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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NGO Letter in Support of PFAS Provisions in the FY 2020 NDAA
Attached is a letter submitted by non-governmental organizations, to support House and Senate Armed Services Committee efforts to include several provisions related to per- and poly- fluoroalkyl...
EWG Comments on the EPA’s Proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Perchlorate
EWG objects to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed drinking water standard for perchlorate, a contaminant associated with harm to the thyroid. The EPA’s proposed legal limit of 56 parts per...
EWG Comments to EPA on Proposed Glyphosate Decision
Environmental Working Group objects to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed decision on glyphosate, the most heavily used pesticide in the U.S. The EPA’s decision to allow continued...
EWG Comments to FDA on Sunscreen Safety and Efficacy
EWG has submitted detailed comments to the Food and Drug Administration about the agency can improve sunscreen safety and effectiveness. We also submitted comments jointly with Safer Chemicals Healthy...
EWG Comments to EPA on the Registration Review for Pesticide Thiabendazole
Environmental Working Group submits comments to the EPA on the registration review for pesticide thiabendazole. EWG urges the EPA to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the cancer risks of...
EWG Petitions CDC to Biomonitor Public for Glyphosate
EWG has submitted a petition to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requesting biomonitoring of the American public for glyphosate, a commonly used weed-killing chemical that has been...
Environmental Working Group Comments to the Environmental Protection Agency
EWG has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the EPA to include a 10-fold Food Quality Protection Act children's health safety factor for the triclosan human health...
EWG Petitions CDC To Conduct Biomonitoring Studies for Common Sunscreen Chemicals
EWG has submitted a petition to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requesting that biomonitoring of the American public include tests for common sunscreen ingredients. Research conducted...
EWG Comments on ATSDR Draft Toxicological Profile for Glyphosate
EWG submits comments on the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Draft Toxicological Profile for Glyphosate, supporting the agency's report of a possible link between glyphosate and non...
EWG Comments to California OEHHA's on Human Right to Water Framework
EWG submitted comments in support of OEHHA’s proposed framework to measure progress on California’s state law declaring the Human Right to Water for everyone in the state.
EWG Comments to EPA on Draft Toxicological Assessments of GenX
Attached are EWG’s comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on its draft toxicological assessments of GenX, the PFOA replacement chemicals, and PFBS. EWG commends the agency and the IRIS...
EWG Comments to to the Department of HHS's Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on the Healthy People 2030 Initiative
Attached are submitted by the Environmental Working Group to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion proposing six new objectives in the topic...
EWG Comments on EPA’s White Paper on a Working Approach to Chemical Prioritization
EWG comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s white paper on a working approach to chemical prioritization.
EWG Comments on EPA's Draft Human Health Risk Assessment for Atrazine and Draft Cumulative Human Health Risk Assessment for Triazine Herbicides
Attached are EWG's comments to Environmental Protection Agency on the agency's draft human health risk assessment for atrazine and draft cumulative human health risk assessment for triazine herbicides...
EWG Comments on the California’s OEHHA Draft Public Health Goals for Trihalomethanes
Attached is the letter of comments sent by EWG to the state of California in support of OEHHA’s proposed public health goals for disinfection byproducts trihalomethanes in drinking water.
EWG Letter to PepsiCo on Glyphosate in Oat-Based Foods Marketed to Children
Attached is a letter sent by EWG to the CEO of PepsiCo detailing recent testing that found the herbicide glyphosate in oat-based their foods marketed to children.
EWG Letter to General Mills on Glyphosate in Oat-Based Foods Marketed to Children
Attached is a letter sent by EWG to the CEO of General Mills detailing recent testing that found the herbicide glyphosate in oat-based their foods marketed to children.
EWG’s Comments on EPA’s National Leadership Summit and Engagement on PFAS Chemicals
Here is EWG's comment letter in response to EPA's National Leadership Summit and Engagement on PFAS chemicals.
EWG Comments on ATSDR Draft Toxicological Profile for PFAS
Attached are EWG’s comments to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, or ATSDR, on its draft toxicological profile on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, often referred to as PFAS. EWG...
EWG Comments on EPA's Problem Formulation for the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos
Attached are EWG's comments on EPA’s problem formulation for the risk evaluation of asbestos.