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EWG Updates Bug Repellent Guide to Focus on Zika Emergency
The Environmental Working Group has updated its bug repellent guide to give consumers accurate information on the right products for their circumstances.
EWG’s Guide to Better Bug Repellents
As Americans confront Lyme disease, West Nile virus and other serious bug-borne diseases, Environmental Working Group's new guide helps consumers find more effective, less toxic bug repellents.
EPA Watchdog Slams Agency’s Response to Flint Tap Water Crisis
The Environmental Protection Agency failed to respond quickly and forcefully enough to the crisis of lead in the tap water of Flint, Mich., in 2014, the agency's inspector general said in a report...
EWG Launches Website for Parents, Caregivers to Help Safeguard Children’s Environmental Health
Calif. Lawmakers Send Gov. Brown Sweeping Blueprint to Protect Children and Workers from Lead Exposure
With overwhelming bipartisan support, state lawmakers have sent Gov. Jerry Brown a suite of landmark proposals to safeguard Californians, from preschool to the workplace, from lead.
EPA’s Top Children’s Health Dr. Shown the Door – Will Program be Axed?
The Environmental Protection Agency's top children's health official was abruptly put on administrative leave Tuesday, which could be a prelude to shutting the office she ran. EWG said Dr. Ruth Etzel...
Congress Passes Measure To Dramatically Restrict Major Source of PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water
Congress passed legislation Wednesday that will give commercial airports the option to switch to firefighting foams that do not include the highly toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.
EPA: GenX Nearly as Toxic as Notorious Non-Stick Chemicals It Replaced
GenX, introduced a decade ago as a “safer” alternative for the notorious non-stick chemicals PFOA and PFOS, is nearly as toxic to people as what it replaced, says an Environmental Protection Agency...
Trump Elevates Coal Lobbyist To Lead EPA
After a career as a coal lobbyist and five months as acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler has been tapped by President Trump to be the agency's next administrator.
Trump on Federal Climate Report: ‘I Don’t Believe It’
President Trump doesn't believe the alarming climate change report by more than 300 scientists in 13 agencies in his own administration.
Trump To Sign Farm Bill Giving Subsidies to the Rich While Cutting Food Assistance for Hungry Americans
On the same day President Trump will sign legislation allowing the wealthiest farmers, their relatives and millionaire city slickers to receive even more taxpayer-funded subsidies, his administration...
In Stunning Reversal, EPA Stops Plan to Let Minors Handle Dangerous Pesticides
The Trump administration will no longer pursue plans allowing farm operators to let minors spray toxic pesticides on crops.
EWG Joins More Than 280 Public Interest Groups Calling for End to Government Shutdown
The prolonged partial shutdown of the federal government over President Trump's insistence for a southern border wall is inflicting enormous public health, environmental and economic damage to...
Saving $2 Billion in Polluter Profits Tops Trump EPA’s 2018 ‘Accomplishments’
The Environmental Protection Agency's 2018 list of accomplishments touts policies that make it easier and cheaper for polluters to pollute, while painting a wildly distorted record of protecting...
Study: Chemicals in Cosmetics Linked to Lung Damage in Children
Children exposed to chemicals commonly found in personal care products may be at a higher risk of suffering from lung damage later in life, according to a new European study.
Landmark EPA Report on Chemicals and Children’s Health at Odds With Pruitt’s Cancellation of Chlorpyrifos Ban
Bipartisan Senate Bill Introduced To Classify PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Toxics
Senate legislation introduced today with strong bipartisan support would classify the fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS as hazardous substances under the Superfund toxics law, an important step...
New EWG Database Reveals 16,000 Foods That May Be Packaged with BPA
For consumers who want to avoid bisphenol A, EWG today unveiled an easily searchable database of more than 16,000 food and beverage items that may come in cans, bottles or jars containing the hormone...
Higher Levels of Flame Retardants Found in California Children
Flame retardant chemicals linked to cancer and hormone disruption have been detected in a group of California children at higher levels than found in an earlier study of kids in New Jersey, EWG...
EWG to FDA: Investigate Practices Used to Boost SPF Values
EWG urged the federal Food and Drug Administration today to investigate whether certain ingredients used in sunscreens to boost SPF values are masking sunburn, the body's main warning sign of skin...
FDA Finally Bans Toxic Triclosan from Antibacterial Hand Soaps
The federal Food and Drug Administration announced today that triclosan, a toxic chemical ingredient associated with hormone disruption in people, will no longer be allowed in antibacterial hand soaps...
EWG Statement on EPA’s Top 10 Chemicals
Today the Environmental Protection Agency released its list of 10 priority chemicals. Here is a statement from Scott Faber, EWG's senior vice president for government affairs:
FDA Bans Three Toxic Chemicals From Food Wrapping – Too Little, Too Late
Under pressure from EWG and other environmental and health groups, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is banning three grease-resistant chemical substances linked to cancer and birth defects from...
EWG Report: How Congress Can Help Farmers Meet Soaring Demand for Organic Food
Despite the rapid growth of the organic food industry, U.S. production lags significantly behind consumer demand. A new report from EWG shows that with modest reforms to existing programs, Congress...
