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Thank you, Administrator Jackson
By Nils Bruzelius, EWG Executive EditorIt's not news that getting anything substantive through Congress these days is like pushing very big rocks uphill, even when there is remarkable consensus on a topic. That's why a broad array of organizations that...
EPA should start where chemical contamination begins: In utero
By Alex Formuzis, EWG Director of Communications A comprehensive plan to reform the nation's primary law responsible for regulating the use of industrial chemicals is about to be introduced in Congress. The question of which substances the federal government should...
Will EPA regulate rocket fuel in drinking water?
By Alex Formuzis, EWG Director of Communications Making good on Administrator Lisa Jackson's confirmation promise, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving ahead with its deliberations on whether to impose the first national limits on drinking water contamination by perchlorate,...
Make it personal & political on Earth Day
At EWG, we work to provide useful, science-based information to help you safeguard your family from environmental hazards. We also work to reform federal policy on toxic chemicals so that the earth is a cleaner, safer place for us all....
EPA set to monitor toxic air in schools
USA Today's March 31st story "EPA to monitor 62 schools' air," left me feeling angry and hopeful. Hopeful because the Obama administration is starting to make good on its promises to take public health and the environment very seriously....
How many times have you heard senior officials in Washington say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it? So they do nothing. But what if it is broken? So busted up that it's actually dangerous? The U.S. Government Accountability Office,...
Breakthrough 2008 to blow-out 2009
Our new year's resolution: build on the accomplishments of 2008 to make 2009 the year we turn the corner on crucial environmental issues facing our society. We scored breakthroughs on a range of problems last year. Among them: Advancing the...
There are two things that the end of a year and the end of an administration have in common: most of the people are happy to see them gone, and they reflect on the missed opportunities and regrets. This...
EPA widens rift with science advisers
The stress crack between Environmental Protection Agency and its outside science advisers just got a lot deeper. In fact, these days it looks a lot like a thousand-foot crevasse. The proximate cause: perchlorate, a rocket fuel component, potent thyroid...