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At EWG, our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. Our research brings to light unsettling facts that you have a right to know.

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Research Content

Biofuels and Bad Weather

America’s Food-to-Fuel Gamble
Record Flooding and Possible Summer Drought Could Send Food and Fuel Prices Higher

Colorado's Chemical Injection

Oil and gas companies in Colorado are injecting wells with millions of gallons of unknown fluids that contain dozens of dangerous chemicals linked to respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, immune, and other disorders, including cancer.

Sundown on the Sagebrush Rebellion

Western Newspapers Join Nationwide Calls for Mining Reform

Mining Claims Threaten Western Cities and Towns

Soaring prices for gold, copper, uranium and other metals have produced an explosion of mining claims across the West, encroaching on hundreds of sprawling cities, destination resorts, retirement communities and remote recreation retreats.

The Unintended Environmental Impacts of the Current Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

A Guide to Common Sense RFS Policy Fall 2007

Colorado’s Pristine Roan Plateau Threatened by Drilling Surge

As Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter prepares to take a stand on plans to allow thousands of oil and gas wells on Colorado’s Roan Plateau, EWG finds that drilling permits there have already more than doubled since 2004.

Mining Law Threatens California's National Parks; Other Areas at Risk

A surge in mining claims threatens California parks & wilderness.

Congressional Testimony on Mining Reform

Oversight Hearing on Hardrock Mining on Federal Land
EWG analyst Dusty Horwitt presents his data on the frenzy of claim staking in American's wild places and national parks.