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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...

Millions tap into dirty water

USA Today, Michelle Healy Published January 9, 2002 Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical byproducts from chlorine that are far more than what studies suggest...

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

Federal nutritional guidelines advise us to eat five-to-nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. That's not too difficult if you are lucky enough to have access to the fresh and tasty produce...

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...

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.

Does Your Tap Water Taste Like Fertilizer?

In an unprecedented analysis of 20 million drinking water quality tests performed by water utilities between 2004 and 2009, EWG found that water suppliers had detected a total of 316 contaminants in...

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.

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Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Bills Should Tackle Failing U.S. Tap Water System

By spending billions to upgrade the nation’s failing water infrastructure, Congress can create tens of thousands of jobs and significantly improve the safety of drinking water supplies. In the face of the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress is considering multiple economic stimulus bills. When passed, this legislation must allocate at least $75 billion to clean up widespread

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

Three leading environmental groups say they're hauling Chicago's sewer system and the Environmental Protection Agency into court over the pollution that pours out of the city, down the Mississippi and...

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.

Stay safe from toxic algae in water during Independence Day weekend

Extreme heat expected in many parts of the U.S. this Fourth of July weekend will likely bring millions of people to the beach, but an EWG analysis shows that recreation is not safe in or near all...

Using EWG’s Water Filter Buying Guide

If you're concerned about what's in your water, buying a water filter is a smart next step.