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Mining Measure Six Feet Under

Reps. Richard Pombo (R-CA) and Jim Gibbons (R-NV) have pulled mining legislation from the House budget bill that could have sold off 350 million acres of American public lands.
Energy
Federal & State Energy Policy

House Votes Today on Budget Package Including Worst Land Grab in American History (10 Nov 2005)

The House of Representatives votes today on a federal spending bill with language from Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) that will let foreign mining companies, real estate speculators, oil and mining...
Farm Subsidies

Senator Chambliss' Agriculture Proposal Would Extend Wasteful Farm Subsidy Programs for 4 Years

In advance of Thursday morning's mark-up of budget reconciliation measures in the Senate Agriculture Committee, Chairman Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) proposed to extend bloated, highly controversial U...
Toxic Chemicals
Food & Water
Water

EPA Draft Says MTBE a 'Likely' Cause of Cancer

A EPA draft risk assessment says MTBE, the gasoline additive that has contaminated drinking water in at least 29 states, is a "likely" human carcinogen, according to agency sources.
Farm Subsidies

Feingold Bill Would Limit Subsidies To Rich Corporate Farms

A prominent U.S. senator introduced legislation Tuesday to limit federal water subsidies to the richest corporate farms — a measure that could reduce the flow of cheap, taxpayer-subsidized water to...

Ten Most Dangerous Cities

Pedestrians are nearly twice as likely to be killed by a stranger with a car as a stranger with a gun, according to a new report released jointly by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the...
Toxic Chemicals

Air Pollution Identified as Risk Factor in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

About 500 cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the United States each year are associated with microscopic airborne particles of soot (particulate matter), a new study has found.
Pesticides
Conservation
Food & Water
Food

Organic Produce Reduces Exposure to Pesticides, Research Confirms

Consumers can markedly reduce their intake of pesticide residues and their exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria by choosing organic produce and meat, according to researchers at Stanford...

Toxic Chemicals
Perchlorate
Food & Water
Water

Gov’t Study Shows Millions of Two-Year Olds Exposed To Dangerous Levels of Rocket Fuel Through Food and Water

A recent study by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that three quarters of 285 commonly consumed foods and beverages are contaminated with perchlorate, a toxic rocket fuel ingredient.
Research

EWG's Guide to Infant Formula and Baby Bottles

Liquid infant formula from the top manufacturers is sold in cans lined with a toxic chemical linked to reproductive disorders and neurobehavioral problems in laboratory animals, according to an investigation by Environmental Working Group (EWG). The chemical is almost as common in the packaging of powdered formula, with 4 of the top 5 companies acknowledging its use.
Chemical Policy
PFAS Chemicals
Cookware & Food Containers
Cookware & Food Containers

Concerns Remain on Voluntary C-8 Phase Out

Oakland, Calif. – The chemical industry's agreement with the federal Food and Drug Administration to phase out toxic perfluorinated compounds used to grease-proof pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags...

Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Cookware & Food Containers

Teflon chemical linked to increased cholesterol levels

A chemical used to make Teflon, food wrappers and dozens of other consumer products is linked to higher levels of cholesterol, according to the latest findings of a multi-year study of 69,000 West...
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy
PFAS Chemicals
Cookware & Food Containers

Showdown for DuPont: EPA Starts Review of Teflon Chemical Now in Human Blood

EWG testifies at a EPA public meeting on teflon contamination, and charges DuPont repeatedly downplayed questions of the Teflon chemical's toxicity.
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Cookware & Food Containers

EPA Moves to Break Industry Logjam on Teflon Chemical Studies

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today put back on track its review of a chemical used to make Teflon cookware. The chemical, known as C-8 or PFOA, is found in virtually all Americans' blood...
Household & Consumer Products
Children’s Health
Cleaning Supplies

Cleaning Products Marketed as Safe for Babies Contain Known Human Carcinogen

In a dramatic illustration of why it is essential that makers of cleaning products fully disclose their ingredients on product labels, the release of Environmental Working Group's Guide to Healthy...
Energy
California

AP Report Raises Alarming Questions about EPA’s Oversight of Oil and Gas Drillers

A report yesterday by the Associated Press that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency withdrew action against a natural gas company despite evidence that its drilling operations had contaminated...

Food & Water
Food

Gatorade To Drop Suspect Additive

PepsiCo's decision to stop using brominated vegetable oil in Gatorade marks an important victory for consumers. The chemical, known as BVO, is used in the U.S. as an emulsifier in citrus-flavored...

Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Budget Plan Calls for $31 Billion in Savings from Farm Subsidies

The draft budget released by the House Budget Committee takes a first step toward reforming wasteful farm programs by calling for $31 billion in savings from farm subsidies and crop insurance...

Farm Subsidies

How Big Ag Taps Into Taxpayers' Pockets -- Twice

Some of America's richest agribusinesses are double dipping from U.S. taxpayers' pockets at a rate of hundreds of millions of dollars a year, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) computer...
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy

News Release (21 Apr 2005)

The ARB meets Thursday, April 28 in El Monte to consider recommendations from state scientists for adopting tougher ozone standards.

Lead

Lead Poisoning Among Ohio Children

As a state law goes into effect requiring lead testing for all children in high-risk areas, a new investigation from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) estimates that 19,000 Ohio children are lead...
Research

Soaking Uncle Sam

Courtesy of U.S. taxpayers, a few hundred farms in Fresno and Kings counties annually get enough water to supply every household in Los Angeles, at pennies on the dollar of the price paid by urban water users. Now they're about to gain control of still more — even though they will need less in the future.
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
Chromium-6

Press Release - Tests Show Notorious Carcinogen is Widespread in US Tap Water

Millions of Americans are drinking water contaminated with the carcinogenic chemical that came to national attention in the 2000 feature film Erin Brockovich. Laboratory tests commissioned by EWG...
Photo of a person filling water from a faucet
Toxic Chemicals
Asbestos

EWG Action Fund: New Congress Aligns with Asbestos Industry

World Cancer Day should serve as a reminder that asbestos can cause cancer and kill. Instead, the new Congress today underscored how tone deaf it is when it comes to the plight of real Americans by...