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EWG Asks FDA, NTP to Wind Up Study of Vitamin A In Sunscreen
Washington, DC – Environmental Working Group (EWG) president Ken Cook today urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP) to speed their analysis of a seminal...
BPA Now in EPA’s Crosshairs
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's commitment to protecting people and the environment from harmful chemicals was on display again yesterday as the agency announced...
EWG Taps David DeGennaro To Lead Farm Bill Advocacy in Washington DC
David DeGennaro, previously Senior Legislative Assistant to Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), is joining the Environmental Working Group (EWG) as a legislative and policy analyst in the organization's...
The Clock is Ticking on Justice for Black Farmers
Since February, the National Black Farmers Association has been rallying support to persuade Congress to distribute the $1.15 billion promised to black farmers in the 1999 Pigford settlement, which...
Sen. Lincoln’s Nutrition Plan Pits Kids Against Clean Water -- Needlessly
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark) plans to mark up her Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 on Wednesday, March 24th. The legislation would reauthorize child nutrition...
Wrong Number: Apple Hangs Up on iPhone Radiation App
An Israeli tech startup called Tawkon has developed a mobile application that estimates the level of radiation emitted from cell phones, which a growing body of research – though not definitive –...
FDA Reverses Position, Now Supports Removing BPA from Infant Formula
Today's decision by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse its position over the health risks posed by the chemical, bisphenol A (BPA) could be the Waterloo for the ubiquitous...
Industry Will Phase Out Toxic Flame Retardant
Late Thursday, three large chemical companies and officials of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a deal to phase out the toxic flame retardant Decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca)...
EWG Celebrates 13 Women Scientists in 2013 Women’s History Month
March is Women's History Month, when the nation honors the many women who have had a lasting impact on American culture, history and women's rights.
Meet the Farmers of Manhattan
A 52-story skyscraper on Park Avenue in New York City is the world headquarters for JPMorganChase, the largest bank in the U.S. But according to data from the Department of Agriculture, it's also the...
EWG’s Most Popular Stories of 2018 – and Some You May Have Missed
Another 12 months is just about in the books. It was full of moments that impacted health and the environment in a variety of ways. From clean water to Kavanaugh, from Pruitt to “poop lagoons,” EWG...
16 Effective and Safe Products To Guard Against Coronavirus
You can combat the novel coronavirus effectively while using products that are safe for you and your family.
It’s Time To Switch to PFAS-Free Firefighting Foams
Firefighting foam is one of the most significant sources of water contamination from the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS. PFAS-based firefighting foams have been widely used by the military...
Mississippi River Flood Management Could Cause Another Devastating Gulf Coast Toxic Algae Bloom This Year
The Army Corps of Engineers just opened a huge flood management structure to relieve the swollen Mississippi River, which could cause a recurrence of a huge toxic algae bloom along the Gulf Coast...
Keeping Kids Safe from Toxic Algae
Outbreaks of potentially toxic algae are fouling lakes, rivers and other bodies of water across the U.S. Nationally, news reports on algae outbreaks have been on the rise since 2010.
Expert Panel Warns of Health Risks from BPA
The Chapel Hill consensus statement on BPA released today underscores, by way of contrast, how hopeless and corrupt the ongoing review of BPA by the NIH Center for The Evaluation of Risks to Human...
EWG Calls for Evidence Supporting FDA's Sweeping Assurances of Melamine
In letter sent today to the new point person in charge of food safety at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook called on the agency to back up...
USDA Report: Corn Plantings May be Highest Since World War II
It's one thing to have an ethanol boom in the Corn Belt. An ethanol blow-out is another thing altogether.
Farm Pollution Knocks Chesapeake Bay Out of Balance
For more than thirty years, contamination from high-intensity farming has been adding to the pollution that fouls Chesapeake Bay, one of America's most storied waterways. A new report from the...
Congress Passes Child Nutrition Act
A major public health victory on behalf of the nation's neediest children is about to be realized when President Obama signs into law legislation that will provide healthy school lunches to millions.
Holidays Come Early for California Chemical Makers
In September 2008, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated the signing of two bills that, he said, would propel “California to the forefront of the nation and the world with the most comprehensive Green...
Food Safety Bill will Save the Lives of Thousands
At least 5,000 Americans – most of them young children, the elderly and the sick – die every year from eating contaminated food, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
New Legislation to Right the Wrongs of USDA Racial Discrimination
EWG and the National Black Farmers Association are pleased with the introduction of the Pigford Claims Remedy Act today. Introduced by Representatives Scott (D-VA) and Chabot (R-OH) and Senators...
Study Finds Thousands Receive Farm Disaster Aid At Least Every Other Year for Over Two Decades
Pressure is building in Congress for pre-election enactment of a $6.55 billion farm disaster aid bill, by far the most expensive such measure in history.