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EWG Letter to the Food Companies in Opposition to H.R. 5

Below is the text of a letter from EWG and other environmental health non-governmental organizations to food companies in opposition of H.R. 5, the so-called Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017...
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food & Water

EWG: Trump’s Policies Endanger Drinking Water for Rural Americans

President Trump's actions during his first 100 days in office will put the drinking water for millions of rural Americans in jeopardy, noted EWG senior vice president for government affairs, Scott...

Toxic Chemicals
Food & Water
Food & Water

In Continued Assault on Public Safety, Key Senate Panel Approves ‘License to Kill’ Bill

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed the so-called Regulatory Accountability Act today, sending the proposal to the full Senate. The bill, dubbed the “License to Kill...

Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy
Household & Consumer Products

Trump Proposal Puts Americans at Greater Risk from Toxic Chemicals

President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt have determined protecting the public from notorious cancer-causing chemicals like asbestos and 1,4-dioxane is far less...

Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water

EWG Testimony to the Senate Agriculture Committee on Organic Agriculture’s Place in the 2018 Farm Bill

Below is testimony submitted for the record to the Senate Agriculture Committee for the hearing “Opportunities in Global and Local Markets, Specialty Crops, and Organics: Perspectives for the 2018...

Energy

Congressional Testimony: Hearing on The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007

Download "Statement of Dusty Horwitt, JD" PDF file EWG analyst Dusty Horwitt testified July 26, 2007 before a subcomittee of the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee that speculative...
Farming & Agriculture
Conservation

EWG: Sen. Casey’s Conservation Bill Would Expand Protection of Drinking Water Sources from Agriculture Pollution

Proposal Would Triple Number of Farm Acres Eligible for USDA Conservation Program FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2018 WASHINGTON – The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act, introduced today by...
Asbestos

EWG Letter in Support of the Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007

Download this letter as a PDF. The Honorable Barbara Boxer United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510-6175 July 30, 2007 Dear Madam...

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...

BPA Comments for OEHHA

Download PDF file November 27, 2007 Ms. Cynthia Oshita Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Proposition 65 Implementation P.O. Box 401 1001 I Street, 19th Floor Sacramento, CA 95812-4010...
Toxic Chemicals
Perchlorate
Food & Water
Water

Environmental Working Group Applauds House Vote on The Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2007 CONTACT: Jovana Ruzicic, EWG Public Affairs (202) 939-9144 WASHINGTON - Environmental Working Group (EWG) Senior Scientist, Anila Jacob, M.D., M.P.H., praised...
Research

Smokestacks and Smokescreens

Tens of thousands of people die prematurely each year from microscopic toxic particles in the air we breathe. To reduce particle pollution to safe levels, EPA has proposed updating the decade-old health standard for so-called “particulate matter”. According to the EPA, updated health standards, in combination with other ongoing pollution control initiatives, will save 35,000 lives each year (EPA

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: EPA/DuPont Deal Contradicts Sound Science and EPA Principles

Click to download this letter (PDF). The Honorable Lisa Jackson Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Dear...
Bug Repellent
Household & Consumer Products
Toxic Chemicals

EWG Says EPA Must Press Bug Repellent Companies To Give Users More Accurate Information

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a voluntary "repellency awareness graphic” that would be displayed on bug repellents. It represents a small step forward but falls short of...

Research

Share the Road

We all remember the thrill of riding our first bicycle as a child, and the new freedom it gave us. This year, more than 100 million Americans will go for a bicycle ride, and continue to enjoy the thrill as they pedal along with their families, commute to work on bicycles, or just ride around town. Each year, more Americans take to the road on bicycles than ever before. Ten million more Americans
Phthalates

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...
Farm Subsidies

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...

FDA Is Challenged on Toxic Chemical in Baby Bottles

Statement of Dr. Anila Jacob, M.D., M.P.H Senior Scientist, Environmental Working Group Statements by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to a congressional inquiry reveal that the...
Chromium-6
Food & Water
Water

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...
Cosmetics

Study: Almost Half Of All ‘Natural’ Personal Care Products Contain Known Carcinogen

For Immediate Release: March 14, 2008 Contact: EWG, Jovana Ruzicic, (202) 939 9144 WASHINGTON – A new report by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) released today found a toxic chemical linked to...
Farm Subsidies

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 testimony to the FDA's Science Board

Testimony by Olga V. Naidenko, Ph.D. to the FDA's Science Board regarding the FDA's draft risk assessment for BPA in food packaging.

Statement of Dusty Horwitt, JD

Oversight Hearing on Natural Gas Drilling in the New York City Watershed, Part II Before the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection Friday, December 12, 2008 at 10:00 a.m...