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Proposed federal fluoride cap too high

EWG comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging the federal government to further lower its recommendation for fluoride levels in drinking water.
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Last Gasp

EWG's analysis of campaign gifts and air pollution data concludes that too many politicians in the House of Representatives side with their contributors and against their constituents on air pollution, even in U.S. metropolitan areas where air pollution prematurely ends thousands of lives each year.

EWG Comments to to the Department of HHS's Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on the Healthy People 2030 Initiative

Attached are submitted by the Environmental Working Group to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion proposing six new objectives in the topic...

EWG Comments to California OEHHA's on Human Right to Water Framework

EWG submitted comments in support of OEHHA’s proposed framework to measure progress on California’s state law declaring the Human Right to Water for everyone in the state.

EWG Comments on ATSDR Draft Toxicological Profile for Glyphosate

EWG submits comments on the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Draft Toxicological Profile for Glyphosate, supporting the agency's report of a possible link between glyphosate and non...

EWG Comments to EPA Urging Full-Scale Science Review of Glyphosate

EWG's comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's Draft Risk Assessment for Glyphosate urge the agency to assess the full body of research indicating the Monsanto herbicide Roundup can increase...

EWG Comments to FDA on Sunscreen Safety and Efficacy

EWG has submitted detailed comments to the Food and Drug Administration about the agency can improve sunscreen safety and effectiveness. We also submitted comments jointly with Safer Chemicals Healthy...

EWG Comments to EPA on Proposed Glyphosate Decision

Environmental Working Group objects to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed decision on glyphosate, the most heavily used pesticide in the U.S. The EPA’s decision to allow continued...

NGO Letter to California State Water Resources Control Board and the California Department of Social Services on AB 2370

EWG, along with Clean Water Action and more than a dozen co-signers, submitted comments to the California State Water Resources Control Board and the California Department of Social Services regarding...

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Methyl Bromide Poisoning

On March 20, 1996, eight days after Gov. Pete Wilson signed a bill overturning the state ban on methyl bromide, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) published an internal report showing that when the poison gas is used to fumigate homes, unsafe levels of hazardous vapors can drift through empty pipes into neighboring houses.

EWG Applauds Rep. Pingree’s Plan To Combat Climate Crisis Through Reducing GHG Emissions From Farms

WASHINGTON – Environmental Working Group today applauded Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) for introducing the Agriculture Resilience Act, critical legislation that would dramatically reduce greenhouse...

EWG: More Stimulus Support for Nutrition Programs, Food and Farm Workers and Clean Energy Jobs

WASHINGTON – Following passage today of the $2.2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, Environmental Working Group urged Congress to include support for hungry families, food and farm workers, and the...

EWG Comments to EPA on Neonicotinoids

EWG submits comments opposing the EPA’s decisions to allow continued use of five neonicotinoid insecticides. EWG urges the EPA to restrict the use of these pesticides to prevent harm to pollinators...

EWG Comments to EPA on the “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” Proposed Rule

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) objects to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to apply polluter-friendly limitations to the types of scientific data that can be considered for...

EWG Statement on House Passage of Heroes Act

WASHINGTON ­­– Today the House passed the HEROES Act, a $3 billion coronavirus stimulus package. Here is a statement from EWG Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Scott Faber: Millions of...

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California Study Admits Methyl Bromide Safety Standard Inadequate

Since March 1996, when the California Legislature moved to overturn the state ban on methyl bromide, the issue of unsafe levels of the pesticide drifting from agricultural fields into nearby communities has grown from a local concern to a statewide controversy. In concert with community groups from across the state, Environmental Working Group has released a series of reports detailing the results

EWG Calls for Food and Farm Protections in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Bill

Congress must make support for the nation's food and farm system a priority in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill, said Scott Faber, senior vice president of government affairs at EWG.

California Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act Clears Another Legislative Hurdle

Today the California Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, A.B. 2762, passed out of the State Senate Environmental Quality Committee. If enacted, the law would be the first in the nation to ban 12 toxic...

Attempts In California to Ban Toxic Chemicals From Food Packaging Advance in State Senate

For Immediate Release Contact: Bill Walker, (510) 444-0973 x301 OAKLAND, Calif., April 10 – Environmental Working Group (EWG) Vice President/West Coast Bill Walker issued the following statement...

ACC's $2 million Grant to EPA Comes With String Attached

October 29, 2004 Dr. Paul Gilman, Assistant Administrator Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Dear Dr. Gilman: Thank you for your...

EPA, DuPont Agree to Virtually Eliminate Perfluorinated Chemicals by 2015

EWG commends the professional staff and leadership at EPA for forging a stewardship agreement with major companies that will, if properly implemented, dramatically reduce, and eventually eliminate...

EWG Asks Five States, Does Your Tap Water Contain Teflon Chemicals?

A preliminary Environmental Working Group (EWG) survey identified the following manufacturing facilities that use the Teflon chemical PFOA in their operations: Dyneon in Aston, PA; Clariant in...
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Above the Law in California

Two years after a federal investigation found California's clean air enforcement programs inadequate to stop big polluters, an Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis shows that many of the state's largest industrial facilities continue to break the law and pay fines too small to deter repeat offenses.

EWG backs strict California chromium-6 goal

EWG urges California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to set a strict public health goal for hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6, a probable carcinogen, and move rapidly to...