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EWG Standards Cut Through Compromises on Drinking Water Quality
When it comes to your drinking water, getting a passing grade from the federal government may not be good enough.
September 2017: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Flame Retardant Chemicals Harm Conception and Pregnancy
Flame retardants found in everyday consumer products such as furniture could decrease a woman's fertility, and ability to conceive and have a healthy delivery, new research from the Harvard T.H. Chan...
Unlimited Subsidies for Corn, None for Health Care Coverage
When it comes to farm subsidies, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., says his farmers should “receive the long-term certainty they deserve.”
EWG’s News Roundup (9/1): Fragrances, Flame Retardants, Atrazine in Drinking Water and Monsanto’s Chemical Treadmill
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Cellphone Safety: Industry Pushes to Strip Local Control of High-Speed Networks
The cellphone industry is pushing laws to take away local governments' rights to decide whether or where to allow facilities for high-speed wireless networks that use a technology whose health effects...
Trapped on Monsanto’s Chemical Treadmill: Dicamba Debacle Shows Folly of Herbicide Arms Race
More than 3 million acres of soybeans and other crops were damaged when a herbicide called dicamba drifted onto their fields, according to a just-published report in The Washington Post on the “arms...
Atrazine: A Harmful Weedkiller Taints Tap Water for Millions in U.S.
On the Go for Labor Day? Keep Water Quality in Mind.
For many of us, Labor Day is one of the last hurrahs of the summer. And it's a busy travel weekend, with roughly 35 million Americans taking a getaway.
EWG’s News Roundup (8/25): Monsanto Takes Swipes at Science, EPA Chief Nuzzles Up to Big Ag
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Amid Nationwide Water Quality Concerns, Americans Flock to New Tap Water Database
It has been roughly three weeks since we released EWG's new national drinking water database, and the response from consumers and media outlets has been sweeping and sustained.
Monsanto GMO Guru Attacks EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
Filtering Lead Out of Chicago’s Drinking Water
EWG’s News Roundup (8/18): EPA Chisels Away at Environmental Protection, Cosmetics Put Women of Color at Risk and Food Chemicals Linked to Obesity
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Brazilian Blowout Day: We’ll Celebrate When the FDA Bans Formaldehyde
A ridiculous and completely unofficial website that tracks made-up holidays says Monday is Brazilian Blowout Day. The National Day Calendar suggests you celebrate by going to a hair salon for a...
Study: Women of Color Exposed to More Toxic Chemicals in Personal Care Products
Women of color use more beauty products and are disproportionately exposed to worrisome chemicals compared to white women, according to a new study.
Study: Common Food Preservative, Teflon Chemical Linked to Obesity
Three hormone-disrupting chemicals commonly added to processed foods, waterproof clothing and other everyday products may cause obesity.
UPDATE: ‘Erin Brockovich’ Carcinogen in 250 Million Americans’ Drinking Water
Decades After Paint and Gas Bans, Kids Still Exposed to Dangerous Levels of Lead
Scott Pruitt Is Turning the EPA into the KGB
Scott Pruitt, polluters' puppet and head of the Environmental Protection Agency, knows most Americans are strongly opposed to his anti-public health, anti-kids, anti-science agenda. That's why he does...