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House Oversight Chairman Seeks Details on Interior Secretary’s $139,000 Doors
The chairman of the House oversight committee is asking the Interior Department to provide details of a federal contract for $139,000 to replace doors in Secretary Ryan Zinke's office.
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Italian Study Links Cellphone Radiation to Heart and Brain Tumors
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Arrivederci, Taxpayer Money! Pruitt Spent $120,000 on Weeklong Trip to Italy
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You Call This ‘Leadership’? EPA Summit on Teflon-Like Chemicals Is 20 Years Too Late
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt will hold a summit in May on the pervasive contamination of the nation's drinking water with highly fluorinated chemicals.
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Uranium Mining Claims Near Grand Canyon Could Surge if Supreme Court Reverses Ban
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In Pompeo, Trump Taps First Known Climate Denier For Secretary of State
If CIA Director Mike Pompeo becomes the next Secretary of State, he will be the first known climate denier to serve as the nation's chief diplomat Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore via Flickr.com
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EPA Hires Right-Wing Media Firm Linked to Oil Industry, Anti-Muslim Group
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AP: Interior Secretary Zinke Spent $139K on Three Office Doors
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spent nearly $139,000 on three office doors last year, according to the Associated Press.
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Top Pruitt Aide Has Side Hustle as Media Consultant – EPA Won’t Reveal Clients
John Konkus, a top public affairs officer at the Environmental Protection Agency, is working on the side as a media consultant. The EPA not only doesn't have a problem with that, but won't even say...
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Noted Entrepreneur, Philanthropist Shazi Visram Joins EWG Board of Directors
American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder and CEO of Happy Family Brands Shazi Visram has joined the Environmental Working Group's board of directors.
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Welcome Aboard Coach Class, Scott Pruitt. Here’s Your EWG-Approved Travel Kit
If you're used to first class or a private jet, flying coach can take some getting used to
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Scott Pruitt Axed EPA Center That Helps Protect Babies from Arsenic, Pesticides
In Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's latest blow to children's health, the agency is shutting down a vital office that provides funding to scientists studying the impacts of toxic...
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Big Win for Public Health: Calif. Judge Blocks Pesticide Spraying by State Ag Department
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As Asbestos Decision Looms, Public Interest Groups Seek Communications Between EPA and Chemical Industry
Public interest and government watchdog groups have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency for all its communications with the chemical industry on the fate of asbestos under the new federal...
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EPA Chief’s First-Class Travel in Crosshairs of GOP Investigation
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Top Coal Lobbyist, Climate Skeptic Poised to Become No. 2 at EPA
A leading lobbyist for the coal and oil industries, who is a staunch climate change skeptic, is a step away from being second in command at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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EWG Applauds Bill to Warn of Asbestos in Cosmetics
Today EWG praised legislation introduced by Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., that would mandate warnings for cosmetics marketed to children that might contain asbestos.
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Federal Research Raises Flags about Cancer Risks from Cellphone Radiation
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High Levels of Nitrate Foul Tap Water in Illinois Corn Belt
Northwest Illinois is one of the nation's most productive corn-growing regions. But the heavy use of fertilizer and manure on corn fields leads to nitrate pollution in many communities' tap water...
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Almost Three-Fourths of California’s High-Risk Toddlers Miss Annual Lead Tests Required by Law
A new EWG analysis of state records shows that each year between 2012 and 2016, almost three-fourths of California toddlers enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state-run low-income health insurance program...
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