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President-Elect Says ‘Crystal Clear Water’ Crucial
During a sit-down Tuesday with top brass from The New York Times, President-elect Donald Trump told the assembled journalists, columnists and editors that “clean air and ‘crystal clear water' were...
Agency Charged with Drinking Water Safety Already Drowning, Mr. Trump
Don’t Expect Trump’s Top Cop Go After Law-Breaking Polluters
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Attorney General, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is one of the most outspoken critics of environmental science and biggest climate change skeptics in Washington.
News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (Nov. 18)
No natural resource or law protecting our environmental health is immune from the menacing promises hurled on the American people by President-elect Donald Trump and his team.
EWG News Roundup (Nov. 18): Trump, Farms, Food and Drinking Water
It's been a busy week for EWG as we launched our new watchdog initiative, Planet Trump, where we'll provide a steady stream of commentary and analysis highlighting the implications President-elect...
‘Cupcake King’ Could Head Agriculture Department
When Sid Miller took office as Texas' Agriculture Commissioner last year, his first action was to “grant amnesty” to cupcakes and other sweets sold in his state's schools.
Trump Thinks Asbestos ‘100 Percent Safe’
Our next president thinks asbestos – a carcinogen that kills up to 15,000 Americans a year, with no safe level of exposure – "got a bum rap."
Carmakers to Trump: Make America Guzzle Again
A week before the election, Reuters reported that new cars are more fuel efficient than ever: You might think carmakers would welcome this news of progress toward cutting the fuel emissions that drive...
Trump May Hand Sarah Palin Keys to Nation’s Public Lands, Wildlife
“Drill, baby, drill!” During her failed bid for vice president in 2008, that was Sarah Palin's crowd-pleasing chant promoting her energy policy. Now the pithy catchphrase – and the former Alaska...
Arsenic, Pesticides, Chemicals in Kids? Trump Adviser Ebell and Breitbart Dismiss Concerns, Target EWG
Myron Ebell, head of President-elect Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency transition team, is a notorious denier of global warming whose biography unashamedly notes that activists consider...
Here's Something Americans Agree On: Safe and Healthy Food
When Americans gather to celebrate Thanksgiving next week, we may not agree on the outcome of the election. But we all agree that the food being served should be safe, healthy and clearly labeled. If...
Election Day Brought Some Good News for Food
Americans didn't only vote for president and other elected officials last week. Through state and local ballot measures, advocates scored impressive wins on nutrition, animal protection and farm...
Trump May Hand Sarah Palin Keys to Nation’s Public Lands, Wildlife
During her failed bid for vice president in 2008, that was Sarah Palin's crowd-pleasing chant promoting her energy policy. Now the pithy catchphrase – and the former Alaska governor herself – could...
EWG News Roundup (Nov. 8): Factory Farms, Nontoxic Cleaning and GMOs
This week, EWG joined forces with our colleagues at Waterkeeper Alliance again to show how industrial animal farms can wreak havoc on public health and the environment. Through startling aerial...
November 2016: Lung Cancer Awareness Month
EWG News Roundup (Oct. 28): Wastewater on California Crops, Children’s Health, Bogus ‘Organic’ Claims and Big Ag Myths
It's another busy week at EWG. Here's some news you can use from this week.
Wellness Chat: The Environment and Breast Health
We close out breast cancer awareness month with insights from one of the leading scientists in the field of breast cancer research, Ruthann Rudel.
Nobody Should Drink Water with Lead, Especially Kids. EWG’s Guide for Parents Can Help.
Scientists, pediatricians and public health officials from the U.S. and around the globe agree that there is no safe level of lead exposure. Even the smallest amounts can cause irreversible changes...
For “Organic” Cosmetics, Find the Seal
Looking for organic cosmetics? Lots of companies add the word “organic” to cosmetics and other personal care products.