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Twelve years ago, California set a goal many energy experts thought was too ambitious: reduce climate-disrupting air pollution to 1990 levels by 2020. Last week, the state announced it had not only...

Antibiotic resistant salmonella “superbugs” in poultry are creating a public health crisis for children as strains become resistant to amoxicillin

Summer is in full swing, which means many Americans are planning cookouts complete with friends, family and fresh food. Whether you're having a casual kickback or a big bash, EWG has you covered with...

On July 8, health advocates were shocked when U.S. delegates stopped a World Health Assembly resolution to encourage breastfeeding.

The Trump administration's proposals to prop up the coal industry and roll back clean air rules would mean early deaths for tens of thousands of Americans, according to new research.

EWG News Roundup (7/13): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

A Russian asbestos company is lavishing praise on Donald Trump and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Most Americans, including children, use electronic devices like cellphones, tablets and smartwatches, for hours every day – and many have developed symptoms that look like addictive behavior. In 2017...

Thanks to President Donald Trump, Americans' confidence in the Environmental Protection Agency has never been lower.

The wireless communications industry is rushing to blanket the nation with next-generation networks whose health effects are unknown. Despite studies linking radiation from existing networks to cancer...

EWG's News Roundup (7/6): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

It's not hard to see the differences between the terrible, partisan House farm bill and the bipartisan Senate farm bill

EWG News Roundup (6/29): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

A loophole proposed by the Trump administration could exempt at least 70 percent of genetically modified foods from a new GMO disclosure law, according to an EWG analysis

Millions of people could be exposed to potentially toxic algae blooms this July Fourth holiday.

Environmental Working Group explains the difference between natural and organic hot dogs.

Sixty percent more methane escapes from U.S. oil and gas operations than the Environmental Protection Agency currently estimates, according to a study led by the Environmental Defense Fund.

Few federal programs are more badly in need of reform than the federal crop insurance program. The Senate will debate some long overdue reforms this week.

A new amendment to the Senate farm bill that limits crop insurance subsidies for the wealthiest farmers would save taxpayers more than $490 million dollars over the next 10 years.

It's been 80 years since Congress last voted to regulate cosmetics.