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Tests Find High Levels of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water at McChord AFB, Ft. Lewis
Drinking water supplies at two Washington state Army installations are contaminated with extremely high levels of the toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, according to Department of Defense data...
Key House Panel Adopts Legislative Package To Protect Public From Asbestos, PFAS Chemicals
WASHINGTON – The House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Energy and Commerce passed a series of bills today that would safeguard the public from exposure to deadly...
EWG Comments to California OEHHA on Draft Drinking Water Utility Report
EWG submitted detailed comments to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment on the draft report “Achieving the Human Right to Water in California: An Assessment of the State’s...
EWG Comments to EPA on Registration Review for Paraquat Dichloride
Environmental Working Group submits comments to the EPA on the registration review for the pesticide paraquat dichloride, commonly called paraquat. EWG urges the EPA to revise the paraquat human risk...
EWG Comments to EPA on the Registration Review for Pesticide Thiabendazole
Environmental Working Group submits comments to the EPA on the registration review for pesticide thiabendazole. EWG urges the EPA to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the cancer risks of...
EWG Comments to California OEHHA on Proposed Public Health Goals for Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water
EWG submitted comments to the state of California in support of OEHHA’s proposed public health goals for haloacetic acid disinfection byproducts in drinking water.
If Trump Exits Climate Pact After G7 Summit, U.S. Would Join Syria, Nicaragua As Holdout
WASHINGTON – President Trump will announce whether he is pulling out of the historic Paris climate change accord after returning from the G7 Summit at the end of this month. If he does, the U.S. will...
Letter to Senate and House Leadership on Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis
Click on the pdf above to see a joint letter from EWG, other environmental health organizations and public health institutions calling on Congress to pass vital legislation to ensure that healthy...
California Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act Moves Forward in Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, A.B. 2762, today passed out of the State Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. The following is the statement of...
EWG Comments on EPA’s Decision to Regulate PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water
Attached are EWG comments on EPA’s decision to regulate PFOA and PFOS in drinking water.
Criminal Probe for DuPont on Teflon Chemical?
Clearing The Air
Although farming contributes little to the problem of airborne toxic particles, farmers suddenly find themselves in the middle of a heated battle over an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to improve air quality by reducing emissions from electric utilities, chemical plants and oil companies.
EPA Should Require Clear Labels and Warnings for All Ethanol Blends
EWG Action Fund/Moveon.org TV Commercial
EWG calls for Investigation of Nursery Water
The Highway Beautification Act
TIMELINE: FDA Repeatedly Fails to Warn Consumers About Mercury in Seafood
Tap Water Database
Tell the EPA: Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides
Neonics have been linked to massive decline in bee populations, and new research suggests they may also harm kids' developing nervous systems and brains.
We have a chance to force the EPA to listen to consumers instead of the pesticide industry, and to finally BAN neonics!
Can we count on you to join us?
BAN CANCER-LINKED CHEMICAL FOUND IN CITRUS!
Recent tests by EWG have revealed shockingly high levels of a cancer-linked fungicide in oranges and other citrus fruits. Imazalil is typically applied to citrus post-harvest to prolong the fruit's shelf life, but this chemical can also disrupt the human hormone system and has been classified as a likely human carcinogen.
EWG is calling on the EPA to immediately ban the use of imazalil! Can you
Get Dangerous Chemicals Out of Our Food!
Chemicals linked to cancer, nervous system harm and immune system harm may be lurking in your pantry. It's time to make our food safe! Please join EWG and urge the FDA to BAN the most dangerous chemicals in our food!
Particulate Air Pollution
Under Trump, Farm Subsidies Soared and the Rich Got Richer
Taxpayer-funded farm subsidies have long been skewed in favor of the richest farmers and landowners. But under the Trump administration, even more money went to the largest and wealthiest farms, further shortchanging smaller, struggling family farms.
