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Letter to JOEM

EWG Letter to the FDA Re: Benzene

EPA, DuPont Agree to Virtually Eliminate Perfluorinated Chemicals by 2015

Statement from Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook

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.

Judge Becker: Asbestos Arbiter - FAIR or UnFAIR?

In a letter to a federal judge overseeing Senate asbestos bill negotiations, EWG President Ken Cook says the judge has ignored the needs of people who are sick and dying of asbestos disease.

Criminal Probe for DuPont on Teflon Chemical?

On Thursday, May 19, 2005, DuPont was served with a subpoena from the Justice Department's environmental crimes unit requesting documents on a key Teflon chemical. DuPont has already agreed to pay up to $340 million in a civil settlement for Teflon pollution and is the subject of an EPA investigation into its coverup of studies of the chemical's health effects.

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