EWG’s official statements on legislation and policies.
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EWG applauds inclusion of ‘interim actions’ provision in Senate NDAA
Today the Senate Armed Services Committee unveiled its version of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. The bill includes a provision to expedite the implementation of...
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EWG statement on House passage of National Defense Authorization Act
Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. The bill includes a provision to require the Department of Defense to...
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EWG statement on Senate Republican farm bill framework
Today Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Ark.) unveiled a proposal for renewing the farm bill, which sets farm and food policy.
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EWG statement on PFAS-free foam grant program in just-passed FAA reauthorization bill
WASHINGTON – Today Congress approved the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that includes a new grant program to help airports kick-start the transition to firefighting foams without...
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Coalition statement on CPUC approval of utility tax on millions of working California families
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC, on Thursday voted to impose a new utility tax of $24 a month on millions of hardworking California families. The tax is more...
EWG statement on competing House and Senate farm bill frameworks
Today leaders from the House and Senate Agriculture Committees issued competing frameworks for renewing the farm bill, which sets farm and food policy. The following is a statement from Scott Faber...
EWG applauds Illinois Senate passage of food safety bill
Today the Illinois Senate approved a bill to ban the food additives potassium bromate, propylparaben, Red Dye No. 3 and brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, from foods manufactured, sold or distributed...
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Virtual press conference: California consumer advocates demand state Legislature stop utility tax
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Join a crucial virtual webinar at 10 a.m. PDT on April 16 to hear how more than 240 California community organizations are teaming up to combat a looming utility tax increase...
Ruffalo: PFAS drinking water standard delivers justice to poisoned communities
The following is the statement of Activist and Actor Mark Ruffalo on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new PFAS drinking water standard.
EWG statement on FARMER Act of 2024
WASHINGTON – Today Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee introduced the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience Act, or FARMER Act, of 2024.
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Stop the Big Utility Tax Coalition statement on California PUC’s monthly fee proposal
The California Public Utilities Commission, CPUC, issued a proposed decision yesterday outlining a new structure for utility bills, which would include a $24 monthly fee for most PG&E, SCE, SDG&E...
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EWG statement on DOD’s fiscal year 2025 budget request
The Department of Defense’s fiscal year 2025 budget request, released today, includes $1.6 billion in funding for DOD cleanup of contaminated sites. The sites include current and former military...
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EWG statement on EPA's announcement for PFAS and RCRA
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to modify its definition of hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or RCRA, to include the toxic “forever...
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EWG applauds House bill to protect safety of infant and toddler food
The Environmental Working Group applauds legislation introduced today by Reps. Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.) requiring the...
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EWG applauds EPA move to prioritize vinyl chloride review
The Environmental Protection Agency will designate vinyl chloride a high-priority chemical for review. Vinyl chloride, largely used to make plastic, is known to cause serious harms, such as cancer...
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Clean energy advocates decry California’s disastrous decision to slash residential solar program, triggering widespread job losses and bankruptcies in the state’s solar industry.
Clean energy advocates decry California’s disastrous decision to slash residential solar program, triggering widespread job losses and bankruptcies in the state’s solar industry.
Statement from EWG on EPA's updated lead and copper rule
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a comprehensive approach to addressing the long-standing public health challenges posed by lead in drinking water by proposing new standards to...
Statement from EWG on enactment of baby food heavy metal testing law
Today Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 899, which requires baby food manufacturers selling their products in California to conduct routine tests of the final product for toxic heavy...
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Statement from EWG on Gov. Newsom’s veto of three bills to protect public health
Gov. Gavin Newsom on October 8 vetoed three bills sponsored by the Environmental Working Group – one targeting lead in schools’ drinking water and the other two aiming to ban the toxic “forever...
Statement from EWG on the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the longest-serving female senator in the history of the United States, has died. She was 90 years old.