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Statement from EWG on the Senate Farm Bill
Scott Faber, vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, issued the following statement today on passage of the Senate version of the farm bill by the Senate Committee on...
Ex-Aides: Pruitt Ordered EPA to Deliberately Slow Compliance with FOIA Requests
Under fire from revelations about his conflicts of interest and abuses of office, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has reportedly instructed his staff to go slow on complying with...
Ahead of Farm Bill Markup, EWG Urges Senate to Back Grassley’s Subsidy Reform Efforts
On Wednesday, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, will offer an amendment to the Senate farm bill that would tighten requirements for farm subsidies. The Environmental Working Group urged support for...
EWG Statement on Senate’s Bipartisan Farm Bill
Scott Faber, vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, issued the following statement today on the Senate version of the farm bill.
Public Interest Groups Call for Release of Suppressed U.S. Study on PFAS Chemicals
A wide-ranging coalition of public interest groups is calling for the immediate release of a suppressed federal study that says perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water are hazardous at much lower...
Nearly 28,000 Farmers Got USDA Payments for 32 Straight Years, Totaling $19 Billion
Nearly 28,000 U.S. farmers received taxpayer-funded federal farm subsidies or disaster relief payments for 32 straight years, according to a new EWG analysis of data from the Department of Agriculture...
Scott Pruitt Cooks the Books on Toxic Chemical Evaluations, Including Asbestos
EWG Applauds Lowe’s for Protecting Public from Dangerous Paint Stripping Chemicals
The national home improvement chain Lowe's announced this week it will begin removing two highly toxic chemicals from its paint stripping products, with the phaseout to be completed by the end of this...
While Promising ‘Leadership’ on PFAS, EPA Hides Truth on Tap Water Contamination
At a so-called leadership summit today, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt said drinking water contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals is a “national priority.” But a new EWG...
Two-Thirds of Sunscreen Products Offer Poor Protection or Have Worrisome Ingredients
Today, just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the Environmental Working Group released its 12th annual Guide to Sunscreens, rating the safety and efficacy of more than 1,000 sunscreens, moisturizers and...
Pruitt Taps Former Oil Company PR Flack, Creator of ‘Lock Her Up’ Chant to Run EPA’s Calif. Office
The new head of the Environmental Protection Agency's regional office is a former spokesman for a California oil company that has a long record of environmental violations.
House Farm Bill Fails
House leaders failed to garner enough support to pass their version of the 2018 farm bill. The following is a statement from Environmental Working Group Senior Vice President for Government Affairs...
EWG Launches Website for Parents, Caregivers to Help Safeguard Children’s Environmental Health
EPA’s Scott Pruitt Wants to Quash Safety Rules for Chemical, Fertilizer Plants
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt announced plans to repeal major safety rules for chemical and fertilizer plants, which President Obama's administration put in place to protect...
EWG: Scott Pruitt Should be ‘Under Oath Before Breakfast’
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt will testify Wednesday before a Senate appropriations subcommittee, his fourth time before a congressional committee this year.
4 Years Since Toledo Water Crisis, Toxic Algal Blooms on Rise Across U.S
In 2014, Toledo was the first U.S. city where a toxic algal bloom made tap water unsafe to drink. But it may not be last, says a new report by the Environmental Working Group.
Across U.S., Toxic Algal Blooms Threaten Lakes and Other Waterways
Across the U.S., a growing epidemic of toxic algal blooms is polluting lakes and other waterways, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group.
At Pruitt’s EPA, Stricter Limits to Protect Americans from Toxic Fluorinated Chemicals are ‘Nightmare’
Hawaii to Ban 2 Toxic Sunscreen Ingredients to Protect Fragile Coral Reefs
On Tuesday, the Hawaii state legislature passed a bill that would ban sunscreen products that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate.
Reports: Before Confirmed, Scott Pruitt Wanted EPA Office, Private Phone Booth in Okla.
Congressional leaders are demanding information from Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt over allegations he wanted taxpayers to open an office in his hometown of Tulsa, Okla., before he...