chemical Safety Law
By releasing the first 10 chemicals to be reviewed under the new federal chemical safety law, the Environmental Protection Agency reminds us of what's at stake – and how decisions made by the incoming...
EWG's Statement on EPA’s Fast Track Action on PBT Chemicals
Environmental Working Group released the following statement today in response to EPA's decision to fast track review of five persistent bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals, or PBTs. This action is...
EWG Comments on Prioritizing Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under New TSCA
The new requirements under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act will for the first time require the Environmental Protection Agency to systematically review existing...
EWG Comments on Chemical Risk Evaluation Procedures Under New TSCA
EWG has spent over a decade advocating for reforms to strengthen the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA should use its expanded authority to create a robust, data-driven risk evaluation process...
EWG’s Statement on FDA’s Finalized ‘GRAS Rule’
EWG Legislative Attorney Melanie Benesh issued the following statement today in response to the federal Food and Drug Administration's announcement Friday that it finalized its rule governing...
New TSCA Bill Falls Short of Protecting Americans From Toxic Chemicals
While the new version of the Toxic Substance Control Act, or TSCA, that is likely headed to President Obama's desk includes some important improvements, the bill falls short of adequately protecting...
Is TSCA Rewrite Better than Current Law?
For months we've watched to see if the chemical safety bills moving through Congress would be better than current law. It's a low bar, because the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976, or TSCA, is...
Will New Chemical Law Hide the Fracking Industry’s Toxic Secrets?
The makeup of hydraulic fracturing fluid – the slurry of chemicals, sand and water injected deep underground to free petroleum deposits trapped by bedrock – is a closely guarded secret of the oil and...
Will New Toxics Law Keep Chemical Industry’s Dirty Secrets?
In lab testing, one chemical, we'll call it “chemical X,” was linked to decreased fertility and changes in the lungs, spleen, stomach, intestines and vagina; and in some cases even death. What...
