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Biden EPA finalizes ban on commercial uses, import of chrysotile asbestos
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a final rule to ban use of the only known form of asbestos imported into the U.S. – a vital action to shield consumers from the toxic substance one...
Cancer-causing benzene found in some popular acne products
Valisure, an independent laboratory, has detected cancer-causing benzene in tests of acne treatments made with benzoyl peroxide. As a result, the company petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to...
New House bill targets harmful additives in meat and dairy products
The Environmental Working Group applauds today’s introduction of House legislation that would require the Department of Agriculture to reassess seven potentially harmful food chemicals used in meat...
Two new bills target toxic food chemicals in New York
On March 5, lawmakers introduced two bills that would protect New Yorkers from toxic food chemicals. Between them, they would ban seven substances from food manufactured, distributed or sold in the...
EWG statement on FDA’s list of food chemicals to review
Today the Food and Drug Administration announced an updated list of food chemicals under review of their safety.
State-led momentum: FDA follows suit in getting PFAS out of food contact papers
Today, the Food and Drug Administration announced that the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS will no longer be sold for use to treat food contact papers and paper board. It’s the culmination of...
California lawmaker introduces bill to end non-essential uses of toxic ‘forever chemicals’
On Wednesday, California Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) introduced Senate Bill 903, which would ban the sale and use of products containing the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, unless their use is...
New peer-reviewed EWG study finds little-known toxic crop chemical in four out of five people tested
A new Environmental Working Group peer-reviewed study has found chlormequat, a little-known pesticide, in four out of five people tested. Because the chemical is linked to reproductive and...
EPA reveals more evidence of widespread ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
On February 1, the Environmental Protection Agency posted data confirming 70 million people have drinking water that has tested positive for the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. That number is...
Chemical industry throws temper tantrum over ‘polluter pays’ tax to cover cleanup of its toxic sites
Chemical industry lobbyists spent more than $131 million between 2022 and 2023 urging Congress to back its interests, including opposition to a newly reinstated and fair tax forcing companies to pay...
Lead use in popular Stanley tumblers sparks consumers’ concern
Stanley tumblers, the internet-famous cups, are trending on social media not for a new color release, but because they contain the toxic metal lead.
Landmark study finds alarming cancer rates among Camp Lejeune service members, staff
On Tuesday, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry released an extensive study that finds increased cancer risks for civilian and military personnel at North Carolina’s Marine Corps Base...
Medical monitoring bill will provide justice for people harmed by ‘forever chemicals’
Today, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) introduced legislation to allow people exposed to the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS to sue manufacturers for the cost...
Whistling past the graveyard: EPA ignores science linking paraquat to Parkinson’s disease
The Environmental Protection Agency is dismissing a growing body of research linking the toxic weed killer paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, according to an agency analysis released today . The agency...
Agency delays threaten federal progress on ‘forever chemicals’
Lengthy interagency reviews could delay actions to address the contamination crisis caused by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
EWG recognizes Congress for taking steps to address ‘forever chemicals’ in NDAA
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Working Group applauds Congress for including several provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for fiscal year 2024 to tackle the toxic “ forever...
New EWG study: Pesticides still found in baby food but most-toxic threats eliminated through advocacy, regulation
Non-organic baby food often contains pesticides, a new Environmental Working Group study finds – but they’re likely in fewer products and may be less toxic, compared to what EWG research uncovered in...
New EPA data show millions more have ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
New data released by the Environmental Protection Agency show 44 million people have toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their drinking water after collecting test results from fewer than one...
Tap water of more than 19 million Americans polluted by ‘Civil Action’ carcinogen that EPA is poised to ban
A new interactive map details where drinking water supplies for more than 19 million Americans are contaminated with trichloroethylene, or TCE – a cancer-causing industrial solvent made notorious by...
FDA proposes to ban use of brominated vegetable oil in food
Today the Food and Drug Administration proposed to revoke authorization of the use in food of the chemical brominated vegetable oil, or BVO.
