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Letter to JOEM

EWG Letter to the FDA Re: Benzene

Government Asked to Evaluate the Cancer-Causing Potential Of Fluoride in Tap Water

Citing a strong body of peer-reviewed evidence, EWG today asked the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to list fluoride in tap water in its authoritative Report on Carcinogens, based on its ability to cause a rare form of childhood bone cancer, osteosarcoma, in boys.

EWG to Rep. Bass: Where Is Your Plan For MTBE Relief?

When Rep. Charles Bass (R-NH) voted in favor of lawsuit immunity for drinking water polluters

EWG Asks Five States, Does Your Tap Water Contain Teflon Chemicals?

A preliminary EWG survey identified six manufacturing facilities that use the Teflon chemical PFOA in their operations.
EWG wrote to health officials in five states where chemical companies use Teflon chemicals to ask: please test your water. Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania could find that like Georgia, Minnesota, Ohio and West Virginia, they've also got a Teflon pollution problem to deal with.