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To Support Military Families, Congress Must Pass the PFAS Action Act
On Wednesday, I spent the day with retired military firefighter Kevin Ferrara. Like thousands of military firefighters, Master Sgt. Ferrara was trained at Chanute Air Force Base – a now-closed...
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EWG News Roundup (12/20): Congress Fails on PFAS, Trump EPA’s Bear Hug for Hormone-Disrupting Pesticide, and More
EWG News Roundup (12/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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EWG’s Most-Read Stories of 2019 – And Some You May Have Missed
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Five Tips To Protect Kids from Cellphone Radiation During Holiday Travel
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EWG News Roundup (12/13): Key PFAS Provisions Left Out of Defense Spending Bill, EWG Map Shows 305 Military Sites Tainted With PFAS and More
EWG News Roundup (12/13): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Trump Cuts Food Stamps for Hungry Americans, But Handouts to Rich Farmers Keep Coming
Just in time for Christmas, the Trump administration has finalized a rule to kick 700,000 hungry Americans off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly called food stamps – the...
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Antiperspirants and Breast Cancer: Is There a Link?
Recent years have seen an increase in the number of aluminum-free antiperspirants and deodorants on the market. The trend has been led by smaller, boutique brands marketed as “natural,” such as Here +...
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Study Links Hair Dye and Chemical Straighteners to Breast Cancer, With Risk From Dye Highest for Black Women
A new report by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, links chemicals commonly used in hair dyes and chemical hair straighteners to an increased risk of breast cancer.
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EWG News Roundup (12/6): Key PFAS Legislation in Jeopardy, the Trump-Wheeler ‘Red Wedding’ and More
EWG News Roundup (12/6): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Groundbreaking Reporting Helped Bring ‘Dark Waters’ to Light
“Dark Waters,” the story of how DuPont dumped a toxic Teflon chemical called PFOA in a small West Virginia town and covered it up for decades, opens nationwide today.
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Cities Moving To Ban New Natural Gas Hookups
As coal's death spiral continues, the next front in the fight against the climate crisis is natural gas.
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Holiday Presents for Your Family: Gifts Without Guilt
Gift-giving is filled with minefields, but EWG's got your back, so you don't need to worry about inadvertently giving family members presents laden with toxic chemicals.
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EWG News Roundup (11/22): Mark Ruffalo, EWG Demand PFAS Action; Trump ‘Bails Out’ Rich Farmers Again and More
EWG News Roundup (11/22): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Trump’s Hollow Promise of Trade-War Relief for Small Farms
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Cooking a Healthier Thanksgiving Turkey
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EWG News Roundup (11/15): Deadly Cleaning Products, Trump EPA’s ‘Unlawful’ Action on Chemical Safety
EWG News Roundup (11/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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EWG News Roundup (11/8): PFAS Taints N.J. Water, Trump Withdraws From Paris Climate Accord and More
EWG News Roundup (11/8): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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‘Forever Chemicals’ in Over 500 N.J. Water Systems and Sources – More Than 1,000 Contamination Sites Nationwide
The toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS have been detected in almost 200 New Jersey drinking water systems and groundwater sources, according to the latest state and federal data compiled and...
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California Continues Its Leadership in Protecting Kids From Environmental Hazards
October was Children's Environmental Health Month in California, a designation made by state legislators to raise awareness about the importance of cleaner air and water, safer food and healthier...
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EWG News Roundup (11/1): PFAS Tainting Kentucky Water, Coal Giant Files for Bankruptcy and More
EWG News Roundup (11/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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