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EWG Statement on House Bill To Increase Anti-Hunger Assistance
The following is a statement from Scott Faber, senior vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, on House passage of H.R. 8319.
How California's Major Air Polluters Get Away With It
Two years after an EPA investigation blasted California's air pollution enforcement as inadequate to stop big polluters, East Bay oil refineries continue to commit hundreds of violations of state and...
California First State To Ban 24 Toxic Chemicals in Personal Care Products and Cosmetics
In a major victory for the movement for safer cosmetics, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, Assembly Bill 2762, into law. This is the nation's first state-level ban...
Construction Industry Lobby Blocks Bill To Ban Asbestos
Legislation to ban the future use and importation of the notorious and deadly carcinogen asbestos was blocked from passing the House Thursday night after lobbyists representing a powerful sector of...
Study: More Than 200 Million Americans Could Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water
A peer-reviewed study by scientists at the Environmental Working Group estimates that more than 200 million Americans could have the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in their drinking water...
Alert: Tests Find High Levels of Asbestos in Children’s Makeup Kit
The notorious carcinogen asbestos has been found in a talc-containing eye shadow in a children's toy makeup kit, according to laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group.
Trump EPA Fails To Take Tough Action on Industrial Discharges of ‘Forever Chemicals’
The Environmental Protection Agency today released an "interim strategy" for addressing industrial discharges of the toxic fluorinated “forever chemicals” called PFAS. The strategy document encourages...
EWG VERIFIED® Diapers Launches Nationwide With New Healthynest Diapers
Today the Environmental Working Group published a new comprehensive Guide to Safer Diapers, an analysis of the chemicals and materials used in baby diapers, to help parents and caregivers sort through...
Trump to Pull Out of Climate Accord as Early as Tomorrow, Adviser Says
President Trump will pull out of the historic Paris climate agreement as early as Tuesday, according to the adviser who led the Environmental Protection Agency transition. The Hill newspaper reports...
EWG Fires Back at White House’s Lies on Pruitt’s Record
Statement from Scott Faber, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs: Scott Pruitt, and now the White House, have repeatedly lied about phosphorus standards for the Illinois River. In response to...
Mineral Fusion’s EWG VERIFIED® Products Heading to CVS Shelves
Denver-based cosmetics and personal care brand Mineral Fusion will begin selling over 125 EWG VERIFIED® color cosmetics in more than 300 CVS stores in California, making its product line more...
FDA Refuses to Remove Rocket Fuel Chemical from Food Packaging
The Food and Drug Administration denied a petition today by public interest groups, including EWG, to ban the use in dry food packaging of perchlorate, a toxic chemical that is also an ingredient in...
Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Help Protect Consumers from Toxic Chemicals in Personal Care Products
WASHINGTON – A bill introduced by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, would help the federal Food and Drug Administration ensure that cosmetics and other personal care...
Nation’s Pediatricians, EWG Urge EPA to Ban Pesticide that Harms Kids’ Brains
On June 27, 2017, the American Academy for Pediatrics and EWG sent the letter attached and below to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on the agency's recent decision to pull...
Biden Throws Support Behind Commercial Offshore Wind Power Program
In New Round of Tests, Monsanto’s Weedkiller Still Contaminates Foods Marketed to Children
EWG's Advice for Avoiding Bug Bites
EWG's Guide to Safe Drinking Water
EWG’s Guide to Reducing Disinfectant Byproducts in Pools
EWG’s Top Tips for Better Air Quality
