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EWG News Roundup (7/12): PFAS Contamination Crisis Grows as House Passes Critical Cleanup Bill, USDA’s Racist Legacy and More
EWG News Roundup (7/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Trump’s Farm Bailout Program Continues USDA’s Racist Legacy
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It’s Time To Regulate Industrial Discharges of PFAS
Fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS have been linked to serious health problems, including cancer, harm to the reproductive system, and harm to the immune system.
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EWG’s Top Three Bug Repellent Recommendations for Kids
It's that time of year: Mosquitoes and ticks are out in full force, and so are all the latest bug repellent products claiming to keep them at bay. So what bug repellent ingredients do EWG scientists...
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Coal States’ Futile Bids To Prop Up a Dying Industry
The U.S. coal industry is dying, and the Trump administration's schemes to keep it alive through taxpayer subsidies have likewise hit a dead end. But that's not stopping coal states' increasingly...
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EWG News Roundup (7/5): Lead Contaminates California Schools, Billions To Bail Out Nuke Energy and More
EWG News Roundup (7/5): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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We Want You To Protect Your Kids From Nonstick Chemicals: Here’s How
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It’s Time To Designate PFAS a “Hazardous Substance”
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As the Climate Crisis Accelerates, Big Utilities Go Slower on Cutting Carbon Emissions
Just when carbon emissions must be rapidly slashed to combat the climate crisis, in coming years some of the biggest U.S electric utilities will move more slowly to cut carbon pollution, according to...
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States Stick Ratepayers With $15 Billion To Rescue Nukes
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This Fourth of July, You’ll See 70 Percent More Algae Outbreaks Than Last Year
Over the Fourth of July holiday, many of us love to beat the heat in a favorite lake, pond or river. But this year, vacationers from coast to coast will have to look out for a potentially record...
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EWG News Roundup (6/28): Senate Combats PFAS Crisis, EWG Calls Upon CDC To Act on Glyphosate and More
EWG News Roundup (6/28): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Roundup at Recess? How to Get Cancer-Causing Pesticides Off Your Local Playground
Two University of California, Berkeley alumnae recently succeeded in convincing the entire UC system to suspend its use of the cancer-causing pesticide glyphosate in its landscaping. If they can do...
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Under Udall Proposal, Wind and Solar Would Be Dominant US Energy Source in 15 Years
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EWG Applauds Rep. Pallone for Oversight of Imported Cosmetics
EWG today applauded House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) for demanding new data from the Food and Drug Administration on the safety of imported cosmetics.
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State Renewables Standards Propel the Clean Energy Revolution
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Open the Window for Fresh Air, Get Lead Instead
Because of the contamination crisis in Flint, Mich., most people know about the health threat of lead in drinking water. But water isn't the chief source of lead poisoning. It's windows. And warm...
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Duke Energy Refuses to Acknowledge the New Realities of the Electricity Market
Duke Energy's new 20-year plan for generating power for its 840,000 Indiana customers shows why the nation's largest electric utility is Public Energy Enemy No. 1. It continues the utility's outdated...
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EWG News Roundup (6/21): PFAS Chemicals Reduce Vaccine Efficacy and Harm Immune System, Trump Drops Clean Power Plan and More
EWG News Roundup (6/21): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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PFAS Chemicals Harm the Immune System, Decrease Response to Vaccines, New EWG Review Finds
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