NIH Refutes FDA’s Claims BPA is Safe for Use
The National Institutes of Health's National Toxicology Program (NTP) concluded today that bisphenol A (BPA), an artificial sex hormone and chemical used in hard plastic products like baby bottles...
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EPA Again Decides Not to Regulate Chemicals in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will not establish safety standards for 11 contaminants in drinking water.
One Pesticide Classified as Unsafe, Hundreds More to Go
Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that carbofuran, already registered as a restricted use pesticide, poses dietary, worker and ecological risks.
National Academy of Sciences: Formaldehyde Causes Cancer
Congress, at the request of industry, has managed to delay efforts by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to classify formaldehyde as a known human carcinogen, a significant step for public...
EPA Unveils Plan to Help Identify ‘Brockovich’ Chemical in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promised to help local water utilities address public concerns over the possible presence of hexavalent chromium (chromium-6) in drinking water, and today it...
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Bush Administration Moved to Okay Teflon Pollution
In its final days, the Bush administration appears poised to issue an emergency health advisory for tap water polluted with the toxic Teflon chemical PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) effectively allowing a significant level of pollution and discouraging cleanup of PFOA contamination in tap water in at least 9 states.
EWG Fans More Than One Million Strong
Since 2006, Environmental Working Group has been building an email list of engaged consumers who sign up to get regular alerts about our latest research and practical tips to help them keep their...
Michael Pollan Names the World's 7 Most Powerful Foodies
Famed food writer/philosopher Michael Pollan has picked the seven individuals he considers to be the most powerful voices in the good food movement from around the world and published his list on...
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...
Few Sunscreens Shield From UVA Rays
Washington, D.C. – With fall here, millions of Americans are outside at football and soccer games, cross-country meets, school fairs, picking apples and raking leaves.
Nanomaterials May Soon be in Your Sportswear and Underwear
Washington, D.C – Environmental Working Group (EWG) has sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing its proposal to approve a Swiss nanosilver textile coating for sale in...
EWG’s Ken Cook Testifies On House Proposal to Reform Federal Chemicals Law
Washington, D.C. –Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook testified today that reform legislation now before Congress “is essential to fixing our broken toxic chemicals policy.”
Government Should Help Poor, Not Rich
The Environmental Working Group joins other food, poverty and hunger groups calling for an increase in food stamp benefits.
Sunscreen or Sunscam?
Almost a year after consumer concerns pushed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to promise tougher sunscreen standards, an investigation of nearly 1,000 brand-name sunscreen products finds that...
Surge in Uranium Mining Claims Spurs Concern for Drinking Water Safety
In response to the threat that surging mining claims along the Colorado pose to drinking water in Las Vegas, the General Manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Patricia Mulroy, sent a...
EWG Warns Senate Over Rocket Fuel in Nation's Drinking Water
For almost 50 years, the federal government, defense contractors and the chemical industry have worked together to block public health protections against a component of rocket fuel that can disrupt...
Biofuels and Bad Weather: America’s Food-to-Fuel Gamble
With relentless rains, cold temperatures, and record floods pounding the Midwest, the nation's ill-conceived corn ethanol mandate appears headed into a perfect storm, helping to push food and feed...
Mining Threats to Grand Canyon and Crested Butte Halted
As pressure mounts to overhaul the antiquated 1872 Mining Law, two high-profile mining operations have come to a halt - one along the south rim of the Grand Canyon, and the other right above the...
Major Infant Bottled Water Company Provides Parents with Misleading & False Information About Benefits of Fluoridated Water
One of the nation's biggest infant bottle water companies – Nursery Water - is misleading parents with erroneous information on its website and advertising materials touting the safety and benefits of...
Government Report Focuses on Agriculture as 'Dead Zone' Culprit
Today the USGS released findings that show agricultural practices in 9 states contribute 75% of the nitrogen and phosphorous pollution to the “Dead Zone” in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Currently, the...
Chemical Exposures on the Job May Be Linked to Diseases in Nurses
A first ever national survey of nurses' exposures to chemicals, pharmaceuticals and radiation on the job suggests there are links between serious health problems such as cancer, asthma, miscarriages...
U.S. One-Year Olds Overexposed to Rocket Fuel Chemical
One of every 16 one-year-old children in the U.S. is exposed to the rocket fuel chemical perchlorate at levels above the government's safe dose, according to an Environmental Working Group analysis of...
Fracking Disclosure Bill Advances in California State Legislature
The California State Assembly has passed legislation sponsored by Environmental Working Group and Earthworks to require oil and natural gas drillers to make public a complete list of chemicals they...
Stacked Fracking Panel Has Public Meeting Monday in Pennsylvania
Monday night, June 13, is your chance to speak up on behalf of America's drinking water and to help protect your land from damage from oil and gas drilling.