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COVID-19 Bill Fails To Protect Workers and Hungry Families

Here is a statement by Scott Faber, senior vice president for the Environmental Working Group, on the $484 billion COVID-19 bill currently under consideration by Congress.

Study: Removal of ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Drinking Water Poses Severe and Costly Challenges to Local Communities

Removal of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS from drinking water costs local communities millions of dollars, says a new Environmental Working Group study, published today in the European...

Trump EPA to Ease Limits on Mercury Emissions From Coal Plants

Despite bipartisan opposition in Congress, and from environmentalists and the entire electric utility industry, the Environmental Protection Agency today is expected to dramatically weaken federal air...

Despite Link to COVID-19 Deaths, Trump EPA Refuses To Strengthen Soot Standards

Ignoring his own scientists and public health advocates, Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler refused today to tighten federal standards for soot emitted from auto tailpipes and...

Automakers Backing Trump’s Gutting of Pollution Rules Are Complicit in Harm to Health and Climate

When the economy recovers and Americans go car shopping, they should shun automakers who broke their promises by supporting President Trump's gutting of air pollution rules, the Environmental Working...

Monsanto Relied on Shady EPA Risk Study To Dispute Court Verdict That Roundup Caused Cancer

In a legal brief filed with a federal appeals court this week, EWG staff attorneys argue Monsanto relied heavily on an untrustworthy and dubious government risk assessment to dispute a jury's findings...

Actor and Advocate Mark Ruffalo Applauds $75 Billion Water Cleanup Proposal in COVID-19 Stimulus Bill

Actor and environmental advocate Mark Ruffalo applauded House leaders for proposing to spend $75 billion in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill to upgrade our drinking water infrastructure.

EWG Applauds Drinking Water Focus for Next COVID Stimulus Bill

EWG today applauded House leaders for making drinking water pollution a priority for the next COVID stimulus bill.

Trump Rollback of Auto Emissions Standards = 1 Billion More Tons of Air Pollution

Today the Trump administration is set to release a final rule rolling back auto fuel efficiency standards, which will let cars and light trucks emit 1 billion more tons, or more, of carbon pollution...

Citing Coronavirus, Trump EPA Halts Enforcement of Critical Key Environmental Laws

The Trump administration's unprecedented move to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to suspend enforcement of critical environmental laws is shameful and further evidence of the administration's utter...

Erica Reid, Noted Healthy Lifestyle Leader, Joins EWG Board

Erica Reid, a nationally recognized leader in the healthy lifestyle sector, has joined EWG's board of directors.

OUT NOW: EWG’s 2020 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™

Nearly 70 percent of the fresh produce sold in the U.S. contains residues of potentially harmful chemical pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group's 2020 Dirty Dozen™. Yet the dirtiest...

EWG Board Member Michelle Pfeiffer Applauds “First Step” Towards Cosmetics Safety Reform

EWG board member Michelle Pfeiffer applauded Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) for taking the first serious action towards updating the woefully outdated law governing the cosmetics industry.

FOIA Data: Tap Water at 28 Military Bases Tainted With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Above States’ Safety Standards

Drinking water at more than two dozen U.S. military installations is contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, at levels that exceed the standards set or proposed by a number of states...

PFAS Could Contaminate More Than 600 Military Installations, DOD Says

The Department of Defense has released new data showing that more than 600 military sites and surrounding communities could be contaminated with perfluorinated chemicals, or PFAS – far more...

Nationally Recognized Leader in Clean Beauty Joins EWG Board

Barbara Paldus, a leading entrepreneur and innovator in the clean beauty sector, has joined the Environmental Working Group board of directors.

Senate Bill Will Help States Combat PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water and Groundwater

Colin O'Neil, EWG's legislative director, issued the following statement on the introduction of the Providing Financial Assistance to States for Testing and Treatment Act of 2020, or PFAS Testing and...

Actor and Advocate Mark Ruffalo Applauds $20 Billion PFAS Cleanup Proposal

Actor and environmental advocate Mark Ruffalo applauded the introduction today of the Providing Financial Assistance to States for Testing and Treatment Act of 2020, or PFAS Testing and Treatment Act...

Key House Committee Approves Landmark Cosmetics Safety Legislation

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health today approved landmark cosmetics safety legislation, a significant step toward finally protecting consumers from...

AspenClean Brings First EWG VERIFIED® Cleaners to Consumers

Today AspenClean announced its collection of nine cleaning products that meet the Environmental Working Group's rigorous criteria for health, ingredient disclosure and transparency. These are the...

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