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Gatorade To Drop Suspect Additive
PepsiCo's decision to stop using brominated vegetable oil in Gatorade marks an important victory for consumers. The chemical, known as BVO, is used in the U.S. as an emulsifier in citrus-flavored...
Procter & Gamble Agrees to Reduce Carcinogen in Tide
Washington, D.C. – Procter & Gamble has agreed to reformulate Tide and other popular laundry detergents to reduce contamination with 1,4 dioxane, defined as a carcinogen by California consumer product...
AP Report Raises Alarming Questions about EPA’s Oversight of Oil and Gas Drillers
A report yesterday by the Associated Press that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency withdrew action against a natural gas company despite evidence that its drilling operations had contaminated...
More Corn Ethanol Means More Harm to Consumers, the Environment
WASHINGTON – The decision by a federal appeals court not to block the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent corn ethanol (known as E15) is a setback for consumers and the environment, says...
EWG Says Proposed NY State Fracking Rules Won't Assure Safety
The Environmental Working Group today submitted comments to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on its revised draft regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing. EWG...
POLL: Water is High Priority for Bipartisan Majority of Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans are not opposed to more domestic energy production, but they are unwilling to achieve it by sacrificing clean water, increased energy efficiency, and expanded wind and...
EWG Calls For Broader Reform on Chemical Safety
Environmental Working Group called today's release of draft risk assessments of five chemicals found in paint strippers, fire retardants, degreasers, fragrances and other consumer products a positive...
"Fiscal Cliff" Deal Extends Flawed Farm Program
WASHINGTON – Buried in the 150-page “fiscal cliff” tax bill passed New Year's Day is a last-minute farm bill extension that buys time for Congress to craft and debate an improved measure to establish...
EWG's Ken Cook Lauds Departing EPA Chief Jackson For Toxic Chemicals Policies
Ken Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group, issued the following statement on the decision by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to step down.
Commercial Fishing Reaps Billions
American Academy of Pediatrics Endorses Cell Phone Safety Bill
The Environmental Working Group applauds the decision by the influential American Academy of Pediatrics to support pending legislation that would require new research into the safety of cell phone...
California Issues Early Draft of Fracking Regulations
The California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources has released a preliminary draft of regulations that for the first time would require oil and gas drilling companies in the state to report...
EWG Names New Executive Director
Heather White has been named executive director of Environmental Working Group, the Washington-based nonprofit consumer advocacy and research organization announced today.
Forty Years after the Clean Water Act, The Corn Belt’s Rivers and Streams are Still Murky
Forty years after passage of the federal Clean Water Act, it is clear that farm pollution, which remains exempt from the law, is standing in the way of clean water in Iowa and across the nation, a new...
NY County Bans BPA-Laced Register Receipts
New York's Suffolk County will soon ban retailers from issuing register receipts that contain the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A or BPA.
No Secret Farm Bill in Fiscal Cliff Deal
Environmental Working Group joined several groups today to call on lawmakers to stop a secret farm bill from being attached to any legislation designed to straighten out the nation's finances.
California Aims To Cut Rocket Fuel Pollution in Drinking Water
California environmental officials have issued a draft public health goal for drinking water polluted with perchlorate, a toxic rocket fuel chemical that is six times lower than the current legal...
New Research Finds Highly Toxic Flame Retardants Widespread in Homes, Furniture
Harmful fire retardant chemicals are turning up in everything from furniture to dust in American homes, researchers report in two new studies published today (Nov. 28), a finding that underscores how...
EPA Denial of Ethanol Mandate Waiver Will Hurt Farmers and Consumers
EWG on the election
In the wake of the 2012 election, Environmental Working Group has issued the following statements on three key issues central to EWG's mission: Federal farm policy, natural gas extraction that...