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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Testimony of Deborah Rice, Ph.D.
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Science Under Siege: Scientific Integrity and the Environmental Protection Agency Download PDF file of...
EWG Comments on the FDA's Draft Assessment of Bisphenol A (BPA)
Comments to the BPA Subcommittee Chair, Office of Science and Health Coordination, Food and Drug Administration on the FDA's draft assessment of Bisphenol A (BPA).
EWG Questions FDA Verdict on Plastic Chemical
FDA’s Flawed Assessment of Bisphenol A Safety Underscores the Need for State and Federal Legislation An Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis of FDA’s draft assessment of BPA revealed a number of...
EPA Needs to Set Enforceable Standards for Currently Unregulated Drinking Water Pollutants
Comments to the Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (SAB), Public Teleconference on the EPA SAB Drinking Water Committee report on EPA's draft Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate...
EWG Letter to EPA
Download PDF file. July 7, 2008 Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P) Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Washington, DC 20460-0001 Regarding...
Science Review Reveals West Va. Agency Policy Contradicted by Fed, Industry Research
A review of federal and industry science on the toxic industrial chemical commonly called C8 (perflouroctanoic acid, used to make Teflon) reveals that water pollution policy by the West Virginia...
EWG Urges Drinking Water Standards for Teflon Chemical
By Olga V. Naidenko, PhD EWG Senior Scientist Download this letter[PDF] May 21, 2008 Water Docket (2822T) Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Washington, DC 20460 Regarding...
EWG Supports California BPA assessments
Click to download PDF file. April 17, 2008 Ms. Cynthia Oshita Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Proposition 65 Implementation P.O. Box 401 1001 I Street, 19th Floor Sacramento, CA 95812...
Letter Supporting Farm Bill Proposed $4.951 Billion Conservation Increase
Download this letter as a PDF March 21, 2008 The Honorable Harry M. Reid Majority Leader The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman Committee on Agriculture...
California May Roll Back Cuts in Consumer Product Pollution
EWG urges the California Air Resources Board to reverse a proposal that would weaken safety and anti-smog standards for cleaning products, cosmetics and other household products.
More Civil Rights Trouble at USDA: GAO Investigators Kicked Out of Offices
WASHINGTON, March 3 – Last week, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials ordered auditors from the Government Accountability Office out of their offices, and ordered USDA employees not to speak with...
EWG Applauds Today’s Action by House Panel on Landmark Asbestos Legislation
WASHINGTON - Legislation before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials would go a long way toward ending the scourge of asbestos disease and mortality in the...
EWG Applauds Today’s Action by House Panel on Landmark Asbestos Legislation
Download a PDF of this report and statement For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 28, 2008 Contact: EWG Public Affairs (202) 667-6982 WASHINGTON - Legislation before the House Energy and Commerce...
EWG Supports Maryland Bill for Safer Children's Products
STATEMENT OF JANE HOULIHAN Vice President for Research, Environmental Working Group Hearing on House Bill 56: Phthalates and Bisphenol-A - Prohibitions - Toys and Child Care Articles Before the...
EWG To California: Control Toxic Fumes from Household Products
EWG urged the California Air Resources Board to set strict, health-based standards for cleaning products, cosmetics and other consumer goods.
EWG calls for Investigation of Nursery Water
Download this letter and its attachment as a PDF, or read the news release. February 1, 2008 Lydia B. Parnes, Director Bureau of Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue...
EWG Urges Gov't Panel to Embrace Scientific Research Showing BPA’s Potential Impacts on Human Health
Download a PDF of the letter below, plus attachment. January 25, 2008 Dr. Michael D. Shelby Director Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction National Institute of Environmental Health...
Letter to Hill: Finish National Workplace Exposure Study for Nurses
Download this letter as a PDF. Read the accompanying news release. January 8, 2008 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chair Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate...
Statement: Washington Post "Backward in the Senate"
Charles Lane uncorked this beaut last week, after the Dorgan-Grassley and Klobuchar amendments went down. It's a fitting contribution to the legacy of the late Peter Milius, who roared on the Post's...
Protecting Public Health from Phthalates Will Require Consideration of Cumulative Risks
To the National Research Council Committee on the Health Risks of Phthalates Download PDF December 18, 2007 Thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the Environmental Working Group (EWG)...