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Groups Urge Probe of EPA Actions in Texas Water Contamination Case

More than 80 organizations from 12 states and a New York state senator today called on the inspector general of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate a decision to drop legal action...

California to Overhaul Fire Retardant Rules

California Governor Jerry Brown today proposed to end the widespread use of highly toxic fire retardant chemicals in foam furniture sold in the state.

EPA’s Proposed Biofuels Mandates are Unworkable

The Environmental Protection Agency's latest proposal to pump even more corn ethanol into the gasoline supply this year signals the need for a major overhaul of U.S. biofuels policy, said...

EWG Praises President Obama’s Pick to Head Interior Dept.

Environmental Working Group (EWG) Executive Director Heather White said today that President Obama's choice of Sally Jewell as Secretary of Interior underscores the importance of national parks and...

Time to Reform Environmentally Damaging Corn Ethanol Mandate

Environmental Working Group (EWG) joined a diverse group of stakeholders today to call on Congress to reform the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) because of its negative impact on the environment...

Court Ruling Overturning Biofuels Mandate Is Impetus for Reform

A U.S. Appeals Court decision to throw out the 2012 federal mandate requiring refiners to blend cellulosic ethanol into the domestic gasoline supply should be wake-up call to Congress that the nation...

Gatorade To Drop Suspect Additive

PepsiCo's decision to stop using brominated vegetable oil in Gatorade marks an important victory for consumers. The chemical, known as BVO, is used in the U.S. as an emulsifier in citrus-flavored...

Procter & Gamble Agrees to Reduce Carcinogen in Tide

Washington, D.C. – Procter & Gamble has agreed to reformulate Tide and other popular laundry detergents to reduce contamination with 1,4 dioxane, defined as a carcinogen by California consumer product...

AP Report Raises Alarming Questions about EPA’s Oversight of Oil and Gas Drillers

A report yesterday by the Associated Press that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency withdrew action against a natural gas company despite evidence that its drilling operations had contaminated...

More Corn Ethanol Means More Harm to Consumers, the Environment

WASHINGTON – The decision by a federal appeals court not to block the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent corn ethanol (known as E15) is a setback for consumers and the environment, says...

EWG Says Proposed NY State Fracking Rules Won't Assure Safety

The Environmental Working Group today submitted comments to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on its revised draft regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing. EWG...

POLL: Water is High Priority for Bipartisan Majority of Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans are not opposed to more domestic energy production, but they are unwilling to achieve it by sacrificing clean water, increased energy efficiency, and expanded wind and...

EWG Calls For Broader Reform on Chemical Safety

Environmental Working Group called today's release of draft risk assessments of five chemicals found in paint strippers, fire retardants, degreasers, fragrances and other consumer products a positive...

"Fiscal Cliff" Deal Extends Flawed Farm Program

WASHINGTON – Buried in the 150-page “fiscal cliff” tax bill passed New Year's Day is a last-minute farm bill extension that buys time for Congress to craft and debate an improved measure to establish...

EWG's Ken Cook Lauds Departing EPA Chief Jackson For Toxic Chemicals Policies

Ken Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group, issued the following statement on the decision by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to step down.

Commercial Fishing Reaps Billions

U.S. and state fishing subsidy programs have contributed more than $6.4 billion to commercial fishing operations between 1996 and 2004, accelerating depletion of once-bountiful fish species, according...

American Academy of Pediatrics Endorses Cell Phone Safety Bill

The Environmental Working Group applauds the decision by the influential American Academy of Pediatrics to support pending legislation that would require new research into the safety of cell phone...

California Issues Early Draft of Fracking Regulations

The California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources has released a preliminary draft of regulations that for the first time would require oil and gas drilling companies in the state to report...

EWG Names New Executive Director

Heather White has been named executive director of Environmental Working Group, the Washington-based nonprofit consumer advocacy and research organization announced today.

Forty Years after the Clean Water Act, The Corn Belt’s Rivers and Streams are Still Murky

Forty years after passage of the federal Clean Water Act, it is clear that farm pollution, which remains exempt from the law, is standing in the way of clean water in Iowa and across the nation, a new...

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