Environmental Working Group

Testimony & Official Correspondence

EWG Comments to Dioxin Review Panel

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

EWG agrees with the EPA's Science Advisory Board assessment that dioxin is carcinogenic to humans. It urges the panel to accelerate its scientific review of dioxin toxicity.

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Dioxin

EWG backs strict California chromium-6 goal

Monday, February 14, 2011

EWG urges California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to set a strict public health goal for hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6, a probable carcinogen, and move rapidly to establish an enforceable legal limit for the pollutant in drinking water.

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Proposed federal fluoride cap too high

Sunday, July 17, 2011

EWG comments on the Department of Health and Human Services proposal to reduce the maximum reccomended concentration of fluoride in drinking water.

Key Issues:

Tap Water

EWG President Ken Cook Testifies at Senate Water Contamination Hearing

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

EWG president Ken Cook testifies that ensuring safe, accessible drinking water is a core responsibility of the U.S. government.

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New York State: 85 chemicals to avoid

Thursday, February 3, 2011

By Olga Naidenko, EWG Senior Scientist

When someone with $8 billion a year in purchasing power tells the world what they don’t want, marketers and manufacturers pay attention.

EPA Should Require Clear Labels and Warnings for All Ethanol Blends

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

EWG objects to EPA decision to allow sale of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol (E15) in flexible-fuel or 2007 and newer vehicles. The gasoline-ethanol mix can damage older vehicles and small engines.

Key Issues:

Energy

Biofuels

EWG outlines Teflon chemical health risks

Thursday, February 10, 2011

EWG and Environmental Defence Canada comment that the Canadian government’s Draft Screening Assessment for perfluorooctanoic acid ignores at least 12 key human and laboratory studies. Evidence suggests much greater risks to human health than determined by Canadian officials.

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EWG response to EPA’s review of chromium-6 health effects

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

EWG comments on EPA’s review of toxicological studies for hexavalent chromium say that there is no need to weaken the conclusions or delay issuing the document.

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Request to Withdraw Draft Regulations for Green Chemistry by DTSC

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Doctors Reject Schwarzenegger’s Flawed Green Chemistry Proposal

Key Issues:

Toxics

Allow the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit to Expire

Monday, November 29, 2010

EWG joins a diverse group of business associations, hunger and development organizations, taxpayer advocates, agricultural groups, religious organizations, environmental groups, budget hawks and public interest organizations to urge an end to the refundable Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.

Key Issues:

Energy

Biofuels