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EWG News Roundup (5/29): Manure Overload in Minnesota, Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ on Military Bases and More
EWG News Roundup (5/29): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend
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Oregon Is a Renewables Leader But Needs Congress’ Help in Wake of Pandemic
Oregon is a national leader in wind and solar development, with strong state policy backing. Oregon's renewable portfolio standard requires that electric utilities get at least half of their power...
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The Pentagon Should Address All Types of PFAS on Military Bases
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Choosing the Best Sunscreen for Your Kids
After a long spring of being cooped up indoors, everyone is itching to get outside and spend as much time there as possible.
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EWG News Roundup (5/22): 2020 EWG Guide to Sunscreens, Johnson & Johnson End the Sale of Talc-Based Baby Powder and More
EWG News Roundup (5/22): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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USDA Pandemic Bailout Funds Will Go to Largest, Wealthiest Farms
This week the Department of Agriculture unveiled a pandemic relief initiative that will give farmers $16 billion in direct payments. Just like the Market Facilitation Program, or MFP, which gave $23...
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As Meat Prices Soar in Pandemic, Try These Healthier High-Protein Foods
Meat and poultry processing plants are hot spots for COVID-19 outbreaks, constricting the supply chains for beef, chicken and pork – and sending their prices soaring.
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It’s Time To End the Use of Talc in Loose Powders
The news, announced Tuesday, that Johnson & Johnson will soon end the sale of baby powder with talc is long overdue. Because talc and asbestos can form in the same parent rock, cosmetics made with...
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Massachusetts’ Net-Zero Goal Could Stall Without Federal Pandemic Relief
In January, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced a goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Although all New England states have aggressive carbon reduction targets...
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Hair Color With Less Harm: New In-Home Hair Dyes in Skin Deep®
As many hair salons remain closed months into the national shutdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, at-home hair dyes are flying off store shelves. But many of these products may contain...
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National Potato Giant Uses Obscure Leasing Scheme To Skirt Environmental Oversight in Minnesota
One of the nation's largest industrial agriculture operations is hiding behind a small family farm to try to avoid environmental oversight of a plan to clear-cut pristine Minnesota forestland for a...
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EWG News Roundup (5/15): Farm and Food Workers at COVID-19 Risk, EPA Balks at Regulating Rocket Fuel Chemical and More
This week, EWG broke down how America's farmworkers are imperiled when it comes to contracting COVID-19.
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Investigation: Counties With Meatpacking Plants Report Twice the National Average Rate of COVID-19 Infections
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Work Conditions Make Farmworkers Uniquely Vulnerable to COVID-19
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Deep in the Heart of Texas, the Pandemic Threatens Renewable Energy
When you think of energy and Texas, you think of oil. But besides being the leading oil and natural gas production and refining state, Texas is also a national leader in renewable energy.
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Celebrating Mother’s Day With a Wish for Healthy Babies
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EWG News Roundup (5/8): MultiState Duke Energy Watchdog Formed, Protecting Farm and Food Workers During Pandemic and More
EWG News Roundup (5/8): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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The Pandemic Sends an Ill Wind Through Iowa. Will Congress Step Up To Help?
In 1983, Iowa was the first state to set a renewable energy standard – requiring utilities to generate a mandated share of electricity from renewable sources – and it paid off: Wind power is Iowa's...
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EWG News Roundup (5/1): Despite COVID Outbreaks, Trump Forces Meat Processing Plants To Stay Open, Rethinking Beauty Routines at Home and More
EWG News Roundup (5/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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COVID-19 Farm Bailout Funds Should Help Farmworkers, Not Big Farmers
Congress should direct the Department of Agriculture to use COVID-19 relief funds to ensure that farmworkers –not big farmers – have protections, free testing and paid sick leave.
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