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EWG’s Letter to FDA on Rodan + Field’s Misleading Cosmetics Claims
EWG sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to stop Rodan + Fields from making misleading claims about harmful ingredients in its products.
Catching the Limit
EPA’s Scott Pruitt Spent $1,560 of Taxpayer Money on 12 Pens
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt spent $1,560 in taxpayer money on 12 custom fountain pens emblazoned with his signature and the agency's seal, according to internal emails obtained...
The Farm Bill Released Today Creates New Farm Subsidy Loopholes That Will Further Distort the Farm Safety Net
Today Scott Faber, senior vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, issued the following statement on farm subsidies in Congress’ final farm bill: “The farm bill...
Public Interest Groups on WHO's decision on Glyphosate
We the undersigned organizations strongly urge the Environmental Protection Agency to weigh heavily the decision last week by the World Health Organization to categorize glyphosate (trade name...
EWG Petitions CDC to Biomonitor Public for Glyphosate
EWG has submitted a petition to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requesting biomonitoring of the American public for glyphosate, a commonly used weed-killing chemical that has been...
EWG PFAS Testimony for the Record to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Drinking Water at Arizona Army Facilities Contaminated with Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
Drinking water supplies at seven Army installations in Arizona are contaminated with the toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, according to newly released Department of Defense data obtained by EWG...
EWG Statement on Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act
WASHINGTON – Scott Faber, EWG’s senior vice president for government affairs, issued the following statement on the introduction of the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019 by Rep...
EWG Testimony for the Record on PFAS and the Clean Water Act
Below and attached is EWG’s testimony to the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for their hearing pertaining to the Administration...
Tests Find High Levels of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water at McChord AFB, Ft. Lewis
Drinking water supplies at two Washington state Army installations are contaminated with extremely high levels of the toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, according to Department of Defense data...
Key House Panel Adopts Legislative Package To Protect Public From Asbestos, PFAS Chemicals
WASHINGTON – The House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Energy and Commerce passed a series of bills today that would safeguard the public from exposure to deadly...
EWG Comments to California OEHHA on Draft Drinking Water Utility Report
EWG submitted detailed comments to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment on the draft report “Achieving the Human Right to Water in California: An Assessment of the State’s...
EWG Comments to EPA on Registration Review for Paraquat Dichloride
Environmental Working Group submits comments to the EPA on the registration review for the pesticide paraquat dichloride, commonly called paraquat. EWG urges the EPA to revise the paraquat human risk...
PG&E admits it may have started another wildfire
Landmark bipartisan PFAS Action Act passes House
Food chemicals bills will reduce U.S. health risks, close gap with strict European rules
Decarbonizing industries, transportation doesn’t require costly carbon capture
Fighting the climate crisis will require deep reductions in carbon emissions from industries and transportation, but new research and investments show that this goal can be met through novel clean...
June 2017: National Cancer Survivor Month
Industry likely shirking EPA reporting requirements on ‘forever chemicals’
Bayer to end residential sales of cancer-causing weedkiller glyphosate by 2023
EWG news roundup (7/30): Historic bipartisan infrastructure deal includes billions to clean up ‘forever chemicals,’ California begins lead testing in child care facilities and more
EWG news roundup (7/30): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.