We've compiled and archived letters and other official correspondence from EWG to government agencies, elected officials, industry associations and companies.
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EWG response to EPA’s review of chromium-6 health effects
EWG comments on EPA's review of toxicological studies for hexavalent chromium say that there is no need to weaken the conclusions or delay issuing the document.
EWG response to EPA’s Draft Chesapeake Bay Pollution Diet
Download PDF. Read our Bay out of Balance Report November 5, 2010 Water Docket Environmental Protection Agency Mailcode: 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Washington, DC 20460 Re: Draft Chesapeake...
FDA FOIA Re: Brazilian Blowout
FOIA request to FDA regarding reports from Oregon regarding the discovery of formaldehyde in test samples of Brazilian Blowout.
FTC FOIA Re: Brazilian Blowout
EWG has been monitoring reports from Oregon regarding the discovery of formaldehyde in test samples of Brazilian Blowout – despite claims that the products are “formaldehyde free.” Oregon health...
EWG Urges FDA to Focus on Cosmetics in 5-Year Plan
EWG comments on FDA's 5-year plan urge the agency to give priority to cosmetics safety, particularly nanotechnology in cosmetics, surveillance of adverse reactions and consumer education of...
New Research Fuels Demand for BPA-Free Food Cans
EWG writes FDA commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg that a pivotal new study intensifies concerns about the danger of bisphenol A, plastics chemical and synthetic estrogen, to public health.
EWG Lauds Proposed Curbs on Chemical Industry Secrecy
EWG applauds EPA's proposal to strengthen regulations on chemical production and use data under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Comments to EPA request premarket safety testing for nanomaterials
EWG opposes an EPA pesticide office plan for conditional registration of a nanoscale silver chemical known as HeiQ AGS-20 and used as an antimicrobial, pesticide and textile preservative. EWG asks the...
Comments on EPA's Nanomaterial Case Study: Nanoscale Silver in Disinfectant Spray
EWG comments to EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment question a case study's failure to clearly present conclusions about the possible effects on people and the environment of nanoscale...
EWG Asks FDA, NTP to Wind Up Study of Vitamin A In Sunscreen
EWG asks the FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research to complete its study of vitamin A ingredients, which according to agency tests speed the development of skin tumors and lesions on sun...
Comments to EPA on Chesapeake Bay Initiatives
EWG's letter warns of phosphorous pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
EWG Comments to EPA on Draft Antimicrobial Rule
Download PDF version. Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC 20460-0001 Regarding: Proposed Rule for Data Requirements for Antimicrobial...
EWG's Ken Cook Testifies On Nuclear Waste Transportation
Hearing: Examination of the Licensing Process for the Yucca Mountain Repository Wednesday, October 31, 2007, at 10 am Submitted for the Record Chairman Boxer, Ranking Member Inhofe, distinguished...
Dead Zone Action Needed: EWG Remarks to Hypoxia Task Force
EWG testifies before the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force that farm run-off in the Mississippi River Basin expands the Gulf of Mexico “dead zone.”
EWG letter to FDA Commissioner Hamburg
EWG writes FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to express concern that the agency's assessment of the plastics chemical BPA has not advanced, and data gaps remain.
Comments presented orally to the California Natural Resources Agency
Re: 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy Discussion Draft at CNRA Public Consultation meeting in Sacramento on Thursday, August 13th (Note: Formal Comments will be submitted later this month)...
Modernizing BPA Standards in Food to Protect Public Health
Comments to the Science Board of the Food and Drug Administration Jane Houlihan, MSCE, Senior Vice President for Research Sonya Lunder, MPH, Senior Analyst Summary Nine months ago this Science Board...
EWG and Allies Urge Defeat of Biofuels Green House Gas Analysis Exemption
American Bird Conservancy * Center for Biological Diversity * Clean Air Task Force Clean Water Action * Defenders of Wildlife * Environment America * Environmental Working Group * Environmental...
EWG to FDA: Halt All Use of Deca-Laced Plastic Food Pallets
Dr. Margaret Hamburg Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave WO1-3339 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 Re: Use of Deca in plastic food pallets Dear Dr. Hamburg...
EWG and Associates Back Sensible Loan Guarantee Policies for Energy Industry
Union of Concerned Scientists * SUN DAY Campaign * Southern Alliance for Clean Energy * Sierra Club * Safe Climate Campaign * Public Citizen * Physicians for Social Responsibility * Nuclear...