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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.
Research

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...
Research

Take More Money and Run

During the past two years, anti-environmental corporations vigorously attempted to convince the U.S. Senate to undo environmental health and safety standards. EWG searched public disclosure records to determine whether generous contributions from PACs associated with an anti-environmental agenda were an effective tool to help them persuade senators to support such an agenda.

EWG Applauds Biden’s Nomination of Richard Glick To Chair Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The Environmental Working Group applauds President Biden's nomination of Richard Glick to be chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Initially nominated by then-President Trump, Glick...

Watchdog Coalition To Hold Duke Energy Accountable for Environmental and Economic Injustice

A coalition of public interest, environmental and economic justice organizations will convene the first-ever hearing to examine Duke Energy's policies and practices, which have polluted and...

For Years, Solvay Kept Tests Secret Showing Health Hazards of ‘Forever Chemical’

Solvay Specialty Chemicals failed for up to eight years to report animal and human tests showing the health hazards of one or more of the fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, the...

Biden Moves Aggressively on Climate Change, Environmental Justice With Sweeping Executive Orders

In a sharp break from the policies of the Trump administration, President Biden today issued an ambitious series of executive orders to combat the climate crisis, embrace science and foster...

Research

The Nation's New Pesticide Law

On August 3,1996, President Clinton signed the Food Quality Protection Act,fundamen tally improving the way that pesticides are regulated in food. The bill passed the House of Representatives on July 23, 1996, by a vote of 417 - 0. It cleared the Senate on July 24, 1996, by unanimous consent.
Consumer Guides

EWG’s Guide To Healthy Cleaning: Tips for Greener Cleaning

Many manufacturers of household cleaners do not disclose their ingredients on product labels, making it virtually impossible for consumers to choose safer products. That’s why EWG developed the Guide to Healthy Cleaning, a resource that rates cleaning products on ingredient hazards, as well as disclosure.

EWG comments to NTP to prioritize professional and domestic cleaning workers in their occupational and inhalation exposure program

The Environmental Working Group submitted comments urging the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Toxicology Program to include the exposures of professional and domestic cleaning workers...

D.C. sues baby food company for misleading parents about its products’ safety

The attorney general of Washington, D.C., has filed a lawsuit against the nation’s second-largest manufacturer of baby food, Beech-Nut, for knowingly making false claims about the presence of heavy...

Biden EPA moves to reverse Trump-era rollback of California’s strict tailpipe emissions standards

The Biden administration is moving toward again allowing California to set tighter auto tailpipe standards, reversing the Trump administration’s long battle with the state over its efforts to reduce...
Research

Background Information on Cyanazine

Cyanazine is sold by DuPont Chemical as Bladex, and has been in use since 1971. It is the fourth most widely used synthetic chemical pesticide in U.S. agriculture. An estimated 30-35 million pounds were applied in 1993 (Aspeline 1994), primarily on corn fields to control grasses and broad leaf weeds. Based on information reported by the EPA, the USDA, and others, the use of cyanazine appears to be

Watchdog coalition to hold hearing on Duke Energy’s dismal record confronting the climate emergency

The Duke Energy Accountability Coalition’s People’s Commission will convene its second hearing on May 4 to shine a light on Duke’s policies and practices that resist clean energy solutions and rely...

EWG Calls on EPA to Protect the Health of Americans and Set Standards for Pollutants in Tap Water

WASHINGTON - A wide range of pharmaceuticals that include antibiotics, sex hormones, and drugs used to treat epilepsy and depression, contaminate drinking water supplies of at least 41 million...

EPA Sets an Ominous Precedent

October 15, 2004 Michael Leavitt EPA Administrator Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator Leavitt: Environmental Working Group is deeply troubled to...

EWG Letter to Harvard President Bok

October 11, 2006 Derek Bok, J.D. President Harvard University Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Dear President Bok: I am writing to inform you of an apparent violation of federal rules by...

EWG Petitions CDC to Test for PFOA

Download letter and analysis as PDF December 6, 2002 Ms. Dorothy Sussman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health Division of Laboratory Sciences Mail Stop F...