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Across the U.S, we found dozens of contaminants at levels that are perfectly legal. The bad news? Scientists say those levels may still pose health risks to us, like cancer.
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Tell the EPA: Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides

By mecker | March 22, 2021

Neonics have been linked to massive decline in bee populations, and new research suggests they may also harm kids' developing nervous systems and brains.

We have a chance to force the EPA to listen to consumers instead of the pesticide industry, and to finally BAN neonics!

Can we count on you to join us?

BAN CANCER-LINKED CHEMICAL FOUND IN CITRUS!

By mecker | March 22, 2021

Recent tests by EWG have revealed shockingly high levels of a cancer-linked fungicide in oranges and other citrus fruits. Imazalil is typically applied to citrus post-harvest to prolong the fruit's shelf life, but this chemical can also disrupt the human hormone system and has been classified as a likely human carcinogen.

EWG is calling on the EPA to immediately ban the use of imazalil! Can you

Get Dangerous Chemicals Out of Our Food!

By mecker | March 22, 2021

Chemicals linked to cancer, nervous system harm and immune system harm may be lurking in your pantry. It's time to make our food safe! Please join EWG and urge the FDA to BAN the most dangerous chemicals in our food!

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Particulate Air Pollution

On Nov. 27, 1996, the Clinton Administration proposed new regulations to clean up an especially deadly form of air pollution--tiny particles that penetrate deep into human lungs, claiming the lives of more than 64,000 Americans every year (EPA 1993, NRDC 1996). The rule also proposes new standards for ground-level ozone, an issue which is not addressed in this study.
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Under Trump, Farm Subsidies Soared and the Rich Got Richer

Taxpayer-funded farm subsidies have long been skewed in favor of the richest farmers and landowners. But under the Trump administration, even more money went to the largest and wealthiest farms, further shortchanging smaller, struggling family farms.

Another Last-Minute Poison Pill: Trump Administration Kneecaps EPA’s Use of Sound Science To Protect Public Health

With two weeks left in President Trump's term, his Environmental Protection Agency has once again issued an 11th-hour rule that will hamper the incoming Biden administration's efforts to protect...

EWG Calls for Immediate Removal of President Trump from Office

In response to yesterday's shocking and deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol by a riotous mob incited by President Trump, Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook today called for Trump's...

EWG VERIFIED® Brand Partner Follain Diversifies Clean Beauty and Commits 15 Percent of Shelf Space to Black-Owned Brands

Today Follain launches seven new EWG VERIFIED® products at ULTA Beauty, the largest beauty retailer in the U.S. The collection of Follain skincare products is the result of years of consultations with...

In Another 11th-Hour Rollback, Trump EPA Weakens ‘Forever Chemical’ Protections

In yet another 11th-hour rollback of public health protections, political leaders at the Environmental Protection Agency overruled career scientists and watered down a major health assessment for one...

Congressional Investigation: Popular Baby Foods Contain High Levels of Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium and Mercury

Several brands of widely sold baby foods are tainted with dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, according to a new investigation by a House subcommittee...

EWG: ‘Long Chain of Love Letters’ Between Pruitt and Fossil Fuel Industry

Thousands of emails between the Oklahoma attorney general's office and the fossil fuel industry reveal in detail how the state's former Attorney General Scott Pruitt – now head of the U.S...

Trump Plan to Slash EPA Budget Endangers Public Health

President Trump's plan to slash the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency by almost a third will cripple an already underfunded agency, endangering public health and the quality of Americans'...

Senate Agriculture Panel Approves Perdue Nomination to USDA

Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee voted today in support of former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to be the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sending the nomination to the...

EWG Guidance for Industry on Use of Term "Healthy" in the Labeling of Food Products

Below are comments submitted by EWG in response to the Food and Drug Administration's request for input on guidance for the food industry on the use of the term "healthy" on food packaging. -- March 9...

Trump’s Pick to Head EPA Toxics Office Bad News for Children’s Environmental Health

WASHINGTON – In choosing Michael Dourson to be the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemicals and pesticides division, President Trump has continued his fox-in-the-henhouse approach to...

‘Homegrown Organic’ Bill Would Expand Market Opportunities for U.S. Producers, Increase Domestic Production

WASHINGTON – The Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 – H.R. 3637, by Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H. – is a pro-jobs, pro-consumer and pro-environment proposal that would give farmers who want to transition to...

EWG’s Testimony to the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Flame Retardants

EWG's testimony to the Consumer Product Safety Commission in support of a petition to ban hazardous flame retardants in four categories of consumer products: children's products, mattresses, furniture...

EWG Comments on Pyrethroid/Pyrethrin Insecticide Risk Assessments

EWG’s public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pesticides demand it fully consider the risks of low-dose exposures to pyrethroid pesticides during pregnancy and childhood...

EWG Letter to CERHR, Re: Interim Draft Report on Bisphenol A

Download a PDF of this letter. June 20, 2007 Dr. Michael D. Shelby Director Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction National Institute of Environmental Health Services Department of...

EWG’s Letter to FDA on Rodan + Field’s Misleading Cosmetics Claims

EWG sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to stop Rodan + Fields from making misleading claims about harmful ingredients in its products.

Research

Catching the Limit

Fish from more than 1,660 U.S. waterways are so contaminated with mercury that they should not be eaten or eaten only in limited amounts, according to federal health warnings analyzed by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Children and mothers-to-be are at highest risk, not only from fresh fish but from mercury contamination of canned tuna and other foods.

EPA’s Scott Pruitt Spent $1,560 of Taxpayer Money on 12 Pens

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt spent $1,560 in taxpayer money on 12 custom fountain pens emblazoned with his signature and the agency's seal, according to internal emails obtained...