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Tests Find PFAS Chemicals in Cosmetics at ‘Elevated Levels’
A new study from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency found toxic fluorinated, or PFAS, chemicals at high levels in nearly one-third of the cosmetics products it tested.
Calif. Bill Would Ban Cosmetics With Chemicals Linked to Cancer or Reproductive Harm
Landmark legislation introduced today would ban the use in cosmetics sold in California of 20 highly toxic chemicals known to cause cancer, reproductive harm or hormone disruption.
Cheap With His Own Money, Not Ours: Pruitt Had Sweetheart Rental Deal With Energy Lobbyist’s Wife
According to press reports, for the first six months of 2017, Pruitt paid $50 a night to rent space in a Capitol Hill condo, paying only for the nights he actually slept there. The condo is co-owned...
GAO: Pruitt Broke Law in Buying $43K Private Phone Booth
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's use of $43,000 in taxpayer funds for a private phone booth broke federal law, according to a report today from the federal Government...
At Pruitt’s EPA, Stricter Limits to Protect Americans from Toxic Fluorinated Chemicals are ‘Nightmare’
EWG Applauds Lowe’s for Protecting Public from Dangerous Paint Stripping Chemicals
The national home improvement chain Lowe's announced this week it will begin removing two highly toxic chemicals from its paint stripping products, with the phaseout to be completed by the end of this...
Ahead of Farm Bill Markup, EWG Urges Senate to Back Grassley’s Subsidy Reform Efforts
On Wednesday, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, will offer an amendment to the Senate farm bill that would tighten requirements for farm subsidies. The Environmental Working Group urged support for...
Chair of Senate Environment Panel to Call Scott Pruitt to Testify on Scandals
Republican chairman of the Senate committee with oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency plans to call the agency's embattled chief Scott Pruitt to testify over scandals.
Senate Committee Moves to Force Release of Water Contamination Study Blocked by Scott Pruitt, White House
The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a key spending bill today that includes report language requiring the Trump administration to release a key chemical contamination study it buried.
Suspect Salads
Report: Superbugs Found in More Than Three-Fourths of U.S. Supermarket Meat
The latest round of tests by federal scientists found antibiotic-resistant bacteria on nearly 80 percent of supermarket meat in 2015, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Working Group.
Trump’s Scheme to Repeal Clean Power Plan Means More Kids with Asthma, More Early Deaths, Dirtier Air
EWG Applauds Drinking Water Focus for Next COVID Stimulus Bill
EWG today applauded House leaders for making drinking water pollution a priority for the next COVID stimulus bill.
Despite Link to COVID-19 Deaths, Trump EPA Refuses To Strengthen Soot Standards
Ignoring his own scientists and public health advocates, Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler refused today to tighten federal standards for soot emitted from auto tailpipes and...
COVID-19 Bill Fails To Protect Workers and Hungry Families
Here is a statement by Scott Faber, senior vice president for the Environmental Working Group, on the $484 billion COVID-19 bill currently under consideration by Congress.
EWG Applauds Introduction of Minnesota State Water Well Testing Bill H.F. 3950
After issuing back-to-back reports highlighting the increasing threat nitrate pollution from agriculture poses to Minnesotans' sourcing of drinking water from private wells, the Midwest office of the...
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This Summer, EWG Will Monitor Expected Surge in Toxic Algae Blooms
With peak toxic algae bloom season underway, the Environmental Working Group is releasing an updated map of all algae outbreaks reported in the U.S. since 2010. In coming months, the map will be...
Clean Water Report Card
At the heart of the nation's Clean Water Act is a system of permits that determines how much pollution every factory, machine shop, electric utility, sewage treatment plant or other polluter can dump into the nation's waters. These permits, which set the terms for all of the nation's water pollution, are tailored to the size of the polluter, the toxicity or threat of the pollution, the technology
Court Documents Reveal Woefully Lax Inspections of NC Factory Farms
Court documents obtained by the Environmental Working Group detail shockingly lax oversight by state inspectors of North Carolina's animal factory farms.
EWG Report: Small Rural Communities Bear Costly Burden of Nitrate Pollution of Tap Water
Tap water across the nation is contaminated with an agricultural pollutant linked to cancer, and the problem is worst in small communities that can least afford to fix it, according to a new EWG...
Des Moines Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Iowa’s Nitrate-Contaminated Tap Water
In 2015, Des Moines Water Works sued upstream counties to reduce manure and fertilizer runoff into the city's drinking water supply, drawing attention to nitrate pollution. But nitrate contaminates...
NYT: Trump EPA Won’t Limit Rocket Fuel Chemical in Drinking Water
In defiance of a federal court order, the Trump administration will not adopt any limits on perchlorate, a rocket fuel chemical associated with brain damage in infants and young children.
Congress Should Tap CCC Funds to Protect Farmworkers
To protect farmworkers from the risks posed by COVID-19 and support food supply chains, Congress should tap funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to ensure farmworkers are protected.
