Environmental Working Group

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The Environmental Working Group is a public watchdog group specializing in environmental investigations in the areas of toxins, agricultural subsidies, public lands, and corporate accountability. They are a non-profit organization (501 c3). Their funding is from "private foundations, individuals and select corporations."

A sister organization, the EWG Action Fund, is the lobbying arm (501 c4) of the organization.

[edit] Projects and Issues

  • Toxics In Our Bodies
    • BodyBurden
    • Human Testing of Pesticides
    • Mercury and Autism
    • Toxics and Childrens' Health
  • Toxics In Our Environment
    • Air Pollution
    • Arsenic in Treated Wood
    • Asbestos
    • Cosmetics & Personal Care Products
    • Flame Retardants (PBDEs)
    • MTBE
    • PBTs
      • PBT report on chemicals that should be reported under the TRI at [2].
    • Phthalates
    • Teflon/Scotchgard (PFCs)
  • Toxics In Our Food and Water
    • Benzene
    • Drinking Water
    • Farmed Salmon
    • Fluoride in Drinking Water
    • Food Safety
    • Mercury in Seafood
    • Pesticides
      • In 1998, the EWG singled out Al Gore as the main cause of what they called the failure of the Clinton/Gore administration's plan to cut pesticide use in the United States.[citation needed] "The track record of the Clinton-Gore administration on pesticides falls far, far short of the dramatic commitments that the administration announced with incredible fanfare five years ago."[citation needed]
    • Rocket Fuel (Perchlorate)

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