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EWG Joins ‘Green New Deal’ Coalition To Push for 100 Percent Renewables by 2035

Thursday, February 7, 2019
The Green New Deal legislation coming before Congress should commit to transitioning the entire U.S. electricity grid to 100 percent renewable energy sources no later than 2035, said Environmental Working Group.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Energy
Renewable Energy
Utilities
Federal and State Policy

Study: Chemicals in Cosmetics Linked to Lung Damage in Children

Thursday, February 7, 2019
Children exposed to chemicals commonly found in personal care products may be at a higher risk of suffering from lung damage later in life, according to a new European study.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Consumer Products
Cosmetics

Key Senate Panel Approves Andrew Wheeler, Former Coal Lobbyist, To Be EPA Chief

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
The Senate committee with oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency today narrowly approved President Trump’s nominee, Andrew Wheeler, to be the next EPA administrator.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Consumer Products
Energy
Water

Report: Ex-Koch Executive Put in Key Role Over EPA’s PFAS Plan

Monday, February 4, 2019
A former chemical and fossil fuel industry executive who recently oversaw the anti-environmental agenda of the Koch brothers is now in charge of the Trump administration’s plan to address the crisis of PFAS contamination in the nation’s drinking water supply, according to a report today by Politico.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water
Tap Water

EWG’s Tap Water Database Drives Research, Public Awareness

Friday, February 1, 2019
Since 2005, Environmental Working Group’s Tap Water Database has been the authoritative source for consumers, journalists and researchers who want to know about contaminants in the nation’s drinking water.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Water
Tap Water

Saving $2 Billion in Polluter Profits Tops Trump EPA’s 2018 ‘Accomplishments’

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2018 list of accomplishments touts policies that make it easier and cheaper for polluters to pollute, while painting a wildly distorted record of protecting children’s health.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Mercury
Pesticides
Water

Sources: Trump EPA Won’t Set Drinking Water Limit for PFAS Chemicals

Monday, January 28, 2019
The Trump administration will not set legal limits for two toxic chemicals that may contaminate more than 110 million Americans’ drinking water, two sources familiar with the upcoming decision told Politico.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water
Tap Water

EWG Joins More Than 280 Public Interest Groups Calling for End to Government Shutdown

Friday, January 25, 2019
The prolonged partial shutdown of the federal government over President Trump’s insistence for a southern border wall is inflicting enormous public health, environmental and economic damage to millions of Americans, a coalition of more than 280 public interest groups warned in a letter to the president.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Consumer Products
Food
Water

Bipartisan Congressional Task Force To Take on Growing PFAS Contamination Crisis

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
EWG today applauded Reps. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) for establishing a new bipartisan task force in the House of Representatives to address the urgent drinking water contamination crisis caused by the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water
Tap Water

EWG: ‘Unilever Has Raised the Bar for Fragrance Transparency’

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The Environmental Working Group applauds personal care products giant Unilever for making good on its commitment to give consumers information about fragrance ingredients across its 15 brands of cosmetics and personal care products.
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Key Issues: 
Consumer Products

Trump EPA’s Meddling with Toxic Chemicals Law Sparks Bipartisan Calls for Oversight Hearing

Friday, January 18, 2019
Concern among members of Congress over the Trump administration’s implementation of the updated federal chemicals law burst across the aisle this week, with both the top Republican and Democrat on a key House environment subcommittee calling for oversight hearings.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Chemical Policy (TSCA)
Consumer Products

Analysis: EPA Ignored Scientific Research Showing Monsanto’s Glyphosate Causes Cancer

Thursday, January 17, 2019
A new analysis from the peer-reviewed scientific journal Environmental Sciences Europe documents the diametrically different approaches the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization took when determining the cancer risk from exposure to Monsanto’s weedkiller, glyphosate.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Glyphosate
Pesticides
Consumer Products
Farming

EPA's Wheeler: Climate Change 'Not the Greatest Crisis'

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Andrew Wheeler, acting chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, told a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that he doesn’t consider climate change “the greatest crisis” facing the nation but rather “a huge issue that has to be addressed globally.”
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Energy
Water

EPA’s Wheeler Faces Confirmation Hearing Before Senate Environment Panel

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Andrew Wheeler faces a Senate panel confirmation hearing Wednesday for head of the Environmental Protection Agency, after a six-month tenure as acting administrator that was marked by the rollback of environmental and public health protections.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Consumer Products
Farming
Water

EPA’s Criminal Enforcement Against Polluters Plummets Under Trump

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Under President Trump and Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, the Environmental Protection Agency has cut back criminal action against polluters to the lowest levels since the Reagan administration, according to an analysis of federal data.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Energy
Water

Dingell, Kildee and Upton Author Bipartisan Bill To Classify PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Toxics

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) introduced legislation Monday to classify the fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS as hazardous substances under the Superfund toxics law, which would be an important step toward cleaning up the widespread contamination by these compounds across the nation.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water

Trump Nominates Ex-Coal Lobbyist, Andrew Wheeler, To Head EPA

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
President Trump today officially nominated Andrew Wheeler, a former top lobbyist for the coal and chemical industries, to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Consumer Products
Energy
Farming
Water

In Stunning Reversal, EPA Stops Plan to Let Minors Handle Dangerous Pesticides

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
The Trump administration will no longer pursue plans allowing farm operators to let minors spray toxic pesticides on crops .
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Pesticides
Farming

White House May Adopt PFAS Cleanup Level 10x Higher Than CDC Deems Safe

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
In its guidelines for addressing cleanup of groundwater and military and industrial sites contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, the Environmental Protection Agency is recommending a limit 10 times higher than what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believe is safe for human health.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water
Tap Water

Trump EPA To Leave Lethal Paint Stripper Chemical Legal for Workers

Tuesday, January 8, 2019
The Trump administration is likely to allow methylene chloride, a dangerous chemical that can kill a person on contact, to remain an ingredient in paint stripper products for commercial use. The decision would be a significant retreat from a ban on the chemical for both commercial and consumer use proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency two years ago.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Consumer Products

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