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The Pentagon Should Address All Types of PFAS on Military Bases
Mississippi River Flood Management Could Cause Another Devastating Gulf Coast Toxic Algae Bloom This Year
The Army Corps of Engineers just opened a huge flood management structure to relieve the swollen Mississippi River, which could cause a recurrence of a huge toxic algae bloom along the Gulf Coast...
Five Things You Should Know About Lead in Baby Food
EWG News Roundup (7/6): Pruitt Leaves EPA, EWG Comments on GMO Rule and More
EWG's News Roundup (7/6): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (6/21): PFAS Chemicals Reduce Vaccine Efficacy and Harm Immune System, Trump Drops Clean Power Plan and More
EWG News Roundup (6/21): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
How Big Food Secretly Spent $11 million to Beat Washington State GMO Labeling Measure
The Grocery Manufacturers Association covered up $11 million in corporate payments for an aggressive ad campaign that helped defeat a Washington State GMO labeling ballot initiative, according to...
On Thanksgiving, Thank An Organic Farmer
Plate of the Union: New Campaign Will Activate Consumers for Healthy Food and Sustainable Farm Policy
Every five years, the government passes an almost-trillion-dollar piece of legislation that profoundly impacts food and farm policy. For decades, big agribusiness has dominated the process, with its...
EPA: GenX Nearly as Toxic as Notorious Non-Stick Chemicals It Replaced
GenX, introduced a decade ago as a “safer” alternative for the notorious non-stick chemicals PFOA and PFOS, is nearly as toxic to people as what it replaced, says an Environmental Protection Agency...
Rate Your Plate Series: Fat: Do I Really Have to Watch It?
Depending on who you talk to, the seven grams of saturated fat in that tablespoon of butter may be a significant contributor to heart disease – the number one cause of death in the United States – or...
New Round of EWG Tests Finds More Children’s Cereals Tainted With Monsanto’s Cancer-Causing Weedkiller
A toxic weedkiller linked to cancer was detected in every sample of oat-based cereals and snack products in a new round of laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group.
Tests Find Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ at 10 Oregon Army Installations
Drinking water supplies at 10 Army installations in Oregon are contaminated with the toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, according to newly released Department of Defense data obtained by EWG...
In response to EWG complaint, USDA investigation confirms glyphosate contamination of organic chickpeas
The ‘forever chemicals’ in 99% of Americans
Hundreds of everyday products are made with highly toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS. They build up in our bodies and never break down in the environment. Very small doses of PFAS have been linked to cancer, reproductive and immune system harm, and other diseases.
For decades, chemical companies covered up evidence of PFAS’ health hazards. Today
EWG News Roundup (2/1): 100% Renewable Energy on the Horizon, Will Trump EPA Cave on PFAS and More
News Roundup (2/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Top Senate Democrats Demand All Trump Administration Documents on PFAS
Senate Democratic leaders today called on the Trump administration to turn over documentation of all communications between key agencies and the White House about plans to address the PFAS...
EWG Report: How Congress Can Help Farmers Meet Soaring Demand for Organic Food
Despite the rapid growth of the organic food industry, U.S. production lags significantly behind consumer demand. A new report from EWG shows that with modest reforms to existing programs, Congress...
Poison in the Pipeline: The Toxic Risk of Keystone XL
Independent lab tests of a sample taken from a tar sands oil spill earlier this year in Arkansas detected several highly toxic chemicals, according to a new report by Environmental Working Group...
To Save $10 Billion, Cut Subsidies for Big Ag, Not Nutrition for Kids and Seniors
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California lead pipeline replacements are welcome but lack vital health safeguards
EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products
Trump Plan To Protect Kids from Lead Falls Far Short
The long-awaited plan by the Trump administration to “wage a war against lead” and protect children from exposure to the potent neurotoxin is a woefully unacceptable response to this public health...
EWG’s News Roundup (1/19): Toyota Won’t Work with Pruitt, Rodan + Fields Caught Misleading Shoppers and More
EWG News Roundup (1/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Big Ag to Food Stamp Recipients: Go On a Diet
