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PFAS Chemicals Harm the Immune System, Decrease Response to Vaccines, New EWG Review Finds
Agricultural Pollution Has Contaminated Tap Water in Dozens of Locations So Far in 2020
EWG's 2012 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce
Cancer-Causing Pesticide ‘Garbage’ Taints Tap Water for Millions in California
Case Study: Corn Belt Communities Plagued by Nitrate in Tap Water
The Anti-Label Lobby through Q1 2014
Atrazine: A Harmful Weedkiller Taints Tap Water for Millions in U.S.
Enviroblog’s Top 10 Stories of 2014
From the EWG staff, our picks for the Top 10 Enviroblog stories that had the most impact on Americans' environmental health in 2014.
EWG’s Top Food and Ag Stories of 2013
EWG's editors asked the entire staff to pick the top agriculture-related stories of 2013, a category that includes the farm bill, farm subsidies, crop insurance, conservation, genetically engineered...
100 million+ Americans Exposed to Forgotten Toxics in Drinking Water
A new Environmental Working Group analysis of 2011 water quality tests by 201 large U.S. municipal water systems that serve more than 100 million people in 43 states has determined that all are...
Nitrate in U.S. Tap Water May Cause More Than 12,500 Cancers a Year
This Summer, EWG Will Monitor Expected Surge in Toxic Algae Blooms
With peak toxic algae bloom season underway, the Environmental Working Group is releasing an updated map of all algae outbreaks reported in the U.S. since 2010. In coming months, the map will be...
EWG’s 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides Coming Soon
EWG's 2013 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce will be coming out soon. Stay tuned.
EWG’s Top 10 Agriculture Stories of 2015
As in past years, EWG asked its staff of scientists, policy analysts and governmental and communications specialists to vote on what they considered the 10 most important stories of 2015 in two...
'Erin Brockovich' Carcinogen in Tap Water of More than 200 Million Americans
Top Ten Food and Farm Stories of 2011
EPA Watchdog Slams Agency’s Response to Flint Tap Water Crisis
The Environmental Protection Agency failed to respond quickly and forcefully enough to the crisis of lead in the tap water of Flint, Mich., in 2014, the agency's inspector general said in a report...
Toxic Algae Blooms: What You Should Know
10 Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Louisville, Ky., Tap Water
Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Dietary guidelines need to inform consumers of the dangers of mercury in certain seafood and provide clear labeling of added sugars in food. These are key elements for establishing effective...
10 Top Environmental Health Stories of 2012
170 Million Americans Drink Radioactive Tap Water
Drinking water for more than 170 million Americans in all 50 states contains radioactive elements that may increase the risk of cancer, according to an EWG investigation released today.
Trump Completes Repeal of Clean Water Rule, Imperiling Drinking Water Sources for 117M People
Today the Trump administration will finalize its plan to repeal critical safeguards that prohibit the dumping of industrial and agricultural pollution into sensitive waterways that provide tap water...
EWG Analysis: Half a Million Minnesotans Drink Tap Water Contaminated With Elevated Levels of Nitrate From Agricultural Pollution
An estimated half a million Minnesotans are drinking tap water contaminated with elevated levels of nitrate, a chemical associated with cancer and other serious health problems, according to a report...