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At Hearing, Scott Pruitt Shows Why He’s the Worst EPA Administrator Ever

In his Senate testimony today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt displayed complete contempt for the mission of the department he leads, as well as its efforts to protect...

As Asbestos Decision Looms, Public Interest Groups Seek Communications Between EPA and Chemical Industry

Public interest and government watchdog groups have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency for all its communications with the chemical industry on the fate of asbestos under the new federal...

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PCBs in Farmed Salmon

These first-ever tests of farmed salmon from U.S. grocery stores show that farmed salmon are likely the most PCB-contaminated protein source in the U.S. food supply. On average farmed salmon have 16 times the dioxin-like PCBs found in wild salmon, 4 times the levels in beef, and 3.4 times the dioxin-like PCBs found in other seafood.

You Call This ‘Leadership’? EPA Summit on Teflon-Like Chemicals Is 20 Years Too Late

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt will hold a summit in May on the pervasive contamination of the nation's drinking water with highly fluorinated chemicals.

CDC: Rocket Fuel Chemical In Most Powdered Infant Formula

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found that 15 brands of powdered infant formula are contaminated with perchlorate, a rocket fuel component detected in...

Bonus Subsidy Unfair, Wasteful

A new Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis identifies and posts online prospective recipients of a pending $1.5 billion crop subsidy bonus that is contained in an emergency spending bill the...

Virtual Flood

The federal government has promised Central Valley agribusinesses it will increase the amount of taxpayer-subsidized irrigation water by 44 percent over the next 25 years, well beyond what the state's...

Wave of Nuclear Plant Relicensing Will Mean Steep Increase in Waste

A new analysis of Department of Energy (DOE) figures shows that in the wake of the 2002 Senate vote to approve the Yucca Mountain dumpsite, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission quickly and quietly...

Arctic® Apples Will Thaw Congressional Action on GMO Labeling

The federal government's decision to allow marketing of genetically engineered apples that are resistant to browning underscores the need for a transparent and consistent national labeling standard...

Apples Top Dirty Dozen List for Fifth Year in a Row

Apples, peaches, and nectarines topped EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in ProduceTM list of the dirtiest, or most pesticide-contaminated, fruits and vegetables, a new analysis of U.S. government...

EWG Thanks President Obama for Vetoing the Destructive Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON – President Obama's veto of the Keystone XL bill shows he stands for national policies that invest in clean renewable energy and that he understands the destructive impact this project...

Corn Ethanol Mandate Must Go: Senate Bill Gets It Right

Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate today would drastically curtail the serious environmental damage inflicted by corn ethanol production, the Environmental Working Group said in a statement.

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Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns

In the month leading up to a baby's birth, the umbilical cord pulses with the equivalent of at least 300 quarts of blood each day, pumped back and forth from the nutrient- and oxygen-rich placenta to the rapidly growing child cradled in a sac of amniotic fluid. This cord is a lifeline between mother and baby, bearing nutrients that sustain life and propel growth.

EWG Action Fund: Senators Seek Answers Regarding Asbestos in Nation’s Schools

WASHINGTON – EWG Action Fund supports Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) in their effort to find out how states and schools across the U.S. have implemented a 1986 law...

Study Links Childhood Cancer and In-Home Pesticide Use

A new study by Harvard researchers provides disturbing evidence that children's exposure to household insecticides is linked to higher risks of childhood leukemia and lymphoma, the most common cancers...

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Virtual Flood

The federal government has promised Central Valley agribusinesses it will increase the amount of taxpayer-subsidized irrigation water by 43 percent over the next 25 years, well beyond what the state's infrastructure can reliably supply, according to Bureau of Reclamation documents obtained by Environmental Working Group (EWG).

Crop Insurance: An Annual Disaster for Taxpayers and the Environment

EWG's new analysis found that the federal crop insurance program is much more costly to taxpayers and more harmful to the environment than the disaster payment program it has largely replaced. EWG...

Proposal Would Reform Bloated Crop Insurance Program

Legislation introduced in Congress today would ease the burden placed on taxpayers and the environment by the bloated federal crop insurance program, according to the Environmental Working Group.

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Like Oil and Water

Two years ago, support for Tom DeLay's MTBE liability shield for oil and chemical companies stalled when documents surfaced showing the companies had, contrary to their claims, aggressively lobbied for MTBE's adoption as a gasoline additive. The memos and other correspondence showed that oil companies knew the toxic chemical would pollute drinking water, and that they — not the government — had

Boxer Receives Inaugural EWG Courage Award

The Environmental Working Group has selected Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., a longtime champion of the environment and public health and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works...

New Report Shows Farmers Win Big on Crop Insurance

Most farmers collect more money in crop insurance payouts than they pay in premiums on their federal policies over time, making the term “insurance” a misnomer, according to a new report from EWG.

Maura Walsh Named EWG Vice President of Digital Strategy

EWG is pleased to announce that Maura E. Walsh has joined our growing team as vice president of digital strategy. Walsh, a highly-regarded digital communications leader, brings more than fifteen years...

Statement of EWG’s Scott Faber on Passage of DARK Act by Senate Agriculture Committee

The Environmental Working Group issued the following statement today after the Senate Agriculture Committee narrowly passed a version of the House-adopted Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK Act...

New Draft of Senate’s DARK Act Blocks Consumers’ Right to Know

Today, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kans.) filed the latest version of a bill known by opponents as the Deny Americans the Right to Know Act, or DARK Act, which the full Senate will likely consider this week.