Articles by Ken Cook

EWG statement on Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization erasing safeguards on women’s health

EWG exists to empower people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment. The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, effectively imposing bans on abortion that will come into...

The local environmental disasters that inconvenience bitcoin’s apologists

EWG knew the campaign we’ve joined to confront bitcoin’s serious energy and climate challenges would generate strong reactions from the bitcoin community.

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...

EWG Letter to CDC Director Calling for His Resignation

Attached is a letter EWG President Ken Cook wrote to Dr. Robert Redfield calling on him to resign as the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

After Covid-19 Flip-Flops, CDC Director Must Resign

Today I wrote to Dr. Robert Redfield calling on him to resign as the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It was not a letter I wrote lightly. But with the events of the past few...

EWG Statement on the Murder of George Floyd

The Environmental Working Group stands in solidarity and mourning with the family of George Floyd, to honor his memory and grieve his senseless, hateful, brutal murder at the hands of Minneapolis...

On Tap: Seth Siegel’s Masterful Examination of America’s Drinking Water Crisis

Top officials at the Environmental Protection Agency had a bold idea: Require water companies to run the nation's most polluted tap water through the treatment plant equivalent of a Brita 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.

Target’s Push for Full Ingredient Disclosure Echoes Consumer Demand

Today's decision by Target to require full ingredient disclosure from its suppliers by 2020 is great news for consumers, said EWG President Ken Cook.

Senate Should Reject Scott Pruitt, Polluters’ Choice for EPA

WASHINGTON – Scott Pruitt, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the most hostile Environmental Protection Agency administrator in the history of the agency, and would almost certainly push policies...

Carmakers to Trump: Make America Guzzle Again

A week before the election, Reuters reported that new cars are more fuel efficient than ever: You might think carmakers would welcome this news of progress toward cutting the fuel emissions that drive...

Election Day Brought Some Good News for Food

Americans didn't only vote for president and other elected officials last week. Through state and local ballot measures, advocates scored impressive wins on nutrition, animal protection and farm...

EWG Calls on Mary Kay to Support the Personal Care Products Safety Act

Dear Mary Kay: I urge Mary Kay to join cosmetic industry leaders – including L’Oreal, Revlon, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble and many others – in support S.1014, the Personal Care Products Safety...

Will GMO Labeling 'Win' Be Undermined by Loopholes?

For a variety of reasons, EWG does not support the Roberts-Stabenow legislation to establish mandatory, federal labeling of genetically engineered food. That said, we are grateful to many members of...

Growing Organic and Growing Pains

This week EWG asked our Facebook followers to thank Driscoll's, the nation's largest grower of strawberries, for its investment in organic farming to date and commitment to increasing organic...

Five Questions From Ken: Priscilla Woolworth

“Five Questions from Ken” is a new series of conversations with EWG President Ken Cook and inspiring leaders of the environmental health world.

Senate Environmental Champions: Making the Best of Bad Chemistry

Much more than a long memory is needed these days to recall the golden age of GOP environmentalism. A feat of imagination is required.

Environmental Defense Fund and Chemical Companies: Fool Me Twice?

It was abundantly clear at the recent Senate hearing that Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee have grave doubts about legislation the chemical industry has written to regulate...