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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...

EWG To New York: Don't Give Drillers Inside Track

Thomas Cluderay, EWG assistant general counsel offers remarks on New York's draft drilling plan on the steps of New York City Hall. He presents information received by EWG revealing that state...

U.S. Toxics Registry Should Set Exposure Limit For Chemicals in "Teflon" Family

EWG comments that the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry draft toxicological profile for perfluoroalkyl compounds lacks risk-based values despite abundant data that the chemical family...

EWG's Ken Cook Lends Support for Washington State's GMO Labeling Initiative

On February 14, 2013, EWG President Ken Cook testified before the Washington State Senate's Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development Committee in support of the state's common-sense ballot...

Nominee for White House Environment Czar, a Notorious Science Skeptic, Clears Committee

WASHINGTON – President Trump’s nominee to chair the Council on Environmental Quality was approved today in a party-line vote by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The nominee, Kathleen...

Senate Bill a Boon for Organic Agriculture and Consumers

The Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 introduced today by Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., would expand market opportunities for America's farmers and ranchers, generate more jobs in the fastest growing segment of...

EWG Asks Toyota to Issue Recall on “Partnership” Claimed by EPA

Attached is a letter by EWG to the Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor North America on their recently announced partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency. EWG calls on Toyota backtrack...

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

EWG sent a letter to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra urging the state to stop Rodan + Fields from making misleading claims about harmful ingredients in its products.

EWG Applauds Rep. Pallone’s Call for FDA Inquiry into Cosmetics Giant’s Deception

WASHINGTON – Today Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., urged the Food and Drug Administration to investigate whether cosmetics giant Rodan + Fields used deceptive marketing to downplay the risks of a possibly...

EWG’s Comments to EPA on Chemical Review Prioritization

With these comments, EWG advises the Environmental Protection Agency to not focus its limited time and resources protecting the bottom lines of chemical companies by creating long lists of “low...

EWG Comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control on Proposed Priority Listing of PFASs in Carpets and Rugs

EWG has submitted comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control on the agency's proposed listing of carpets and rugs containing PFAS chemicals as a priority product for review as...

House Farm Bill Misses Mark

WASHINGTON - The following is a statement from EWG Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources Craig Cox on the House farm bill: Every farm bill is an opportunity to meet some of...

EPA May Ban Deadly Paint Stripper Chemical

WASHINGTON – Today the Environmental Protection Agency signaled it would move forward with a proposed ban of the highly toxic paint stripping chemical methylene chloride, which was initially proposed...

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 on Use of Term "Healthy" in the Labeling of Food Products

Below are comments EWG has submitted in response to the Food and Drug Administration's request for input on updating its guidance on the use of “healthy” claims on packaged foods. Given the advances...