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Poison in the Pipeline: The Toxic Risk of Keystone XL
Independent lab tests of a sample taken from a tar sands oil spill earlier this year in Arkansas detected several highly toxic chemicals, according to a new report by Environmental Working Group...
Fracking Bill Gains Bipartisan Support
WASHINGTON – Today Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.) reintroduced the bipartisan Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act of 2013 – a bill that Rep...
Reform Bill Paves the Way for Cleaner Biofuels
Bipartisan legislation introduced today to eliminate the federal requirement to blend corn ethanol into gasoline would pave the way for cleaner biofuels, said Environmental Working Group Vice...
Congressmen Target Fracking Loopholes to Stem Pollution
Growing numbers of Americans have had to contend with the harmful environmental impacts of oil and natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing as energy companies have pushed into shale and other...
EWG Applauds Nomination of Gina McCarthy to Head EPA
President Obama's selection of Gina McCarthy as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency “is a bold choice that reflects the president's strong commitment to protecting public health and...
Senators Seek to Block Higher Ethanol Blend
Environmental Working Group today welcomed the introduction of legislation to block the use of gasoline containing 15 percent corn ethanol by U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and David Vitter (R-La.)...
Groups Urge Probe of EPA Actions in Texas Water Contamination Case
More than 80 organizations from 12 states and a New York state senator today called on the inspector general of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate a decision to drop legal action...
EPA’s Proposed Biofuels Mandates are Unworkable
The Environmental Protection Agency's latest proposal to pump even more corn ethanol into the gasoline supply this year signals the need for a major overhaul of U.S. biofuels policy, said...
Time to Reform Environmentally Damaging Corn Ethanol Mandate
Environmental Working Group (EWG) joined a diverse group of stakeholders today to call on Congress to reform the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) because of its negative impact on the environment...
Court Ruling Overturning Biofuels Mandate Is Impetus for Reform
A U.S. Appeals Court decision to throw out the 2012 federal mandate requiring refiners to blend cellulosic ethanol into the domestic gasoline supply should be wake-up call to Congress that the nation...
AP Report Raises Alarming Questions about EPA’s Oversight of Oil and Gas Drillers
A report yesterday by the Associated Press that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency withdrew action against a natural gas company despite evidence that its drilling operations had contaminated...
More Corn Ethanol Means More Harm to Consumers, the Environment
WASHINGTON – The decision by a federal appeals court not to block the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent corn ethanol (known as E15) is a setback for consumers and the environment, says...
EWG Says Proposed NY State Fracking Rules Won't Assure Safety
The Environmental Working Group today submitted comments to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on its revised draft regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing. EWG...
POLL: Water is High Priority for Bipartisan Majority of Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans are not opposed to more domestic energy production, but they are unwilling to achieve it by sacrificing clean water, increased energy efficiency, and expanded wind and...
California Issues Early Draft of Fracking Regulations
The California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources has released a preliminary draft of regulations that for the first time would require oil and gas drilling companies in the state to report...
EPA Denial of Ethanol Mandate Waiver Will Hurt Farmers and Consumers
EWG on the election
In the wake of the 2012 election, Environmental Working Group has issued the following statements on three key issues central to EWG's mission: Federal farm policy, natural gas extraction that...
Cuomo Administration Failure to Disclose Drilling Documents Prompts EWG Lawsuit
New Fuel Economy Rules Move Toward A Clean Energy Future, Save Money
“The Obama administration's new fuel economy rules may not have as much impact for technology as the NASA "Curiosity" Rover on Mars, but they're a close second,” Heather White, Environmental Working...