EWG’s official statements on legislation and policies.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Former CPUC president, clean energy advocates to call for fundamental reform of PG&E business model
EWG statement on FDA industry guidance on lead levels in juice
EWG statement on EPA proposal to ban ongoing uses of asbestos
Change the code, not the climate: The campaign to clean up bitcoin
This campaign is asking the bitcoin community: Will you immediately commit to use your investments and your influence to clean up bitcoin?
EWG applauds Senate for confirming Dr. Robert Califf to be FDA commissioner
USDA releases new round of pesticide residue tests on produce showing conventional agriculture’s continued heavy reliance on toxic crop chemicals
Congressional defense bill tackles 'forever chemicals' with funding boost, policy reforms
‘Forever chemical’ GenX more toxic than previously acknowledged, says EPA
EWG statement on historic food and farm investments in Senate budget resolution
EWG statement on 100-day deadline for EPA PFAS council recommendations
EWG applauds new EPA programs addressing pollution from ‘forever chemicals’
EWG Grieves for Atlanta Victims, Condemns Surge in Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans
EWG: FDA's Call for Food Companies To Remove Arsenic, Other Heavy Metals in Baby Food Falls Short
The letter sent today to manufacturers of baby and toddler food by the Food and Drug Administration reminding them that they must comply with the manufacturing rules outlined by the Food Safety...
EWG Letter to CDC Director Calling for His Resignation
Attached is a letter EWG President Ken Cook wrote to Dr. Robert Redfield calling on him to resign as the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
EWG Comments to NEJAC Recommending Measures for Addressing PFAS Contamination Crisis
The Environmental Working Group submitted written comments to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council with recommendations on the necessary measures for addressing the PFAS contamination...
California Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act Clears Another Legislative Hurdle
EWG Statement on House Passage of Heroes Act
WASHINGTON – Today the House passed the HEROES Act, a $3 billion coronavirus stimulus package. Here is a statement from EWG Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Scott Faber: Millions of...
California Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act Moves Forward in Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, A.B. 2762, today passed out of the State Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. The following is the statement of...
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: The bill passed Tuesday by...
EWG Calls for Food and Farm Protections in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Bill
Congress must make support for the nation's food and farm system a priority in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill, said Scott Faber, senior vice president of government affairs at EWG.