Testimonies

We've compiled and archived official testimony by EWG to government agencies and elected officials. 

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EWG's Scott Faber Testifies Before Congress about Renewable Fuel Standard

Testimony of Scott Faber, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Environmental Working Group before the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety and the Senate Committee on Environment and...

EWG Urges Bureau of Land Management to Strengthen Fracking Regulations

Environmental Working Group is urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to strengthen its proposed regulation on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for gas or oil on federal lands. In formal comments...

Strengthening Public Health Protections by Addressing Toxic Chemical Threats

Testimony of Kenneth A. Cook, President, Environmental Working Group before the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate on strengthening public health protections by...

Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Stakeholder Perspectives

Testimony of Scott Fabe, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Environmental Working Groupb before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on...

Oral testimony of Heather White on the regulation of new chemicals, protection of confidential business information, and innovation

Oral testimony of Heather White, Executive Director, Environmental Working Group before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and the Ecomomy...

Regulation of New Chemicals, Protection of Confidential Business Information, and Innovation

Heather White testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy on Regulation of New Chemicals, Protection of...

EWG Urges FDA Not to Remove Labeling From Artificially Sweetened Dairy Products

The Environmental Working Group this week (May 21, 2013) submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging it to deny an industry petition to change the official definition of milk...

EWG's Ken Cook Lends Support for Washington State's GMO Labeling Initiative

On February 14, 2013, EWG President Ken Cook testified before the Washington State Senate's Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development Committee in support of the state's common-sense ballot...

New York: Explain Why Drillers Got Early Info

Thomas Cluderay, EWG assistant general counsel, testifies New York City before state lawmakers at a public forum on hydrofracking. He highlights EWG's report exposing behind-the-scenes communications...

"Strengthen USDA Conservation Programs," Environmental Groups Tell Ag Committee Leaders

"As you renew food and farm policy, we urge you to strengthen USDA conservation programs in order to reward farmers and ranchers who take steps to protect our air, water and wildlife."

Oversight Hearing on The Revised Environmental Impact Statement on Hydraulic Fracturing and New York City's Upstate Drinking Water Supply Infrastructure

Dusty Horwitt, EWG senior counsel, testifies before the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection about the health and financial risks of fracking, particularly potential danger to...

EWG Urges Chair of DOE Natural Gas Panel to Step Down

EWG calls for resignation of John Deutch, chairman of the Secretary of Energy's advisory board on natural gas extraction and hydraulic fracturing, because of financial ties to the oil and gas industry...

EWG President Ken Cook Testifies at Senate Water Contamination Hearing

EWG president Ken Cook testifies that ensuring safe, accessible drinking water is a core responsibility of the U.S. government.

EWG’s Ken Cook Testifies On House Bill to Reform Chemicals Law

EWG President Ken Cook testifies to the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection about the major shortcomings in the Toxic Substances Control Act.

EWG Testifies in Pa. on BPA

EWG's Richard Wiles testifies to the Pennsylvania legislature on the dangers of BPA in children's products.

U.S. Toxics Registry Should Set Exposure Limit For Chemicals in "Teflon" Family

EWG comments that the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry draft toxicological profile for perfluoroalkyl compounds lacks risk-based values despite abundant data that the chemical family...

EWG Testifies Before NYC Council on Fracking

Dusty Horwitt, EWG senior counsel, testifies on gas drilling and fracking before the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection Oct. 23, 2009.

EWG Testimony before NYC City Council on Natural Gas Drilling

Dusty Horwitt, EWG senior counsel, testifies before the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection about potential hazards of fracking in New York state.

Testing for pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the New York City drinking water supply

EWG's Olga Naidenko testifies before the New York City Counsel Committee on Environmental Protection in support of a proposed law to require testing for pharmaceuticals and personal care product...

California Urged To Add Bisphenol-A (BPA) To Prop 65 Toxics List

Oral testimony of Bill Allayaud, Director of Government Affairs, California Office, Environmental Working Group before the meeting of California Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment's...
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