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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...
PCBs in Farmed Salmon
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
Bonus Subsidy Unfair, Wasteful
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Wave of Nuclear Plant Relicensing Will Mean Steep Increase in Waste
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.
Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns
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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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.
Like Oil and Water
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.