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The Pandemic Sends an Ill Wind Through Iowa. Will Congress Step Up To Help?
In 1983, Iowa was the first state to set a renewable energy standard – requiring utilities to generate a mandated share of electricity from renewable sources – and it paid off: Wind power is Iowa's...
EWG News Roundup (5/1): Despite COVID Outbreaks, Trump Forces Meat Processing Plants To Stay Open, Rethinking Beauty Routines at Home and More
EWG News Roundup (5/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Massachusetts’ Net-Zero Goal Could Stall Without Federal Pandemic Relief
In January, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced a goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Although all New England states have aggressive carbon reduction targets...
The Pentagon Should Address All Types of PFAS on Military Bases
The toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS belong to a family with hundreds of different members. They are linked to an array of health risks, including cancer, thyroid disruption, reproductive and...
EWG Statement on the Murder of George Floyd
The Environmental Working Group stands in solidarity and mourning with the family of George Floyd, to honor his memory and grieve his senseless, hateful, brutal murder at the hands of Minneapolis...
How Trump’s Consumer Safety Nominee Weakened Regulation of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Consumer Products
There are many reasons for the Senate to oppose President Trump's nominee to chair the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Nancy Beck.
COVID-19 Farm Bailout Funds Should Help Farmworkers, Not Big Farmers
Congress should direct the Department of Agriculture to use COVID-19 relief funds to ensure that farmworkers –not big farmers – have protections, free testing and paid sick leave.
On Juneteenth – and Every Day – Support Environmental Justice
Today is Juneteenth. This year the holiday is especially meaningful, as people of all backgrounds have gathered to raise their voices and declare: Black Lives Matter. EWG stands in solidarity with...
EWG News Roundup (6/30): Tap Water Endangered for 117M, Trump’s Pay-to-Spray and Best Budget Sunscreens
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (10/4): PFAS Taints Military Bases, California Adopts Law To Protect People From Lead in Jewelry, and More
EWG News Roundup (10/4): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Two Philadelphia Schools Closed After Renovation Reveals Deadly Asbestos
The Philadelphia School District has closed two schools indefinitely after renovations uncovered deadly asbestos. The closure of the schools, housed in the same building, comes just weeks after a...
EWG News Roundup (12/13): Key PFAS Provisions Left Out of Defense Spending Bill, EWG Map Shows 305 Military Sites Tainted With PFAS and More
EWG News Roundup (12/13): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
House Committee Invokes Rarely Used Powers To Block Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
A House committee today exercised rarely used emergency powers to protect the Grand Canyon from a surge in uranium mining claims near the canyon rim.
FDA Creates Culture of Ignorance for Personal Care Products
EWG issued a statement today at a public meeting held by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling on the government to include public health, consumer, and environmental organizations in...
EPA Offers “Inaction” Plan to Solve ‘Dead Zone’ Disaster
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released today an action plan that will do little to slow the growth of the oxygen-starved ocean ‘Dead Zone' in the Gulf of Mexico, says three members of the...
As Congress Finalizes Farm Bill Deal EWG Lists Recipients of Controversial Direct Payment Subsidies for 2007
By any measure, 2007 was a banner year for farmers of grain, soybeans and cotton, as high prices for their crops earned them record net income, even after they paid skyrocketing costs for fuel...
Polluted Pets
In the first study of its kind, Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that companion cats and dogs are polluted with even higher levels of many of the same synthetic industrial chemicals that...
EPA Convenes Panel To Strip Safety Standards That Protect Kids From Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Three weeks after the launch of a major Congressional investigation into conflicts of interest compromising EPA expert review panels and the revelation that EPA, at the request of the chemical...
Caving to Industry Pressure, EPA Fires Chair of Chemical Panel
Under pressure from chemical industry lobbyists, the Bush Administration fired the chair of an expert science panel at the Environmental Protection Agency that was evaluating the safety of a...
Bush Administration Should Stop Foot Dragging and Finish National Workplace Exposure Study for Nurses
In a letter sent today, Environmental Working Group (EWG) Executive Director Richard Wiles urged lawmakers to call on the Bush administration to stop its almost seven years of foot dragging and move...
Ritter's Position on Roan a Good Start But Should Go Farther to Protect Plateau
Environmental Working Group (EWG) is encouraged that Gov. Bill Ritter has called for protecting critical habitat and properly managed oil and gas drilling around Roan Plateau. But the governor must...
EWG Calls on Congressional Leadership to Oppose Shortsighted Renewable Fuel Standards Proposal
Today, the Environmental Working Group sent the attached letter to Congressional leadership expressing opposition to the reported Renewable Fuels package in the Energy Bill.
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Credibility Gap: Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging
In 2006, under pressure from the U.S. EPA, DuPont and 7 other companies promised to phase out by 2015 a cancer-causing chemical called PFOA, used to make Teflon and also found in grease-resistant coatings for food packaging. In its place, the chemical industry is pushing new, supposedly “green” food package coatings. But an investigation by EWG finds no evidence that the industry-touted
Latest Dangerous Toy From China
Last week, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announced the results of an exhaustive 18-month scientific study testing hundreds of consumer products for the deadly cancer-causing...