EWG to FDA, EPA: Expand Nano Investigations
EWG submits comments urging the FDA and EPA to take a closer look at nanomaterials, broaden their definition of these substances and fully assess the risks to public health.
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EWG’s in-depth analysis of the Shimkus proposal’s critical flaws.
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) recently authored the Chemicals in Commerce Act, a discussion draft of legislation purporting to reform our nation’s weak and outdated chemicals management law, the Toxic...
FDA Warns Cosmetics Industry to Follow Law on Untested Ingredients
FDA calls industry's bluff on product safety. Acting on a petition filed June 14, 2004 by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) [ view petition], on February 3, 2005 the Food and Drug Administration...
EWG Comments on Use of Term "Healthy" in the Labeling of Food Products
Below are comments EWG has submitted in response to the Food and Drug Administration's request for input on updating its guidance on the use of “healthy” claims on packaged foods. Given the advances...
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Take More Money and Run
During the past two years, anti-environmental corporations vigorously attempted to convince the U.S. Senate to undo environmental health and safety standards. EWG searched public disclosure records to determine whether generous contributions from PACs associated with an anti-environmental agenda were an effective tool to help them persuade senators to support such an agenda.
Tell Congress: Support Safer Cosmetics!
Right now, cosmetics companies can put just about anything in their products – even chemicals associated with cancer and endocrine disruption.
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) have a bill that would require cosmetics companies to prove their products are safe before marketing them and would give the federal Food and Drug Administration the power to review risky
Tell Congress: BAN Toxic Chlorpyrifos!
For decades, Big Ag has stopped the Environmental Protection Agency from taking action on the most notorious pesticides, including chlorpyrifos!
Chlorpyrifos is a neurotoxic pesticide that can harm children's developing brains, even at low doses. Congress needs to take serious action to protect Americans from this toxic chemical pesticide!
EWG Applauds Biden’s Nomination of Richard Glick To Chair Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Environmental Working Group applauds President Biden's nomination of Richard Glick to be chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Initially nominated by then-President Trump, Glick...
Watchdog Coalition To Hold Duke Energy Accountable for Environmental and Economic Injustice
A coalition of public interest, environmental and economic justice organizations will convene the first-ever hearing to examine Duke Energy's policies and practices, which have polluted and...
For Years, Solvay Kept Tests Secret Showing Health Hazards of ‘Forever Chemical’
Solvay Specialty Chemicals failed for up to eight years to report animal and human tests showing the health hazards of one or more of the fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, the...
Biden Moves Aggressively on Climate Change, Environmental Justice With Sweeping Executive Orders
In a sharp break from the policies of the Trump administration, President Biden today issued an ambitious series of executive orders to combat the climate crisis, embrace science and foster...
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The Nation's New Pesticide Law
On August 3,1996, President Clinton signed the Food Quality Protection Act,fundamen tally improving the way that pesticides are regulated in food. The bill passed the House of Representatives on July 23, 1996, by a vote of 417 - 0. It cleared the Senate on July 24, 1996, by unanimous consent.
Nominee for White House Environment Czar, a Notorious Science Skeptic, Clears Committee
WASHINGTON – President Trump’s nominee to chair the Council on Environmental Quality was approved today in a party-line vote by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The nominee, Kathleen...
Senate Bill a Boon for Organic Agriculture and Consumers
The Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 introduced today by Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., would expand market opportunities for America's farmers and ranchers, generate more jobs in the fastest growing segment of...
EWG Asks Toyota to Issue Recall on “Partnership” Claimed by EPA
Attached is a letter by EWG to the Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor North America on their recently announced partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency. EWG calls on Toyota backtrack...
EWG’s Letter to California AG on Rodan + Field’s Misleading Cosmetics Claims
EWG sent a letter to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra urging the state to stop Rodan + Fields from making misleading claims about harmful ingredients in its products.
EWG Applauds Rep. Pallone’s Call for FDA Inquiry into Cosmetics Giant’s Deception
WASHINGTON – Today Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., urged the Food and Drug Administration to investigate whether cosmetics giant Rodan + Fields used deceptive marketing to downplay the risks of a possibly...
EWG’s Comments to EPA on Chemical Review Prioritization
With these comments, EWG advises the Environmental Protection Agency to not focus its limited time and resources protecting the bottom lines of chemical companies by creating long lists of “low...
EWG Comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control on Proposed Priority Listing of PFASs in Carpets and Rugs
EWG has submitted comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control on the agency's proposed listing of carpets and rugs containing PFAS chemicals as a priority product for review as...
House Farm Bill Misses Mark
WASHINGTON - The following is a statement from EWG Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources Craig Cox on the House farm bill: Every farm bill is an opportunity to meet some of...
EPA May Ban Deadly Paint Stripper Chemical
WASHINGTON – Today the Environmental Protection Agency signaled it would move forward with a proposed ban of the highly toxic paint stripping chemical methylene chloride, which was initially proposed...
Proposed federal fluoride cap too high
EWG comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging the federal government to further lower its recommendation for fluoride levels in drinking water.
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Last Gasp
EWG's analysis of campaign gifts and air pollution data concludes that too many politicians in the House of Representatives side with their contributors and against their constituents on air pollution, even in U.S. metropolitan areas where air pollution prematurely ends thousands of lives each year.
EWG Applauds Rep. Pingree’s Plan To Combat Climate Crisis Through Reducing GHG Emissions From Farms
WASHINGTON – Environmental Working Group today applauded Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) for introducing the Agriculture Resilience Act, critical legislation that would dramatically reduce greenhouse...