Testimony & Official Correspondence

EWG submitted comments to the EPA in opposition to proposed new uses of the neurotoxic insecticide aldicarb on oranges and grapefruit in Texas and Florida.

Key Issues: 

Toxics

Pesticides

Farming

EWG submitted comments to California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee to recommend the prioritization of four per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), some of the most toxic parabens, glyphosate and other chemicals harmful to the reproductive system and fetal development, for review under Proposition 65.

Key Issues: 

Toxics

Pesticides

PFAS Chemicals

Environmental Working Group presented comments to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, urging the Council to consider both historical and current PFAS contamination and to ensure that fence-line communities remain protected from the health risks of PFAS.

Key Issues: 

Toxics

PFAS Chemicals

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) objects to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to apply polluter-friendly limitations to the types of scientific data that can be considered for environmental policy rulemaking at the EPA. EWG urges the EPA to withdraw the proposed Science Transparency Rule which is completely at odds with the EPA’s core mission of protecting human health and the environment.

Key Issues: 

Toxics