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House Hearing to Examine the Case For TSCA Reform
It is the federal law that industry loves and environmentalists love to hate, yet have been unable to reform since it was enacted a generation ago. But a congressional hearing convened today by Rep...
EWG Asks EPA Chief To Support Toxics Reform Bill
Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook today urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson to support The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act, a proposed reform of U.S. toxic...
America Needs a True Renewable Energy Policy
The blind rush by lawmakers to embrace the failed promise of current conventional biofuels has led to growing skepticism in the environmental community that even the much touted next-generation...
Antibacterial Agent No Better Than Soap & Water – and It’s Toxic
It's a toxic pesticide that may be in your child's toothpaste and toys, in your bed, kitchen counters and clothing. It's supposed to kill germs, but is really no better than soap and water, and could...
Research
Coming Up Dry
As the White House and some members of Congress call for more domestic oil and gas drilling, federal and industry data show that the Bush Administration has allowed more drilling on Western federal lands than any Administration in the last 25 years. Yet prices for gasoline and natural gas have soared and dependence on foreign energy sources continues to climb.
House Bill Would Ban BPA In Infant Formula
Legislation introduced today will protect all formula-fed babies from being exposed to high levels of BPA by removing the toxic chemical from all food containers, including those for infant formula.
Landmark Chemical Reform Introduced in Congress
Amid rising concern over toxic chemicals in consumer products and the bodies of Americans, three members of Congress today introduced legislation to make sure chemicals are safe before they are...
FDA Cites Discredited Industry Science in Justifying High Levels of Contaminants in Infant Formula
In response to a congressional inquiry, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admitted that it based its determination that current levels of BPA exposure pose no health risks on two studies...
The New West: Mine Claims Crowd Booming Cities
Soaring prices for gold, copper, and uranium have sparked an explosion of mining claims that are encroaching on booming cities, sprawling suburbs, small towns and rural recreation havens throughout...
Uranium Mining Operations Near South Rim of Grand Canyon Approved
In an ominous move that threatens the integrity of the nation's most iconic natural treasure, the Forest Service has approved drilling for uranium at as many as 39 sites near the south rim of the...
Congressional Demands Follow on Heels of EWG Study Showing Widespread Use of the Toxic Chemical BPA in Formula Cans
Following an analysis by Environmental Working Group (EWG) that found that all infant formula manufacturers in the U.S. are using the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) in their formula containers...
Major U.S. Retailers to Pull Asbestos Tainted Toy from Shelves
Independent Lab Studies Conducted by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Found Dangerous Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemical in Popular Children's Toy
Connecticut State Officials Remove Asbestos Toy from Store Shelves
Environmental Working Group (EWG) Executive Director, Richard Wiles, praised the action of Connecticut state officials that removed fromsale all Planet Toys' CSI: Crime Scene Investigationtm...
Colorado’s Pristine Roan Plateau Threatened By Drilling Surge
As Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter prepares to take a stand on federal plans to allow thousands of oil and gas wells on Colorado's Roan Plateau and surrounding land, an investigation by Environmental...
Children Exposed Daily to Personal Care Products With Chemicals Not Found Safe For Kids
From baby shampoo to diaper wipes, children are exposed to products every day containing chemicals that have not been assessed for their hazards to children, according to an investigation by...
Environmental Working Group Applauds House Passage of Landmark Mining Reform Legislation
Environmental Working Group (EWG) Public Lands Senior Analyst Dusty Horwitt applauded today's vote in the House supporting landmark reform of the nation's antiquated mining law, first put on the books...
Media Advisory
Members of the media are invited to join Indiana Senator Richard Lugar and EWG president Ken Cook on Thursday, November 1st for a press conference announcing the launch of the EWG report on Direct...
Mercury in Fish Predicted To Soar
A landmark study by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and universities in the U.S. and Australia has, for the first time, documented how escalating mercury-laden air emissions, chiefly...
Like Strawberries? You'll Love This
The battle over a cancer-causing pesticide often applied to California strawberry fields is over. The maker of the highly toxic methyl iodide has pulled the agriculture pesticide from the American...
EWG Statement on Latest FDA Proposed Sunscreen Safety Standards
EWG issued the following statement today in response to the Food and Drug Administration's latest proposed federal safety standards for sunscreens. FDA first announced its intention to implement...
Federal Panel’s Report on Food Contaminant Flunks Basic Science
The National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) is assessing the health risks of the compound BPA, a toxic ingredient in plastics that...
Senate Panel Passes Asbestos Ban
Eighteen years after the Environmental Protection Agency unsuccessfully attempted to ban asbestos, one of the world's most deadly substances, a Senate panel voted this week to ban the use of the...
Naming (1.5 Million) Names
A new Web site, developed by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) from millions of previously unpublished USDA subsidy records and released today, provides nearly full disclosure of federal farm...
Power Drain
Some of America's richest and largest farms are paying pennies for the vast amounts of electricity needed to deliver irrigation water to California's arid Central Valley.