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News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (Jan. 13)
With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration only a week from today, questions on what environmental policies he will put in place during his first 100 days in office, as well as who he will pick...
Broad Coalition Opposes Hill Efforts to Deny Consumers the Right to Know
In a letter to Congressional leaders sent this week, nearly 300 environmental advocacy, farming and fishing groups and food companies voiced strong opposition to a plan to tack a provision onto the...
Bipartisan Bills Would Require Coordinated Cleanup of PFAS Chemicals at Federal Facilities
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives introduced legislation today to improve cooperation between state regulators and federal agencies, including the Pentagon, to address PFAS...
EWG News Roundup (4/27): Kourtney Kardashian Lobbies for Cosmetics Safety, Pruitt Losing White House’s Confidence and More
What to Cut, and NOT Cut
News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (Dec. 16)
Five Essential Facts About Pesticides on Fruits and Vegetables
A healthy diet begins with lots of fruits and vegetables, but some of your family's favorites may contain startling amounts of harmful pesticides.
Attack on Food Safety Rules Is Life or Death Issue for Allergy Sufferers
Food allergies don't just cause hives or breathing problems – they can also kill. That's why the so-called Regulatory Accountability Act, or RAA, moving through Congress should be called the License...
Key House Panel Adopts Legislative Package To Protect Public From Asbestos, PFAS Chemicals
WASHINGTON – The House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Energy and Commerce passed a series of bills today that would safeguard the public from exposure to deadly...
EWG Study: EPA Fails To Follow Landmark Law To Protect Children From Pesticides in Food
The landmark Food Quality Protection Act requires the Environmental Protection Agency to protect children's health by applying an extra margin of safety to legal limits for pesticides in food. But an...
It’s time to ban paraquat
Dow, 3M and others likely exploit loophole to avoid reporting ‘forever chemicals’ releases
Stand Up for REAL Food - Twinkies Aren't Breakfast
EWG: GMOs in Many Foods Will Go Undisclosed Under Trump’s Final GMO Rule
Today the Department of Agriculture released a final rule to implement the mandatory GMO disclosure law passed in 2016. It will allow the genetically engineered ingredients in many foods to remain...
California’s Fracking Wastewater Full of Toxic Chemicals
The recent discovery of high levels of benzene in wastewater from oil and gas fracking operations in California turns out to be just the tip of the iceberg. An extensive review of a year-old state...
Mapping the PFAS Contamination Crisis: New Data Show 610 Sites in 43 States
The known extent of contamination of American communities with the highly toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS continues to grow at an alarming rate. As of March 2019, 610 locations in 43 states are now known to be affected, including drinking water systems serving an estimated 19 million people.
Don’t Let The Pesticide Lobby Play Bully
Food Multinationals Behind Attacks on Dr. Oz and Consumer Rights
The front group of all front groups, the American Council on Science and Health, has not disclosed its donor list since the early 1990's.
EWG's Dirty Dozen: Cancer Prevention Edition
EWG's Dirty Dozen: Cancer Prevention Edition
It’s Time To Regulate Industrial Discharges of PFAS
Fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS have been linked to serious health problems, including cancer, harm to the reproductive system, and harm to the immune system.
Amid Pipe Wars, Researchers Wary of Plastic Pipes Leaching Chemicals
Over the next decade, U.S. cities and towns will spend an estimated $300 billion to replace aging water and sewer pipes.
EWG News Roundup (11/30): EWG Talks Cosmetics Reform on Kardashian Show, Mapping Impacts of Hurricane Florence and More
The Many Hazards of Toxic Algae Outbreaks
