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EWG News Roundup (4/26): Tainted Water Wells in Iowa, EPA PFAS Clean-Up Plan Falls Short, and More
Victory for Central Coast Water Drinkers
After more than three years of deliberation, California's Central Coast Regional Water Quality Board has enacted new comprehensive rules requiring area farm operations to curb nitrate and pesticide...
EWG News Roundup (12/14): EWG VERIFIED® Coming to a Big Box Store Near You, Farm Bill Reaches the Finish Line and More
News Roundup (12/14): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (9/20): EWG Estimates 100,000+ Cancer Cases Stem From Tap Water Contaminants, Fairway Farmers and More
EWG News Roundup (9/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Millions tap into dirty water
10 Ways Trump Has Undermined Chemical Safety
President Trump toured a Shell chemical plant in Pennsylvania Tuesday, supposedly to promote his economic agenda. According to reports, he went off script quite a bit – but one thing he definitely...
Eaters Deserve a Place at the Farm Bill Table
Brain-Damaging Pesticide No Longer Sold in California
Farms in California can no longer buy a neurotoxic pesticide that can damage children's brains and nervous systems. As of today, chlorpyrifos is banned for sale in the state that grows most of the...
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...
Jury Slams Bayer-Monsanto in Latest Roundup Cancer Trial
Plaintiffs awarded more than $2 billion in damages.
EWG’s News Roundup (12/22): Trump’s Deadly Chemicals, Pruitt’s Contract with Oppo Research Firm Collapses and a Look Back at 2017
EWG News Roundup (12/22): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Groundbreaking Reporting Helped Bring ‘Dark Waters’ to Light
“Dark Waters,” the story of how DuPont dumped a toxic Teflon chemical called PFOA in a small West Virginia town and covered it up for decades, opens nationwide today.
EWG’s News Roundup (2/2): Lead Testing Failure in California, Nitrate Fouls Corn Belt Water and More
EWG News Roundup 2/2: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Does Your Tap Water Taste Like Fertilizer?
EWG Applauds Bill to Regulate PFAS Discharges into Water
EWG today applauded Reps. Chris Pappas (D-N.H) and Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) for introducing legislation to regulate discharges of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS into rivers, lakes and bays...
Why ‘Raw Water’ is a Raw Deal
Americans have good reasons to question the quality of their drinking water.
California Lawmakers Move to Ensure Lead-Free Water in Child Care Centers
California lawmakers are moving toward ensuring that lead-free drinking water is required in all child care centers, catching up with Oregon, Washington and four other states.
Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Bills Should Tackle Failing U.S. Tap Water System
Why EWG Standards for Drinking Water?
When it comes to drinking water, a passing grade from the government does not guarantee the water is safe.
EWG Comments to California OEHHA on Draft Drinking Water Utility Report
EWG submitted detailed comments to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment on the draft report “Achieving the Human Right to Water in California: An Assessment of the State’s...
Making Illinoise Over Water Pollution
Pentagon: Fluorinated Chemicals Taint Water at Scores of Bases, Neighboring Communities
The Defense Department has for the first time disclosed the locations of military installations where tap water or groundwater on or off base is contaminated with highly toxic fluorinated chemicals.