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 Wednesday, January 16, 2019 EPA’s Wheeler Faces Confirmation Hearing Before Senate Environment Panel Andrew Wheeler faces a Senate panel confirmation hearing Wednesday for head of the Environmental Protection Agency, after a six-month tenure as acting administrator that was marked by the rollback of environmental and public health protections. Wheeler, a former top lobbyist for the chemical and... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, January 09, 2019 Trump Nominates Ex-Coal Lobbyist, Andrew Wheeler, To Head EPA President Trump today officially nominated Andrew Wheeler, a former top lobbyist for the coal and chemical industries, to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler has been acting EPA administrator since Trump’s first environmental chief, Scott Pruitt, resigned last year after a spate of... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, January 09, 2019 In Stunning Reversal, EPA Stops Plan to Let Minors Handle Dangerous Pesticides The Trump administration will no longer pursue plans allowing farm operators to let minors spray toxic pesticides on crops. In an undated letter , Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler informed the chair and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Environment and... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, January 03, 2019 Trump EPA Moves to Shield Info on Asbestos Imports and Use From Public The Trump administration has denied a petition by a coalition of environmental groups calling for increased reporting of asbestos importation and use by U.S. manufacturers – despite a sharp rise in asbestos imports into U.S. ports. The petition asked the Environmental Protection Agency to use its... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Trump Plan to Protect Kids From Lead Falls Far Short The long-awaited plan by the Trump administration to “wage a war against lead” and protect children from exposure to the potent neurotoxin is a woefully unacceptable response to this public health crisis, said Environmental Working Group. The administration’s Lead Action Plan – announced today by... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, December 06, 2018 FERC Nominee Who Slammed Renewable Energy, Pushed Coal Bailout Narrowly Passes Senate The Senate today narrowly approved President Trump’s nominee for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission who has openly criticized renewable energy and played a key role in the administration’s efforts to bail out the failing coal and nuclear industries. The Senate voted 50 to 49 to confirm... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, December 05, 2018 Trump EPA to Scale Back Climate Rule to Pave Way for More Coal Plants The Environmental Protection Agency will repeal an Obama-era climate change regulation requiring coal-fired power plants to install technology that captures carbon dioxide emissions, according to reporting by The New York Times and Axios . The move by the Trump administration is the latest in a... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, November 30, 2018 Coal Boss Who Pushed for Industry Bailout Doubts Trump Will Deliver A top coal executive who pushed the Trump administration for a bailout that would cost consumers billions of dollars a year admitted the president probably won’t be able to keep his campaign pledge to save the dying industry. Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy, contributed heavily to Trump’s campaign... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Tap Water for Millions in Corn Belt Seasonal spikes of atrazine – a weed killer that can disrupt hormones and harm developing fetuses – contaminate drinking water in corn-growing areas of the Midwest and beyond, according to an analysis of federal records by the Environmental Working Group. Environmental Protection Agency data show... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, November 07, 2018 In Rebuke of Trump Administration, Voters Deliver Strong Backing for Public Health and Environmental Protection The results of the mid-term elections are a repudiation of President Trump’s pro-polluter agenda that could not have come at a more critical time for the health and well-being of every American, said Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook. “President Trump was right,” said EWG President Ken... Read more |