Official Correspondence

We've compiled and archived letters and other official correspondence from EWG to government agencies, elected officials, industry associations and companies.

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EWG comments EPA on implementation strategies for EDSP

The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to strengthen the implementation strategies for the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, or...

EWG comments to the FDA on brominated vegetable oil in food

Attached are EWG's comments in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule to revoke the authorization for the use of brominated vegetable oil in food.

Coalition letter to Congress opposing efforts to block state and local pesticide laws

On September 19, 2023, 185 environmental organizations sent letters to the House and Senate urging both chambers to reject legislative proposals to preempt existing state and local laws and ordinances...

PFAS in drinking water

What did the EPA announce? The EPA just posted the results of water tests for 29 per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, in over 2,000 public water systems that provide tap water to...

EWG comments to EPA on chlormequat

The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency not to approve the first outdoor food uses of chlormequat chloride on oats and other crops...

EWG comments to California DTSC on proposed inclusion of microplastics to the Candidate Chemical List

Attached are EWG submitted comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control supporting the listing of microplastics to the state agency's Candidate Chemical List.

EWG comments to USDA on reforms to the prevented planting provision of the federal Crop Insurance Program

The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, urging the agency to reform the prevented...

EWG comments to EPA on DCPA

The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to cancel all uses of DCPA and to revoke DCPA food tolerances.

EWG comments to EPA on chlormequat

The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency not approve the currently petitioned tolerances for chlormequat chloride, revoke the...

EWG to FTC urging stronger rules restricting misleading low carbon claims

Attached are EWG comments asking the Federal Trade Commission for stronger rules restricting misleading low carbon claims in its upcoming update of the Green Guides.

Over 50 groups urge Biden administration to ramp up Department of Defense cleanups

The Environmental Working Group, along with other community and environmental organizations, have sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the Council on Environmental Quality stating...

EWG comments on the WHO proposed guidelines for PFOA and PFOS contamination of drinking water

The Environmental Working Group submitted comments on the flawed World Health Organization draft guidelines for allowable levels of PFOA and PFOS contamination in drinking water. In October, EWG also...

EWG comments on the EPA's proposed rules to designate PFOA and PFOS

Attached are EWG's comments on the EPA's proposed rules to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA.

EWG, Earthjustice and Greenpeace USA comments to the CFTC on request for information on climate-related financial risk of digital assets

Attached are EWG, Earthjustice and Greenpeace USA comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on their request for information on climate-related financial risk of digital assets.

EWG comments on the California State Water Resources Control Board proposed Maximum Contaminant Level for hexavalent chromium

The Environmental Working Group submitted public comments to the California State Water Resources Control Board, urging it to set the Maximum Contaminant Level for hexavalent chromium as close as...

EWG comments to CDPR calling for an immediate end to imidacloprid pollution of California groundwater

Attached are EWG comments to the California Department of Pesticide Registration calling for an immediate end to imidacloprid pollution of California groundwater.

EWG comments in response to the California Public Utilities Commission Proposed Decision that would gut the state’s rooftop solar program

California’s rooftop solar program has allowed for more one million rooftop solar installations in California. The regulators’ proposal imposes egregiously high monthly fees on solar customers...

Coalition group comments to California DEIR for hexavalent chromium MCL

The Environmental Working Group, along with six other environmental health organizations, submitted comments to California's State Water Resources Control Board on the Draft Environmental Impact...

EWG comments to California Department of Pesticide Regulation on the development of a statewide pesticide notification system.

The Environmental Working Group submitted comments to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation in support of the development of a statewide pesticide notification system. EWG emphasized that...

EWG comments California OEHHA on public health goals for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water

The Environmental Working Group, along with 19 environmental and public health organizations, submitted comments to California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment in support of the...
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