Since 1993, the Environmental Working Group has shined a spotlight on outdated legislation, harmful agricultural practices and industry loopholes that pose a risk to our health and the health of our environment.

Nov 3, 2021 · The Environmental Working Group is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping you live your healthiest life.

Mar 20, 2024 · United States Senate on “Examining PFAS as Hazardous Substances” March 20, 2024 Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Scott Faber, and I am testifying today on behalf of the Environmental Working Group, a national environmental health organization. EWG strongly supports the EPA’s proposal

May 14, 2008 · Environmental Working Group’s 2007 survey of products sold in the U.S. found nearly 400 products on the market that contain chemicals prohibited for use in cosmetics in other countries, and over 400 products containing ingredients that industry assessments have found unsafe when used as directed on product labels according to reviews by the ...

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Aug 26, 2020 · WASHINGTON – Communities across the United States have spent more than $1 billion since 2010 dealing with outbreaks of potentially toxic algae in lakes, rivers and drinking water supplies, according to a groundbreaking new analysis by the Environmental Working Group.

Update: November 20, 2024: The Environmental Protection Agency has released the sixth round of public water system quarterly testing data for the toxic fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, as required by its Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, or UCMR-5.

Aug 26, 2020 · Communities across the United States have spent more than $1 billion since 2010 dealing with outbreaks of potentially toxic algae in lakes, rivers, bays and drinking water supplies, according to an analysis by the Environmental Working Group.

Nov 23, 2009 · A two-year study involving five independent research laboratories in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands has found up to 232 toxic chemicals in the umbilical cord blood of 10 babies from racial and ethnic minority groups.

Dec 20, 2010 · Laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group have detected hexavalent chromium, the carcinogenic “Erin Brockovich chemical,” in tap water from 31 of 35 American cities. The highest levels were in Norman, Okla.; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Riverside, Calif.