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Popular POM juice producer among California's leading users of paraquat

The Wonderful Company, California-based maker of the popular pomegranate juice POM, is the state’s second-largest user of paraquat – a toxic herbicide banned in over 60 countries – a new Environmental...
Grocery display of pomegranates
Food & Water
Food
Farming & Agriculture
Family Health
Reproductive Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Pesticides

EWG’s 2024 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™: The Dirty Dozen™ is packed with fungicides that can disrupt human hormones

Non-organic produce is loaded with fungicides that may harm human hormone systems, according to the Environmental Working Group’s 2024 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™, released today.
Strawberries
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
Chromium-6
Regional Issues
California

EWG statement on new California legal limit for chromium-6 in drinking water

Today California’s State Water Resources Board voted to finalize a new drinking water limit for hexavalent chromium, the notorious “Erin Brockovich” carcinogen.
Personal Care Products
Cosmetics
Household & Consumer Products

Pucker up for less: Lipsticks that won’t break the bank this Valentine’s Day

The right lipstick could be the cherry on top of your Valentine’s Day celebration. Whether you’re getting ready for a dinner date or looking for the perfect gift for your partner, lipstick may be the...
Lipstick shopping
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
Pesticides

Ruffalo: PFAS drinking water standard delivers justice to poisoned communities

The following is the statement of Activist and Actor Mark Ruffalo on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new PFAS drinking water standard.
Farming & Agriculture
Climate & Agriculture
Conservation
Farm Subsidies

USDA should strategically expand list of climate-smart conservation practices

A top Department of Agriculture official is touting plans to expand the USDA’s list of climate-smart conservation practices eligible for $11.7 billion in federal funding – and the department should...
Fields
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

EPA sets bold new limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Today the Environmental Protection Agency finalized unprecedented new limits on the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS as a way to tackle drinking water contamination. The proposal targets six...
Personal Care Products
Cosmetics
Family Health

Best bang for your buck: Mascaras

It’s prom season, which means millions of teenagers across the U.S. will be getting done up for one of the most high school experiences. It’s a time for “promposals,” dancing and getting enough...
Mascaras
Food & Water
Water
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Lead
Regional Issues
California

California bill to protect children from lead exposure advances to Senate

On May 21, California Assembly lawmakers passed a bill to safeguard children’s health from the lasting and devastating effects of lead exposure through drinking water, an urgent threat in the state.