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News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (Feb. 10)
Following last week's suspension of rules to railroad President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency nominee, Scott Pruitt, through the Republican-led Senate Environmental and Public Works...
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5 Things to Know About California’s Cleaning Products Disclosure Bill
Many of the supplies we use to clean and freshen our homes and workplaces contain ingredients that could harm our health or the environment. Some products use ingredients that have been linked to...
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Another Stain on Pruitt’s Record: Mahard’s Chicken Manure Spill
A poultry waste lagoon subject to Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt's oversight overflowed after a storm in early 2015, fouling nearby creeks and lakes with chicken manure.
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EWG News Roundup (2/3) Pruitt, PFCs in Food, Harvard, Truth-Challenged White House and More
Holy smokes, what a week. It began with reports from EWG and others showing food wrappers from several top fast food chains were contaminated with toxic PFCs. The Senate broke its own rules to force a...
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News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (Feb. 3)
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February 2017: Cancer prevention month
Cancer Prevention Month: Poor Air Quality May Increase Children’s Cancer Risks
We've all choked on the billowing smoke of a passing truck. But poor air quality can have more serious effects that results in chronic disease, hospital admissions and even death.
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Your Game Plan for a Healthier Super Bowl Sunday
When it comes to eating holidays, Super Bowl Sunday comes in second only to Thanksgiving, with some reports suggesting that the average football fan consumes more than 2,400 calories during the game...
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EPA Nominee Pruitt Refused to Promise Asbestos Ban
Last year, former President Barack Obama signed an update to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act into law, finally giving the EPA authority to ban asbestos use and importation. The agency is...
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EWG News Roundup (1/27): Trump’s Media Blackout at EPA, Okla. Enviros Push Back on Pruitt and More
The first week of the Trump administration is just about over, and what a week it's been. It started with a media blackout at EPA and a freeze on EPA grants to states and localities used to protect...
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Did Scott Pruitt Lie to the Senate?
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News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (Jan. 27)
As President Trump's first week in office comes to an end, a number of startling decisions that could have serious implications for public health and the environment have already come out of the White...
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Sen. Pat Roberts Was Right: Farm Subsidy Costs Soar by More Than $10 Billion
Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas, now chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, opposed the 2014 Farm Bill because of the projected cost of new farm subsidies. At the time, Roberts said the bill was a...
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EPA Nominee Again a Know-Nothing on the Dangers of Lead
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Kids’ Health at Risk Under Trump’s EPA
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Do Farm Subsidies Reduce Rural Poverty?
Rural voters played an important role in the last election. As the Senate considers a new Secretary of Agriculture and Congress begins work on a new Farm Bill, it's important to consider the effect...
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EWG News Roundup (1/20): Pruitt, Perdue, Big Poultry and Organics
Last weekend, EWG reported that after taking $40,000 in campaign contributions from poultry industry interests, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt – President Trump's nominee to head the...
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News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (Jan. 20)
Now that President Donald Trump has been sworn in, the focus can now shift fully to his incoming cabinet and first presidential actions. Here are several of this week's deep dives into the new...
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EWG Investigates: Trump's EPA Pick Unaware Lead is Unsafe at Any Level for Kids
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EWG Investigates: Scott Pruitt’s Bogus Green Claims
Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, claims that as Oklahoma attorney general he achieved a “historic agreement” to clean up chicken manure...
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