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Despite Link to COVID-19 Deaths, Trump EPA Refuses To Strengthen Soot Standards
Ignoring his own scientists and public health advocates, Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler refused today to tighten federal standards for soot emitted from auto tailpipes and...
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Automakers Backing Trump’s Gutting of Pollution Rules Are Complicit in Harm to Health and Climate
When the economy recovers and Americans go car shopping, they should shun automakers who broke their promises by supporting President Trump's gutting of air pollution rules, the Environmental Working...
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Monsanto Relied on Shady EPA Risk Study To Dispute Court Verdict That Roundup Caused Cancer
In a legal brief filed with a federal appeals court this week, EWG staff attorneys argue Monsanto relied heavily on an untrustworthy and dubious government risk assessment to dispute a jury's findings...
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Actor and Advocate Mark Ruffalo Applauds $75 Billion Water Cleanup Proposal in COVID-19 Stimulus Bill
Actor and environmental advocate Mark Ruffalo applauded House leaders for proposing to spend $75 billion in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill to upgrade our drinking water infrastructure.
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EWG Applauds Drinking Water Focus for Next COVID Stimulus Bill
EWG today applauded House leaders for making drinking water pollution a priority for the next COVID stimulus bill.
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Trump Rollback of Auto Emissions Standards = 1 Billion More Tons of Air Pollution
Today the Trump administration is set to release a final rule rolling back auto fuel efficiency standards, which will let cars and light trucks emit 1 billion more tons, or more, of carbon pollution...
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Citing Coronavirus, Trump EPA Halts Enforcement of Critical Key Environmental Laws
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Erica Reid, Noted Healthy Lifestyle Leader, Joins EWG Board
Erica Reid, a nationally recognized leader in the healthy lifestyle sector, has joined EWG's board of directors.
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OUT NOW: EWG’s 2020 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
Nearly 70 percent of the fresh produce sold in the U.S. contains residues of potentially harmful chemical pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group's 2020 Dirty Dozen™. Yet the dirtiest...
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EWG Board Member Michelle Pfeiffer Applauds “First Step” Towards Cosmetics Safety Reform
EWG board member Michelle Pfeiffer applauded Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) for taking the first serious action towards updating the woefully outdated law governing the cosmetics industry.
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FOIA Data: Tap Water at 28 Military Bases Tainted With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Above States’ Safety Standards
Drinking water at more than two dozen U.S. military installations is contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, at levels that exceed the standards set or proposed by a number of states...
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PFAS Could Contaminate More Than 600 Military Installations, DOD Says
The Department of Defense has released new data showing that more than 600 military sites and surrounding communities could be contaminated with perfluorinated chemicals, or PFAS – far more...
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Nationally Recognized Leader in Clean Beauty Joins EWG Board
Barbara Paldus, a leading entrepreneur and innovator in the clean beauty sector, has joined the Environmental Working Group board of directors.
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Senate Bill Will Help States Combat PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water and Groundwater
Colin O'Neil, EWG's legislative director, issued the following statement on the introduction of the Providing Financial Assistance to States for Testing and Treatment Act of 2020, or PFAS Testing and...
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Actor and Advocate Mark Ruffalo Applauds $20 Billion PFAS Cleanup Proposal
Actor and environmental advocate Mark Ruffalo applauded the introduction today of the Providing Financial Assistance to States for Testing and Treatment Act of 2020, or PFAS Testing and Treatment Act...
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AspenClean Brings First EWG VERIFIED® Cleaners to Consumers
Today AspenClean announced its collection of nine cleaning products that meet the Environmental Working Group's rigorous criteria for health, ingredient disclosure and transparency. These are the...
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Key House Committee Approves Landmark Cosmetics Safety Legislation
Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health today approved landmark cosmetics safety legislation, a significant step toward finally protecting consumers from...
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EWG Applauds Introduction of Minnesota State Water Well Testing Bill H.F. 3950
After issuing back-to-back reports highlighting the increasing threat nitrate pollution from agriculture poses to Minnesotans' sourcing of drinking water from private wells, the Midwest office of the...
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FDA Tests Find Asbestos in Nearly 20 Percent of Cosmetics Products
Laboratory tests commissioned by the federal Food and Drug Administration of talc-based cosmetics products found the notorious carcinogen asbestos in roughly 20 percent of the samples assessed.
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Negative Energy: Senate Bill Would End Tax Credits for Renewables and EVs, But Boost Coal, Gas and Nukes
The Senate is likely to pass legislation that would fail to extend tax credits for renewable energy and electric vehicles but does include financial incentives for coal, natural gas and nuclear power...
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