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Leaking Fuel Storage Tanks Threaten Water
The state has almost never ordered cleanup or assessed fines for the thousands of underground gasoline storage tanks leaking MTBE and other toxic chemicals into California's water and soil, even when...
Toxic Waste Widespread in Calif. Farm & Home Fertilizers
Californians are unknowingly spreading fertilizers made from toxic waste to farm fields and home gardens, according to state and independent tests. Even though these products may exceed state...
US Sues Electric Utilities for Clean Air Act Violations
Group Touts Federal Action Against Dirty, Coal-Burning Plants
Pesticide Companies Using Humans in Lab Studies
For decades, U.S. and foreign pesticide manufacturers have been feeding their products to rats, rabbits, mice, and guinea pigs in thousands of controlled laboratory studies, all designed to satisfy...
Farm Pesticide Use on Rise
Five years after the Clinton Administration promised a bold initiative to reduce pesticide use and make children's health the top priority in federal pesticide regulation, the government has done...
Gulf Dead Zone Cause and Cure Known, Action Still Required
A representative from the Washington, D.C. based Environmental Working Group (EWG) has been asked to present remarks to the Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force Public...
For FDA Commissioner Hamburg
Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook today sent a UV-protective umbrella and letter to Dr. Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling on...
Regulatory Inaction Underscores Need for BPA Ban Law
A California science advisory panel today failed to declare exposure to the plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) toxic to the developing fetus and child, despite mounting scientific evidence of health...
Fruits and Vegetables Potentially Soaked With Toxic Flame Retardant Chemical
Animal Studies Link Chemical to Cancer, Brain and Reproductive Disorders
California Senate Votes to Ban Bisphenol A in Baby Food and Beverage Products
Today the California state Senate passed the Toxics-Free Babies and Toddlers Act (SB 797), which would ban bisphenol A, or BPA, from food and drink containers designed for children ages three and...
Obama Stands Firm on Push for Farm Program Reform
Making good on his promise to find savings in the federal budget, president Obama announced several proposed cuts today that could help reform a broken farm subsidy system. The most promising proposal...
EWG Updates The Pesticide Shopper’s Guide
Environmental Working Group's (EWG) popular Shopper's Guide to Pesticides has a new look -- and an updated list of fruits and vegetables for consumers who aim to reduce their families' exposure to...
EWG: Lipstick Chemicals Declared Toxic by Canadian Gov’t
While it's common to see lipstick sales jump during an economic recession, the current global financial crisis may not produce the same result in Canada where the government today declared two...
Economic Stimulus Legislation to Save Our Environment and the Economy
The stimulus package devised by President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders - the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (ARRP) - wisely proposes to channel hundreds of billions of dollars to...
GAO Calls Reform of Federal Toxics Policy a ‘Top Priority’
In its 2009 ‘High Risk' priority list released yesterday, the General Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a blistering indictment of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Bush-era lapses from...
California Air Resources Board Must Consider Impact of Agriculture
The Environmental Working Group's (EWG) West Coast office has written the California Air Resources Board pointing out deficiencies in its Climate Change Proposed Scoping Plan with respect to...
FDA Should Adopt EPA Tap Water Health Goals for Bottled Water
Bottled water costs hundreds of times more than tap water, but when it comes to consumer protections, it's no better.
Last Minute Mischief at EPA
As the clock runs out on the Bush administration, officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are trying to hand industry yet another victory by refusing to set safety standards for the...
Pollution Solutions For Gulf ‘Dead Zone’ Disaster
Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution from agriculture sources flowing from the Mississippi River is devastating the northern Gulf of Mexico and impacting human health, killing fish and limiting...
EPA: Rocket Fuel Contaminant Safe For Nation’s Drinking Water
The nation's top environmental enforcement agency has decided against regulating perchlorate, a component of solid rocket fuel that has been found in the drinking water of millions of Americans.
CA Assembly Votes to Ban Toxic Teflon Compound in Food Packaging
In a stunning comeback for a bill that was on life support a week ago, the California State Assembly has approved first-in-the-nation legislation to ban from food wrappers and packaging a toxic Teflon...
FDA Decision Over BPA Meant to Influence California Lawmakers?
Environmental Working Group (EWG) Senior Analyst Renee Sharp issued the following statement in reaction to today's announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claiming exposure to BPA from...
Senate to push for Sunscreen Labeling
Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) has introduced the Sunscreen Labeling Protection Act of 2008.
Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics: New Legislation to Prevent Exposure
WASHINGTON, July 21 –For the first time in 70 years, Congress is poised to close the gaping holes in the outdated federal law that allows chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, learning...