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Two-Thirds of Sunscreen Products Offer Poor Protection or Have Worrisome Ingredients

Today, just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the Environmental Working Group released its 12th annual Guide to Sunscreens, rating the safety and efficacy of more than 1,000 sunscreens, moisturizers and...

Pruitt Taps Former Oil Company PR Flack, Creator of ‘Lock Her Up’ Chant to Run EPA’s Calif. Office

The new head of the Environmental Protection Agency's regional office is a former spokesman for a California oil company that has a long record of environmental violations.

House Farm Bill Fails

House leaders failed to garner enough support to pass their version of the 2018 farm bill. The following is a statement from Environmental Working Group Senior Vice President for Government Affairs...

EWG Launches Website for Parents, Caregivers to Help Safeguard Children’s Environmental Health

The Environmental Working Group has launched a new website that will help parents and caregivers protect children from toxic chemicals, pesticides, air and water pollution, and other environmental...

EPA’s Scott Pruitt Wants to Quash Safety Rules for Chemical, Fertilizer Plants

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt announced plans to repeal major safety rules for chemical and fertilizer plants, which President Obama's administration put in place to protect...

EWG: Scott Pruitt Should be ‘Under Oath Before Breakfast’

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt will testify Wednesday before a Senate appropriations subcommittee, his fourth time before a congressional committee this year.

4 Years Since Toledo Water Crisis, Toxic Algal Blooms on Rise Across U.S

In 2014, Toledo was the first U.S. city where a toxic algal bloom made tap water unsafe to drink. But it may not be last, says a new report by the Environmental Working Group.

Across U.S., Toxic Algal Blooms Threaten Lakes and Other Waterways

Across the U.S., a growing epidemic of toxic algal blooms is polluting lakes and other waterways, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group.

At Pruitt’s EPA, Stricter Limits to Protect Americans from Toxic Fluorinated Chemicals are ‘Nightmare’

The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is preparing to propose safe levels for fluorinated chemicals in drinking water nearly six times more stringent than the Environmental...

Hawaii to Ban 2 Toxic Sunscreen Ingredients to Protect Fragile Coral Reefs

On Tuesday, the Hawaii state legislature passed a bill that would ban sunscreen products that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate.

Reports: Before Confirmed, Scott Pruitt Wanted EPA Office, Private Phone Booth in Okla.

Congressional leaders are demanding information from Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt over allegations he wanted taxpayers to open an office in his hometown of Tulsa, Okla., before he...

EWG: Scott Pruitt Should Follow Aides’ Lead and Resign

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt should join his aides Albert “Kell” Kelly and Pasquale “Nino” Perrotta, and resign immediately, said Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook...

White House Support For EPA Chief Crumbling

President Trump's support for his ethically-challenged EPA administrator Scott Pruitt appears to be crumbling in advance of two come-to-Jesus congressional hearings Thursday. Photo courtesy of Gage...

Pruitt Illegally Installed $43K Phone Booth When EPA Already Had 2

Before Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt illegally installed a private phone booth in his office to the tune of $43,000 from taxpayers, there were already two soundproof booths called...

Dems Demand Scott Pruitt Testify Under Oath at House Hearing

Top democrats from the House Energy and Commerce Committee have called for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to testify under oath during a congressional hearing he is...

Crisis of Fluorinated Chemical Pollution Keeps Spreading, With No End in Sight

Two decades after pollution from highly toxic fluorinated chemicals was first reported in American communities and drinking water, the number of known contamination sites is growing rapidly, with no...

White House to Launch Investigation Into Pruitt’s $43K Phone Booth

President Trump's top budget official promised lawmakers the White House will launch a probe into Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's illegal use of taxpayer money to purchase and...

Farm Runoff Causing Widespread Drinking Water Pollution in Midwest

A new report from the Environmental Working Group reveals that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is failing to enforce a key farm bill provision, with dire consequences for drinking water in the...

GAO: Pruitt Broke Law in Buying $43K Private Phone Booth

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's use of $43,000 in taxpayer funds for a private phone booth broke federal law, according to a report today from the federal Government...

Environment Committee Chair Seeks Answers from Pruitt Over Multiple Email Addresses

The chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is seeking details about Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt use of four different agency email addresses.

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