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Time for USDA to Release New Pesticide Residue Data
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Thousands Of Schools Would be Close To Toxic Spray Zones
For Decades, Polluters Knew PFAS Chemicals Were Dangerous But Hid Risks From Public
For nearly 70 years, chemical companies like 3M and DuPont have known that the highly fluorinated chemicals called PFAS build up in our blood. They've known for almost that long that PFAS chemicals...
Farming the Crowd at TEDx Manhattan’s “Changing the Way We Eat” Conference
Is the Era of Mining Company Giveaways Over?
Fast-food restaurants should ditch packaging coated in ‘forever chemicals’
Rep. Gowdy Demands More Details on Scott Pruitt’s First-Class Travel, Condo Deal
Pressure from Congressional investigators mounted today on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to answer questions over his use of taxpayer money to fly first class over...
Jerry Ensminger to EPA’s Wheeler: ‘The Time for Weasel Words Is Over’
Retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger, who was stationed for many years at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina, lost his daughter Janey in 1985 at the age of 9 from leukemia...
What Does a Good Breakfast Cereal Look Like?
Breakfast cereals like Kellogg's Corn Flakes and General Mills' Cheerios have been breakfast table regulars for nearly a century. Many of us think of them as a healthy way to start the day. After all...
Food Companies, EWG Petition EPA for Stringent Limits on Glyphosate in Oats
The Environmental Working Group, joined by food and nutrition companies including MegaFood, Ben & Jerry's, Stonyfield Farm, MOM's Organic Market, Nature's Path, One Degree Organic Foods, National Co...
National, State Groups Back Health Care for Camp Lejeune Vets, Families
Veterans and their families made ill by contaminated well water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina should not have to fight to get medical care and services.
Cooking a Healthier Thanksgiving Turkey
Bipartisan Senate Compromise Amendment Expands PFAS Monitoring
A bipartisan amendment proposed for the Senate version of an annual defense spending bill would dramatically expand efforts to monitor the scope of the toxic PFAS chemical contamination crisis.
Dog Food Comparison Shows High Fluoride Levels
Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration Over New Rules That Will Make It Harder to Protect Against Harm From Toxic Chemicals
Environmental groups have brought two suits against the Trump administration for weakening key rules establishing how the Environmental Protection Agency will regulate toxic chemicals found in...
Trump to Pull Out of Climate Accord as Early as Tomorrow, Adviser Says
President Trump will pull out of the historic Paris climate agreement as early as Tuesday, according to the adviser who led the Environmental Protection Agency transition. The Hill newspaper reports...
EWG Comments to EPA on Draft Toxicological Assessments of GenX
Attached are EWG’s comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on its draft toxicological assessments of GenX, the PFOA replacement chemicals, and PFBS. EWG commends the agency and the IRIS...
House passes bill to protect firefighters from ‘forever chemicals’
House passes Build Back Better bill to protect firefighters from ‘forever chemicals’
Trump Touts Fictitious Environmental Record
President Trump, who has the worst environmental record in U.S. history, is scheduled to deliver a speech today in which he plans to tout his administration's environmental record.
Do you filter your tapwater? Should you?
Senate Passes Bill To Expand PFAS Monitoring, Eliminate Major Source of Contamination
The Senate today passed a defense spending bill including a bipartisan amendment to dramatically expand efforts to monitor the scope of the PFAS contamination crisis and eliminate a major source of...
