The New West: Mine Claims Crowd Booming Cities
Soaring prices for gold, copper, and uranium have sparked an explosion of mining claims that are encroaching on booming cities, sprawling suburbs, small towns and rural recreation havens throughout...
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Uranium Mining Operations Near South Rim of Grand Canyon Approved
In an ominous move that threatens the integrity of the nation's most iconic natural treasure, the Forest Service has approved drilling for uranium at as many as 39 sites near the south rim of the...
Congressional Demands Follow on Heels of EWG Study Showing Widespread Use of the Toxic Chemical BPA in Formula Cans
Following an analysis by Environmental Working Group (EWG) that found that all infant formula manufacturers in the U.S. are using the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) in their formula containers...
Major U.S. Retailers to Pull Asbestos Tainted Toy from Shelves
Independent Lab Studies Conducted by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Found Dangerous Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemical in Popular Children's Toy
Connecticut State Officials Remove Asbestos Toy from Store Shelves
Environmental Working Group (EWG) Executive Director, Richard Wiles, praised the action of Connecticut state officials that removed fromsale all Planet Toys' CSI: Crime Scene Investigationtm...
Colorado’s Pristine Roan Plateau Threatened By Drilling Surge
As Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter prepares to take a stand on federal plans to allow thousands of oil and gas wells on Colorado's Roan Plateau and surrounding land, an investigation by Environmental...
Children Exposed Daily to Personal Care Products With Chemicals Not Found Safe For Kids
From baby shampoo to diaper wipes, children are exposed to products every day containing chemicals that have not been assessed for their hazards to children, according to an investigation by...
Environmental Working Group Applauds House Passage of Landmark Mining Reform Legislation
Environmental Working Group (EWG) Public Lands Senior Analyst Dusty Horwitt applauded today's vote in the House supporting landmark reform of the nation's antiquated mining law, first put on the books...
Media Advisory
Members of the media are invited to join Indiana Senator Richard Lugar and EWG president Ken Cook on Thursday, November 1st for a press conference announcing the launch of the EWG report on Direct...
Mercury in Fish Predicted To Soar
A landmark study by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and universities in the U.S. and Australia has, for the first time, documented how escalating mercury-laden air emissions, chiefly...
Environmental Working Group's Response to the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association on Congress' Proposed MTBE Accountability Shield
The NPRA's propaganda about our report is painstakingly crafted to confuse the issues, but it makes one thing perfectly clear: The oil industry is desperate to get the accountability shield, and...
'CHEERS' Children and Pesticides Debate Widens to Congress
The Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study, or CHEERS study would measure pesticide and chemical levels in 60 Florida children who would be selected for the study based on heavy pesticide...
A $400 Million Xmas Present From U.S. Taxpayers
Every year, U.S. taxpayers give California farmers a $400 million Christmas present.
USA TODAY Ad Names Cosmetics Companies That Won't Commit To Removing Toxic Chemicals From American Products
A full-page advertisement in USA Today challenges cosmetics companies to come clean about whether they plan to remove toxic chemicals that are banned in the European Union from products sold on...
Investigation Shows That Despite Claims, Oil And Gas Industry Has Had Wide Access To The West
The oil and gas industry and federal officials repeatedly claim that environmental protections have blocked their access to Western lands and hurt efforts to reduce dependence on foreign sources of...
Federal Panel Okays Limited Pesticide Tests on Humans
A National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel today recommended limits on chemical industry testing of pesticides and toxic chemicals on human subjects.
Website Reveals Size, Scope and Locations of Utah Public Land Giveaways To Oil and Gas Companies
Today 5,000 acres of environmentally sensitive public land in Utah face permanent loss of protection at taxpayer-subsidized auction. A new computer investigation of federal data by the Environmental...
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Science Policy Memo Detailing EWG Findings on C8
Throughout the spring and summer of 2002, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) conducted a series of community meetings on the hazards of drinking tap water contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, or C8) from DuPont's manufacturing operations in Washington, West Virginia. Our analysis of the content of the materials presented by the DEP at these meetings finds
U.S. Mercury Standard Among Worst in World
A joint UN - WHO expert food committee has just recommended a new international standard for mercury in seafood that continues to allow a dangerous mercury exposure level, and is particularly...
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EWG Assessment of EPA Draft Human Health Risk Assessment for the Teflon Chemical PFOA
An Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) newly released draft human health risk assessment for the Teflon chemical (C-8, APFO, or PFOA) shows that the Agency has dramatically underestimated human health risks from exposures to this ubiquitous, persistent toxic chemical (EPA 2005). The Agency substantially tilts the assessment in DuPont's favor
Senator Boxer's letter to FDA
Correspondence regarding perchlorate contamination in food growth in the United States
Environmental Working Group calls for Immediate Recall of Arsenic-Treated Playsets and Reimbursement for Consumers
The Environmental Working Group today asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to ban the use of arsenic-treated wood in outdoor play structures and to order consumer refunds for millions...
Ford Hid SUV Rollover Evidence For Decades
Like other car companies, Ford has consistently fought mandatory increases in fuel economy for SUVs and other vehicles by invoking fears that higher mileage requirements would result in smaller, more...
NAS Committee Meets on Testing of Pesticides, Toxic Chemicals on Humans
A National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel, requested by the Bush Administration, will meet January 8-9, 2003 to begin its review of the ethics of chemical companies using humans in laboratory tests...