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EWG Urges EPA to Ban Unnecessary Uses of Bee-Killing Pesticides
EWG and 122,210 supporters write to EPA’s pesticide office urging it to ban all unnecessary uses of neonicotinoid insecticides as it completes its assessment of their ecological effects. Canada and...
EWG: Pruitt’s $25,000 Sound Proof Phone Booth Raises Serious Concerns
WASHINGTON – The reports today that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has spent $25,000 in taxpayer’s money to install a soundproof, secure phone booth in his office is an...
EWG Comments on EPA Methods to Set Goal Level for Perchlorate in Tap Water
EWG’s public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Drinking Water urge it to protect American children from perchlorate exposure by establishing a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal...
EWG’s Letter to Live Water on Recent Company Publicity
EWG sent a letter to Live Water regarding recent brand publicity. The letter, also sent by mail, was penned following several inquiries about their product and the “raw water” movement.
EWG’s Letter to CVS on New Truth in Advertising Initiative
EWG sent a letter to CVS praising its new truth in advertising initiative for cosmetic products. The letter, also sent by mail, was penned following CVS’s announcement.
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EWG’s Comments to EPA on The Agency’s New Chemical Assessment System
With these comments, EWG advises the Environmental Protection Agency to focus on establishing a new chemicals assessment system that would put public health first and especially prioritize the...
EWG’s Letter to Calif. OEHHA on Proposed Safe Level for Haloacetic Acids
EWG submits comments to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment in support of two proposed No Significant Risk Levels for bromochloroacetic acid and bromodichloroacetic acid. EWG...
EWG Comments to NTP on Cellphone Radiation Study
EWG submits comments on the National Toxicology Program's draft technical reports on cellphone radio-frequency radiation. EWG finds that these studies are relevant to human health, and increase the...
Statement from EWG on USDA’s Proposed Rule for Nationwide GMO Disclosures
Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a proposed rule to implement the mandatory GMO disclosure law passed in 2016. Below is a statement from EWG Senior Vice President for Government...
EWG: House Farm Bill Will Resurrect Farm Subsidies for Millionaires, Billionaires and Distant Family Members
WASHINGTON – The House will vote on its version of the 2018 Farm Bill Friday. The bill would balloon the already bloated federal farm subsidy program to hand subsidy checks to individuals worth...
EWG Statement on Senate’s Bipartisan Farm Bill
WASHINGTON – Scott Faber, vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, issued the following statement today on the Senate version of the farm bill: The bipartisan farm...
EWG Comments on Peer Review of NTP's Draft Technical Reports on Cellphone Radiation
EWG submits comments on the peer review of the National Toxicology Program's draft technical reports on cellphone radio-frequency radiation. The external peer reviewers strengthened the conclusions of...
Toxic Farm Fumigants Drifting Into California Neighborhoods
Testing of air in two California neighborhoods adjacent to agricultural fields receiving applications of the soil fumigant methyl bromide revealed high levels of this extremely toxic pesticide outside state mandated buffer zones. Buffer zones are recommended based on the size of the field and the rate of methyl bromide application and are intended to protect the public from exposure to unsafe
Groups Urge Immediate Action by EPA To Improve PFAS Disposal Guidance for Communities
The Environmental Protection Agency must take a series of steps to protect public health and the environment from the toxic fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from being incinerated or...
FDA Asks Women To Protect Themselves From Products The Agency Refused To Ban
Today, the Food and Drug Administration sent a special women's health alert and unveiled a new webpage urging caution for anyone using formaldehyde in hair-smoothing treatments, sometimes referred to...
OUT NOW: EWG’s 2021 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
Collard and mustard greens join kale among the most pesticide-contaminated fresh produce on the Environmental Working Group's 2021 Dirty Dozen™ list. For the first time, bell peppers and hot peppers...
EWG Comments to EPA Opposing New Uses of Aldicarb
EWG submitted comments to the EPA in opposition to proposed new uses of the neurotoxic insecticide aldicarb on oranges and grapefruit in Texas and Florida.
EWG Comments to NTP to Strengthen and Prioritize the Goal of Environmental Justice
The Environmental Working Group submitted comments urging the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Toxicology Program to strengthen and broaden the NTP efforts to identify and characterize...
EWG Comments to EPA To Ban All Uses of Chlorpyrifos
The Environmental Working Group submitted comments to the EPA urging the agency to revoke the proposed interim decision for chlorpyrifos, issued in December 2020, to cancel all chlorpyrifos uses, and...
Study: Ditching Diet Drinks May Reduce Risk of Heart Disease
The soda industry has long been recognized as a major contributor to the obesity epidemic. In an attempt to change the narrative, Big Soda is pushing diet drinks, spending $296 million on marketing in...
EWG News Roundup (1/15): Follain Commits To Support Black-Owned Brands, Trump EPA Announces 11th-Hour Toxic Rollbacks and More
EWG News Roundup (1/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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