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Tell the EPA: Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides
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!
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!
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!
Particulate Air Pollution
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
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.
Catching the Limit
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...