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The Ugly Truth: How Trump’s EPA Nominee Greenwashed a Carcinogen in Cosmetics
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EWG’s News Roundup (9/15): Chemical Industry Shill Eyes EPA and California Advances Public Health
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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A Sticky History: Trump Chemical Safety Nominee’s Record With DuPont and Teflon
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Junk Rocket Science: How Trump’s EPA Nominee Greenwashed Brain-Damaging Chemical
Before he became President Trump's pick to oversee the nation's chemical safety, Michael Dourson argued for a weak drinking water standard for a rocket fuel chemical that impairs babies' developing...
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5 Facts About Michael Dourson, Trump’s Chemical Safety Nominee
Michael Dourson, President Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency, has made his career being paid by polluters – like Monsanto, Dow, DuPont and the Koch...
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220 Million Americans Could Have Chloroform in Their Tap Water
When you think of chloroform, your thoughts may drift to faint memories of 1970s television shows in which a villain knocks out their victim with chloroform-soaked cloth.
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EWG’s News Roundup (9/8): Carcinogen in Tap Water and Cosmetics, Pruitt’s Henchman Playing God with EPA Grants
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Nearly 100 Cancer-Causing Contaminants Found in U.S. Drinking Water
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Cancer-Causing Chemical 1,4-Dioxane Contaminates Americans’ Drinking Water
Water supplies for more than 7 million Americans in 27 states are contaminated with an industrial chemical at levels higher than what federal scientists say poses a minimal lifetime risk of cancer...
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EWG Standards Cut Through Compromises on Drinking Water Quality
When it comes to your drinking water, getting a passing grade from the federal government may not be good enough.
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September 2017: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Flame Retardant Chemicals Harm Conception and Pregnancy
Flame retardants found in everyday consumer products such as furniture could decrease a woman's fertility, and ability to conceive and have a healthy delivery, new research from the Harvard T.H. Chan...
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Unlimited Subsidies for Corn, None for Health Care Coverage
When it comes to farm subsidies, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., says his farmers should “receive the long-term certainty they deserve.”
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EWG’s News Roundup (9/1): Fragrances, Flame Retardants, Atrazine in Drinking Water and Monsanto’s Chemical Treadmill
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Cellphone Safety: Industry Pushes to Strip Local Control of High-Speed Networks
The cellphone industry is pushing laws to take away local governments' rights to decide whether or where to allow facilities for high-speed wireless networks that use a technology whose health effects...
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Trapped on Monsanto’s Chemical Treadmill: Dicamba Debacle Shows Folly of Herbicide Arms Race
More than 3 million acres of soybeans and other crops were damaged when a herbicide called dicamba drifted onto their fields, according to a just-published report in The Washington Post on the “arms...
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Atrazine: A Harmful Weedkiller Taints Tap Water for Millions in U.S.
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On the Go for Labor Day? Keep Water Quality in Mind.
For many of us, Labor Day is one of the last hurrahs of the summer. And it's a busy travel weekend, with roughly 35 million Americans taking a getaway.
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EWG’s News Roundup (8/25): Monsanto Takes Swipes at Science, EPA Chief Nuzzles Up to Big Ag
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Amid Nationwide Water Quality Concerns, Americans Flock to New Tap Water Database
It has been roughly three weeks since we released EWG's new national drinking water database, and the response from consumers and media outlets has been sweeping and sustained.
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