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EWG Testimony Maine Legislative Document No. 164
The Environmental Working Group submitted testimony to the Maine Committee on Health and Human Services on Legislative Document No. 164, An Act To Establish Maximum Contaminant Levels under the State...
Watch for This Harmful Chemical in Your Soda
Most people know that soda contains sweetener and carbonation, but they may not be aware of an ingredient in some soft drinks that can harm the nervous system – brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, a...
EWG News Roundup (1/22): Toxic Pesticides That President Biden Should Target, EPA Takes Initial Steps To Regulate PFAS and More
EWG News Roundup (1/22): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (1/29): Solvay Fails to Report PFAS Risk, Coalition Stages Hearing to Hold Duke Energy Accountable and More
EWG News Roundup (1/29): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
California lawmakers advance bill to ban 'forever chemicals' in products for infants, children
Today the California Assembly gave final approval to first-in-the-nation legislation to protect infants and children from the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS by banning the substances in cribs...
John Reeder, 30-year top EPA veteran, joins EWG’s policy shop
John Reeder, who spent more than three decades at the Environmental Protection Agency in several top roles, including 17 years as a senior executive, has joined the Environmental Working Group as vice...
California State Legislature approves bill with nation’s strictest limit on lead leaching from faucets
On Tuesday, California’s State Legislature approved Assembly Bill 100, which would enact the strictest lead-leaching limit for drinking water faucets in the nation.
Environmental, health, auto groups urge Toyota to stop opposing Biden’s push for more electric vehicles
A coalition of more than a dozen environmental, public interest and auto industry groups is urging Toyota to stop opposing critical efforts in Congress that would advance the Biden administration’s...
Since June, PG&E has sought more than $5.3B from ratepayers, with few benefits for customers
In less than three months, Pacific Gas & Electric, or PG&E, has filed a host of petitions with California regulators seeking to put ratepayers on the hook for giving the company more than $5.3 billion...
EWG comments to EPA on chlorothalonil
The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on the human health and ecological risk assessments for the fungicide chlorothalonil. EWG urges EPA to better...
Budget bill includes $28 billion for historic climate-focused conservation efforts
The Environmental Working Group today applauds House and Senate leaders for including in the budget reconciliation bill $28 billion to tackle a growing backlog of farmers seeking U.S. Department of...
FDA says sunscreen concerns remain unaddressed, renews call for safety data
The Food and Drug Administration in a proposed order is again calling on sunscreen manufacturers to address what it says are lingering safety concerns about active ingredients in their products...
EWG applauds Gov. Newsom for signing historic California legislative package to fight the climate crisis
On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a suite of legislation into law that will make historic investments of more than $15 billion to fight the climate crisis, including major boosts for clean energy...
EWG scientists create new framework for using demographic data to evaluate cumulative cancer risk from tap water contamination
A peer-reviewed Environmental Working Group study shows how water quality data, community water system maps and demographic data such as race and ethnicity can help identify where cumulative cancer...
New EWG framework overlays demographic data, cumulative cancer risk from tap water contamination
A new framework developed by EWG scientists will help U.S. state and federal efforts to improve drinking water quality and advance the priorities of environmental equity.
EWG applauds House bill to set deadlines for military facilities to clean up ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Working Group today applauded Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) for introducing legislation to set cleanup deadlines for Defense Department facilities contaminated with the toxic...
EWG applauds bill to ban 'forever chemicals' from cosmetics
The Environmental Working Group is today applauding Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) for introducing legislation to ban the use of toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in cosmetics.
EWG news roundup (7/2): Cover crops planting plateaus across the Midwest, ‘forever chemicals’ legislation introduced and more
EWG news roundup (7/2): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
Interview: Lack of ‘conservation compliance’ highlights need for stricter federal oversight
Farmers are failing to comply with federal “conservation compliance” requirements designed to protect wetlands and soil, according to University of Iowa Associate Professor Silvia Secchi, who says the...
You Helped Protect the Canyon
Last week, those who support EWG saw some very tangible and important results, as we achieved a major victory in our quest to protect the Grand Canyon from additional uranium mining operations. U.S...
Third TSCA 8(e) Petition - DuPont Suppresses Teflon Blood Study
NOVEMBER 17, 2004 — The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has uncovered evidence that DuPont is suppressing new study results that show significant health risks from their Teflon ingredient PFOA (C8)...
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The Balanced Budget Amendment
Family farmers and rural areas will be much harder hit than most sectors and regions by the deep, abrupt budget cuts and new parliamentary procedures that will come about with adoption of a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. The "pro-cyclical" nature of the amendment, which will force the deepest budget cuts during economic slowdowns, will only compound economic risks to farmers that
Still Trashing the Place on the Way Out, Trump EPA Will Scrap Plans To Ban Some Uses of Three Dangerous Chemicals
In one of the most reprehensible and dangerous decisions by the Trump Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator Andrew Wheeler will announce tomorrow that the agency will drop proposals to ban...
