Environmental Working Group

Testimony & Official Correspondence

Attempts In California to Ban Toxic Chemicals From Food Packaging Advance in State Senate

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2008

Contact: Bill Walker, (510) 444-0973 x301

OAKLAND, Calif., April 10 – Environmental Working Group (EWG) Vice President/West Coast Bill Walker issued the following statement applauding the recent passage of California Senate Bill 1313, by Sen. Ellen Corbett, to ban the use of PFC chemicals in food packaging out of the Committee on Environmental Quality.

Congress to Chemical Industry: You’re Under Investigation

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

WASHINGTON – The powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee today launched a landmark investigation in the chemical industry lobby group, The American Chemistry Council (ACC). In a letter addressed to the President of the American Chemistry Council, committee chairman Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), and Rep.

CDC: Americans Carry Body Burden of Toxic Sunscreen Chemical

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

EWG's review of scientific evidence and biomonitoring data for the common sunscreen ingredient oxybenzone.

Key Issues:

Consumer Products

Cosmetics

Sunscreens

FDA Is Challenged on Toxic Chemical in Baby Bottles

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Statement of Dr. Anila Jacob, M.D., M.P.H

Senior Scientist, Environmental Working Group

California May Roll Back Cuts in Consumer Product Pollution

Friday, March 21, 2008

EWG urges the California Air Resources Board to reverse a proposal that would weaken safety and anti-smog standards for cleaning products, cosmetics and other household products.

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Letter Supporting Farm Bill Proposed $4.951 Billion Conservation Increase

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Download this letter as a PDF March 21, 2008

The Honorable Harry M. Reid Majority Leader The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry The Honorable Max Baucus Chairman Committee on Finance The Honorable Chuck Grassley Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

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Subsidies

Study: Almost Half Of All ‘Natural’ Personal Care Products Contain Known Carcinogen

Monday, June 23, 2008

For Immediate Release: March 14, 2008

Contact: EWG, Jovana Ruzicic, (202) 939 9144

WASHINGTON – A new report by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) released today found a toxic chemical linked to cancer in over 40 percent products that call themselves “natural”.

Last year, Environmental Working Group (EWG) found the carcinogen known as 1,4-dioxane in 28 percent of all personal care products after and exhaustive study of the ingredients in over 27,000 products.

Key Issues:

Cosmetics

Pharmaceuticals Pollute U.S. Tap Water

Monday, June 1, 2009

Immediate Release: Monday, March 10, 2008 Contact: EWG Public Affairs (202) 667-6982 WASHINGTON - A wide range of pharmaceuticals that include antibiotics, sex hormones, and drugs used to treat epilepsy and depression, contaminate drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, according to a 5-month investigation by the Associated Press National Investigation Team released today.

Key Issues:

Water

Tap Water

Toxics

EWG Calls on EPA to Protect the Health of Americans and Set Standards for Pollutants in Tap Water

Monday, July 14, 2008

WASHINGTON - A wide range of pharmaceuticals that include antibiotics, sex hormones, and drugs used to treat epilepsy and depression, contaminate drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, according to a 5-month investigation by the Associated Press National Investigation Team released today.

Court Case Highlights Children's Vulnerability to Exposures Linked to Autism

Monday, July 14, 2008

Federal health officials have acknowledged that childhood vaccinescontributed to a young girl developing a brain disorder "with features ofautism spectrum disorder.” An underlying metabolic disorder increased hervulnerability to neurological damage.

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