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Half of Coal Plants Lose Too Much Money to Stay Open on the Free Market
Despite efforts by the Trump administration and some states to prop up the coal industry, its future remains bleak.
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Dying Coal- and Nuclear-Powered Utility Asks Again for Government Bailout
FirstEnergy, a utility struggling to stay alive in the dying coal and nuclear industries, is once again looking for a bailout from government regulators.
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EWG News Roundup (3/30): Pruitt’s Pesticide Anniversary and $50 Condo, Chemicals Causing Weight Gain and More
Roundup 3/30: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Thanks to Scott Pruitt, 30 Million Pounds of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Will Be Sprayed on Crops in Next 5 Years
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Toxic Chemicals May Increase Chances of Regaining Weight After Dieting
Exposure to fluorinated industrial chemicals, known as PFAS or PFC chemicals, may increase the amount of weight that people, especially women, regain after dieting, according to a new study by Harvard...
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EWG News Roundup (3/23): Washington State Bans PFCs in Food Packaging, Pruitt’s Pricey ‘Pasta’, Congress Targets Food Stamps and More
Roundup 3/23: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Washington Is First State to Ban Fluorinated Chemicals in Food Packaging
On Wednesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed the first state law to ban toxic fluorinated chemicals in food packaging, such as microwave popcorn bags, pizza boxes and fast-food wrappers.
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Strict Work Requirements to Get Food Stamps, But Not Farm Subsidies
Proposals to tighten work requirements for low-income Americans who receive food stamps are halting progress on a new farm bill – meanwhile, work requirements for farm subsidies are almost nonexistent...
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Wind Power, Not Oil Drilling, Is Future of Offshore Energy
In an era of bitterly divisive politics, there's one thing that unites Democrats and Republicans across the nation: They oppose Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's proposal to allow offshore drilling for...
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Health Professionals: Fracking Can’t Be Done Without Threatening Public Health
Fracking for oil and gas poses an impending health crisis in the U.S., two leading groups of health professionals warn in a new report.
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EWG’s News Roundup (3/16): Scrutinizing Stain-Resistant Carpets, Mining the Grand Canyon and More
Roundup 3/16: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Study: Lead Exposure Can Be Deadly For Adults
The danger of children's exposure to even the lowest level of lead is well known. Now, a new study finds that adults who are exposed to lead face major risks of death from heart attacks and other...
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In a First, California Moves to Protect People from Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Carpets
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Study: Eating Highly Processed Foods Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
The more highly processed foods you eat, the higher your risk of cancer.
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Trump Administration Plans Spin Campaign on Dying Nuclear Energy
“Let it be written that environmentalists didn't kill the nuclear industry, economics did,” Houston Chronicle business columnist Chris Tomlinson wrote last summer.
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EWG’s News Roundup (3/9): Shazi Visram Joins EWG Board, Pruitt Gets ‘Report Card’ and More
News Roundup (3/9): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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New USDA Subsidy Program Will Send Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Cotton Farmers
A new federal farm subsidy program for cotton growers could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Scott Pruitt Just Released His First Year Report Card. EWG Marked It Up and Sent It Back.
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EWG’s News Roundup (3/2): EPA’s Pruitt Axes Environmental Health Center, Calif. Judge Blocks Pesticide Spraying by State Ag Agency and More
News Roundup (3/2): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Cleaning Products May Harm Female Workers’ Lungs as Much as Smoking a Pack a Day
The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, is thought to be the first to assess occupational or domestic cleaning product exposure as it relates to the...
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