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Lawmakers Introduce Bill Forcing EPA To Set Legal Limit for All PFAS in Drinking Water
A bipartisan bill introduced in the House today would require the Environmental Protection Agency to set a health-protective legal limit in drinking water for the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as...
With many causes, U.S. tap water crises historically harm communities of color
The Farm Bill Should Better Protect America’s Drinking Water
America's drinking water is under threat from a formidable foe: polluted farm runoff, which contaminates the tap water supplies for millions of people, especially in rural areas.
Study: Calif. Farms Get Millions in Federal Water and Crop Subsidies
For decades, the FDA knew toxic 'forever chemicals' were dangerous but continued to allow their use
EWG News Roundup (3/3): Trump’s Budget Cuts, the Clean Water Rule and Neurotoxin in Hair Dye
Here's some news you can use as you begin your weekend.
Big Food Companies Spend Millions to Defeat GMO Labeling
Federal lobby disclosure forms from big food and biotechnology companies, and their trade groups opposed to mandatory GMO labeling reveal a surge in lobbying expenditures during the first half of 2015...
Organic Imports Continue to Rise Alongside Organic Demand, Research Shows
Sen. Feingold Introduces Small Farmer, Taxpayer, Water Resource Protection Bill
Lake Erie’s annual algae outbreak mostly threatens health of people in disadvantaged communities
Trump's EPA Proposes Rule That Puts Drinking Water for 117 Million at Risk
The Environmental Protection Agency announced its plans today to repeal the Clean Water Rule, advancing the Trump administration's agenda to give industry and agribusiness free rein to pollute the...
Escaping Quarantine? Watch Out for Toxic Algae
With summer beginning and millions of Americans experiencing what feels like the thousandth week of quarantine, enjoying the outdoors is one of the few ways many of us can escape the claustrophobia...
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.
Your Utility May Not Tell You About All Contaminants in Your Tap Water. EWG Will.
EWG analysis: Almost all new food chemicals greenlighted by industry, not the FDA
Trump’s EPA Solicits Ideas on How Polluters Can Attack Water Protections
The Trump administration is holding a meeting next week to look for ways to let polluters dump more toxic contaminants into the nation's drinking water. Americans who want clean water can also try to...
Good News for School Lunches
For parents and school children nationwide, there's encouraging news on nutrition. School lunches are getting healthier, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and...
California Assembly approves bill to sharply reduce lead leaching from water faucets and fixtures
EPA announces $6.5B to tackle critical drinking water challenges, including lead and ‘forever chemicals’
Children Exposed to Lead in Drinking Water at Day Care Centers
More than 4 million American children spend at least part of the day at child care centers. How widespread is lead contamination of the tap water at these facilities?
California's proposed chromium-6 drinking water limit fails to protect public health
The End of Environmental Law as We Know It
The Senate will almost certainly vote next week to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Because of the way she sees the role of government, her confirmation could mark the end of...
Slashing food, climate funds to boost subsidies would hurt farmers, hungry people
