Environmental Working Group (EWG)
The mission of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment. EWG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 1993 by Ken Cook and Richard Wiles.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Tuesday, March 06, 2018 Top Pruitt Aide Has Side Hustle as Media Consultant – EPA Won’t Reveal Clients John Konkus, a top public affairs officer at the Environmental Protection Agency, is working on the side as a media consultant. The EPA not only doesn’t have a problem with that, but won’t even say who his clients are. “Do Konkus’ clients include companies or industries regulated by EPA?” asked EWG... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, February 07, 2018 Top Coal Lobbyist, Climate Skeptic Poised to Become No. 2 at EPA A leading lobbyist for the coal and oil industries, who is a staunch climate change skeptic, is a step away from being second in command at the Environmental Protection Agency. Andrew R. Wheeler’s nomination by President Trump to be Deputy EPA Administrator was approved by a party-line vote in the... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, January 11, 2018 170 Million Americans Drink Radioactive Tap Water Drinking water for more than 170 million Americans in all 50 states contains radioactive elements that may increase the risk of cancer, according to an EWG investigation released today. Radiation in tap water is a serious health threat, especially during pregnancy, and the Environmental Protection... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, January 09, 2018 Pruitt Set to Slash EPA Scientists, Public Health Experts by Half Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s mission to decimate the agency he heads is on track, as he works to eliminate roughly 50 percent of its scientists, researchers and others in charge of protecting the public from pollution. Aides to Pruitt confirmed to the Washington... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Clean Power Plan Hearing is Trump’s Latest Desperate Act to Save Dying Coal Industry For the only public hearing on the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, the Trump administration picked a location where residents are sure to support the desperate attempt to save the dying coal industry. Today’s hearing is being held in Charlotte, W.Va., “to hear from those most impacted by... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, November 07, 2017 We're Number 1: U.S. Only Remaining Nation to Reject Climate Change Accord Under President Trump's leadership, the U.S. has attained a unique – and shameful – distinction: the only nation on Earth to reject the Paris agreement on climate change. At the opening of the latest round of United Nations climate talks in Bonn, Germany, a delegate from Syria announced that the... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Report: Suspected Carcinogen from Farm Runoff Fouls Drinking Water Across Rural America Drinking water supplies for millions of Americans in farm country are contaminated with a suspected cancer-causing chemical from fertilizer, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group. The contaminant is nitrate, which gets into drinking water sources when chemical fertilizer or... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Pruitt’s War on Kids’ Health Continues With Repeal of Clean Power Plan Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s decision to scrap the Clean Power Plan is not only a complete collapse of U.S. leadership on climate change, but a direct attack on public health that will trigger tens of thousands more asthma attacks among American children, said EWG President... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Report: One-Third of California’s High-Risk Kids Not Tested for Lead Poisoning Lead is a major threat to children’s health, and an EWG analysis of California’s most recent lead testing data shows the state has fallen far short of its responsibility to test children at the highest risk of exposure. The new EWG report, based on U.S. Census data and Department of Public Health... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, July 25, 2017 To Save $10 Billion, Cut Subsidies for Big Ag, Not Nutrition for Kids and Seniors Want to save the taxpayers $10 billion? Last week, the House Budget Committee approved its fiscal year 2018 budget resolution , which directs the House Agriculture Committee to identify at least $10 billion in cuts over 10 years. Most of these cuts would come from the Supplemental Nutrition... Read more |