We've compiled and archived letters and other official correspondence from EWG to government agencies, elected officials, industry associations and companies.
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EWG comments on California DTSC's 2025 microplastics in consumer products research
Attached are EWG’s comments in support of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s 2025 microplastics in consumer products research.
EWG comments on the FDA’s ultra-processed foods request for information
Attached are EWG’s comments submitted in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s request for information to be used to develop a uniform definition of ultra-processed food.
Letter to Rachael Ray
Dear Ms. Ray, We are writing in response to your recent letter to California state lawmakers opposing Senate Bill 682, which would ban cookware containing the nonstick PFAS “forever chemical”...
EWG comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency July 2025 announcement regarding perchloroethylene regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act
Attached are EWG's submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on their July 2025 announcement regarding perchloroethylene regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
EWG comments to California DTSC to reiterate support on proposed inclusion of microplastics to the Candidate Chemicals List
Attached are EWG's submitted comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control to confirm continued support for the listing of microplastics to the state agency's Candidate Chemicals...
EWG comments on safer sunscreens to Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Attached are comments to the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in reference to safer sunscreens for the hearing “Legislative Proposals to Maintain and Improve the...
EWG comments to California Department of Pesticide Regulation on the process to identify priority pesticides
EWG submitted comments to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation on the agency's proposed process for pesticide prioritization.
EWG's comments recommending that the FDA adopt action levels for PFAS in food.
These comments are submitted on behalf of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in support of the citizen petition by the Tucson Environmental Justice Task Force (TEJTF) urging the FDA to set...
EWG comments to California Department of Pesticide Regulation on the proposed regulation for 1,3-dichloropropene
EWG submits comments to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation urging the agency to create one, unifying regulation, based on the risk assessment performed by the state's Office of...
EWG comments to California Department of Pesticide Regulation on the 2023 Draft Air Monitoring Network Report
EWG submits comments to California Department of Pesticide Regulation on the 2023 Draft Air Monitoring Network Report urging the agency to present the data within the air monitoring report in a more...
EWG letter to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council urging the ban the use of paraquat
Attached is EWG's letter to the Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, urging the EPA to take swift and decisive action to ban the use of paraquat.
EWG submits comments to USDA on the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program
EWG submits comments to the United States Department of Agriculture on the agency’s Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program.
EWG comments to EPA on paraquat dichloride
The Environmental Working group submits comments to the EPA on paraquat dicholoride, or paraquat, urging the agency to ban the use of this toxic herbicide.
EWG comments EPA on implementation strategies for EDSP
The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to strengthen the implementation strategies for the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, or...
EWG comments to the FDA on brominated vegetable oil in food
Attached are EWG's comments in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule to revoke the authorization for the use of brominated vegetable oil in food.
Coalition letter to Congress opposing efforts to block state and local pesticide laws
On September 19, 2023, 185 environmental organizations sent letters to the House and Senate urging both chambers to reject legislative proposals to preempt existing state and local laws and ordinances...
PFAS in drinking water
What did the EPA announce? The EPA just posted the results of water tests for 29 per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, in over 2,000 public water systems that provide tap water to...
EWG comments to EPA on chlormequat
The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency not to approve the first outdoor food uses of chlormequat chloride on oats and other crops...
EWG comments to California DTSC on proposed inclusion of microplastics to the Candidate Chemical List
Attached are EWG submitted comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control supporting the listing of microplastics to the state agency's Candidate Chemical List.
EWG comments to USDA on reforms to the prevented planting provision of the federal Crop Insurance Program
The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, urging the agency to reform the prevented...