Scott Faber

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

Scott Faber leads EWG’s government affairs efforts to reform food, farm, water, and chemical safety policies. Faber is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Faber is one of EWG’s top spokespeople and is a frequent source for journalists with national and regional media outlets. Faber has appeared on network and cable news programs and in documentary films, and he is regularly quoted in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Politico and CNN.com, among many others.

External Publications

In The News

We also urge baby food manufacturers to conduct continuous testing of heavy metals in all their products and make all testing results publicly available.

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Scott Faber
CNN

If we do everything right — if we reduce energy-related emissions [and] transportation-related emissions as much as we all need, and we don't address emissions from agriculture, we are still not going to avoid a climate catastrophe.

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Scott Faber
CBS News

There is nothing industry won’t say to preserve their right to poison workers and consumers to make a buck.

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Scott Faber
The New York Times

More progress must be made, including changes in where and how we grow rice, potatoes, carrots and other ingredients in baby foods.

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Scott Faber
Bloomberg Law

“It is a sea change that Democrats and Republicans are both talking about climate. Where there’s conflict is not about whether USDA should help farmers reduce emissions, but the extent to which [they do] and how we provide the resources.

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Scott Faber
Politico

Communities have waited decades for EPA to get toxic forever chemicals out of their water and they shouldn’t have to wait any longer.

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Scott Faber
The Hill