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The 2018 Farm Bill Is a Big Win for Organic Farming
The nation's organic food sector is far too dependent on imports to meet the growing demand for organic here at home. Although organic food accounts for more than 5 percent of total U.S. food sales...
Nearly 100 Cancer-Causing Contaminants Found in U.S. Drinking Water
EWG's just-released Tap Water Database shows that a startling number of cancer-causing chemicals contaminate the nation's drinking water. Of 250 different contaminants detected in tests by local...
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Ethanol's Broken Promise
Ethanol's Broken Promise: Using Less Corn Ethanol Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Children's Cereals
EWG's analysis of more than 1,500 cereals, including more than 180 children's cereals, shows that a child who eats a bowl a day for a year ends up consuming 10 pounds of sugar.
EPA’s Risk Assessment is Too Flawed to Proceed
EPA's Risk Assessment is Too Flawed to Proceed - Comments from Environmental Working Group on the EPA's Proposed Decision to Register EnlistTM Herbicide Containing 2,4-D and Glyphosate
Algae Outbreak Poisons Another City’s Drinking Water
An outbreak of poisonous algae has forced officials in Salem, Ore., to warn citizens that infants, children and vulnerable adults should not drink the city's tap water.
EWG’s News Roundup (1/12): Radioactive Tap Water, Iowa’s Farm Runoff and 12 Months of Trump
EWG News Roundup (1/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG and Toxic Fluorinated Chemicals: 20 Years in the Fight Against PFAS
In 2001, attorney Robert Bilott filed a federal class-action suit against DuPont for polluting the drinking water of more than 70,000 people in and around Parkersburg, W.Va., with PFOA, a Teflon...
Senate Bill Would Improve Water Quality in Critical Watersheds Nationwide
As Congress continues to craft the next farm bill, two critical conservation challenges need to be addressed.
‘Brockovich’ carcinogen found in tap water of more than 250 million Americans
A new interactive map details where hexavalent chromium, the notorious “Erin Brockovich” carcinogen, contaminates tap water serving 251 million Americans, exceeding levels scientists say are safe...
With Water in Mind
Minneapolis Star Tribune Published September 18, 2006 The idea that agriculture has become a major source of pollution in the Mississippi River will startle many Midwesterners. But it's no surprise to...
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America’s Nitrate Habit Is Costly and Dangerous
America has a serious problem with nitrate contamination of drinking water – and it is most severe in the small communities that can least afford to fix it.
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Nitrate Pollution of Drinking Water for More Than 20 Million Americans Is Getting Worse
In much of America's farm country, nitrate contamination of drinking water, largely caused by polluted runoff from crop fields, poses a serious health risk – and the problem is getting worse, according to an Environmental Working Group analysis of data from 10 states.
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EWG Study and Mapping Show Large CAFOs in Iowa Up Fivefold Since 1990
The number of large concentrated animal feeding operations, or large CAFOs, in Iowa increased nearly fivefold in the past two decades, a new study from Environmental Working Group reveals, with almost all of the growth from big hog-feeding operations.
EWG’s Nationwide Tap Water Transparency Report is Here: New Database Details Pollutants in Virtually All U.S. Public Water Systems
Starting today, the vast majority of Americans can learn about every potentially harmful chemical in their drinking water and what scientists say are the safe levels of those contaminants. EWG's new...
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Nitrate contaminates drinking water for almost 60 million people in cities across the country
Drinking water supplies for almost 60 million people living in major cities and other urban areas throughout the U.S. are contaminated with elevated levels of nitrate, according to a new EWG analysis. Nitrate is a pollutant linked to cancer and potentially dangerous for infants. Since nitrate in drinking water is commonly caused by agriculture, it is widely considered to be a rural, small-town
EWG's Top 10 Good Environmental News Stories of 2010
Ok, our list of the "worst" environmental stories of the year was a bit of a downer. So here are EWG's Top 10 good environmental news stories.
EWG News Roundup (8/11): Formaldehyde in Salons and Contaminants in Well Water
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
The EPA hasn’t banned this brain-damaging pesticide, so states are stepping up
Chlorpyrifos is the most widely used organophosphate pesticide in the U.S., with millions of pounds sprayed every year. Scientists have definitively linked it to severe brain damage in children and...
EWG Comments on Use of Term "Healthy" in the Labeling of Food Products
Below are comments EWG has submitted in response to the Food and Drug Administration's request for input on updating its guidance on the use of “healthy” claims on packaged foods. Given the advances...
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State of American drinking water
For too many Americans, turning on their faucets for a glass of water is like pouring a cocktail of chemicals. Lead, arsenic, the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS and many other substances are often found in drinking water at potentially unsafe levels, particularly in low-income and underserved communities. From the lead contamination crisis in Flint, Mich., to widespread radium pollution in
Is Fluoride in Drinking Water Healthy for Kids?
EWG recommends breastfeeding if possible for at least the first 12 months of life.
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BPA in Canned Food
You may know that bisphenol A, a synthetic estrogen found in the epoxy coatings of food cans, has been linked to many health problems. Many companies have publicly pledged to stop using BPA in their cans. But consumers like you have had no way to know which canned foods use BPA-based epoxy. Until now. EWG analyzed 252 canned food brands, mostly between January and August 2014, to find out which of
EPA Data: Tap Water in More Than 1,000 Communities Tainted With Lead Above Action Level
Tests by drinking water utilities serving 1.8 million Americans in 45 states detected lead above the Environmental Protection Agency's action level, according to EWG's analysis of the latest available...
