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 to Rep. Bass: Where Is Your Plan For MTBE Relief?
When Rep. Charles Bass (R-NH) voted in favor of lawsuit immunity for drinking water pollutersand against the interests of his own constituents and thousands of communities nationwide he claimed he...
Conflict of Interest: Minn. Official Tied to 3M Drags Feet on Teflon Testing
EWG sent this letter to Sheryl Corrigan, Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. A Minnesota Public Radio investigation raised concerns about Corrigan's priorities with regard to 3M...
Update to EWG petition to EPA concerning DuPont's response to EPA's inquiry of possible TSCA Section 8(e) substantial risk reporting violations
NOTE: 12 AUGUST 2004 | DuPont is continuing to make the same excuses to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on their violations of federal law. This analysis by EWG of DuPont's 2003 response to...
Third TSCA 8(e) Petition - DuPont Suppresses Teflon Blood Study
NOVEMBER 17, 2004 — The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has uncovered evidence that DuPont is suppressing new study results that show significant health risks from their Teflon ingredient PFOA (C8)...
EWG Thanks Hedstrom
Susan Meek Vice-President of Licensing & Communications Hedstrom Corporation 3436 North Kennicott Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Dear Susan, I am writing to thank you for Hedstroms laudable step of...
EWG Letter to EPA Administrator Johnson Regarding Perchlorate
Download the PDF of this letter. March 29, 2007 Stephen L. Johnson Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Dear...
EWG Letter to EPA: Conflict of Interest on Advisory Board
EWG is disturbed to learn that Dennis C. Paustenbach is on the "Short List" of potential appointees to the Asbestos Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board. EPA's Ispecifies that appointees to the...
EWG Letter to FDA regarding Melamine
Download this letter in PDF format. May 4, 2007 Dr. David Acheson Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection U.S. Food and Drug Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20857 Dear Dr...
EWG Letter to Panel
February 28, 2007 David A. Schwartz, M.D. Director National Toxicology Program National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P.O. Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Fax: 919.541.2260...
EWG Letter to EPA
January 4, 2007 Mr. Jim Jones, Director Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code 7510P 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Dear Mr. Jones, Four years...
EWG Letter to Harvard President Bok
42 CFR Parts 50 and 93 [PDF] October 11, 2006 Derek Bok, J.D. President Harvard University Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Dear President Bok: I am writing to inform you of an apparent...
EWG Letter to Harvard President Bok
October 11, 2006 Derek Bok, J.D. President Harvard University Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Dear President Bok: I am writing to inform you of an apparent violation of federal rules by...
EWG Comments to FDA on Nano-Scale Ingredients in Cosmetics
EWG submits comments to FDA on the need for a public process to identify and evaluate the safety of nanomaterials in cosmetics. Recommendations to FDA include the need to identify nano-scale materials...
EWG Challenges Paustenbach to Come Clean
Dear Dr. Paustenbach: We were stunned to read in The Scientist your rationale for hiding the funding source of the chromium-6 article under the names of JianDong Zhang and ShuKun Li in the April 1997...
Letter to Society of Toxicology
EWG is a non-profit public health watchdog organization. We are writing to alert you that a current Society of Toxicology (SOT) member, Dr. Dennis Paustenbach, has committed a serious violation of the...
Letter to JOEM: Retract fraudulent chromium-6 paper
In December, EWG outlined the environmental consulting firm ChemRisk's violated the ethical standards of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) with their activities surrounding...
EWG Letter to the FDA Re: Benzene
February 28, 2006 Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D. Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs U.S. Food and Drug Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Dear Dr. von Eschenbach: We have recently...
EWG Asks Five States, Does Your Tap Water Contain Teflon Chemicals?
A preliminary Environmental Working Group (EWG) survey identified the following manufacturing facilities that use the Teflon chemical PFOA in their operations: Dyneon in Aston, PA; Clariant in...
EWG Supports EPA's Decision to Suspend CHEERS
January 24, 2005 Stephen L. Johnson Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency 1102A USEPA Headquarters Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Dear Deputy...
Farm Policy for the Rest of Us
Kenneth A. Cook Speech to The American Bankers Association Agricultural Bankers Annual Meeting Minneapolis, Minnesota November 16, 2004 "Most people not on the receiving end of farm program payments...