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PG&E reports nuclear reactor welding leak at Diablo Canyon facility

Pacific Gas & Electric found damage to part of a reactor cooling system at the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California, but it hasn’t yet answered key questions about the extent of the problem...
Diablo Canyon
Research

How exposure to cell phones and other technology affects reproductive health

Wireless devices like cell phones, Wi-Fi and other communication technologies release radiofrequency radiation that can harm the human body.
Pregnant person using cellphone

Se han encontrado concentraciones alarmantes de plomo en el agua potable de 1 de cada 4 centros de cuidado infantil en California, poniendo en riesgo a bebés y niños

Hoy, el estado de California ha presentado los resultados de los análisis realizados para detectar la presencia de plomo en el agua. Estos revelan que cerca de 1,700 centros autorizados de cuidado infantil en todo el estado superan el límite máximo permitido de concentración de plomo en el agua que se les suministra diariamente a bebés y niños en edad preescolar. Es posible que este número aumente a medida que se revelen más resultados.
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California

California Assembly passes first-in-the-nation ban on chemicals in processed food

On May 15th, the California Assembly approved a landmark bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food.
Food & Water
Food
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Pesticides
PFAS Chemicals

Maine data unveils troubling trend: 55 PFAS-related chemicals in over 1,400 pesticides

More than 1,400 pesticides contain active ingredients that meet Maine’s definition for the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to a new analysis of data from the state by Environmental...
Food
Children’s Health
Food Chemicals
California

California Assembly Health Committee advances first-in-U.S. ban on toxic chemicals in processed food

On Tuesday, the California Assembly’s Committee on Health approved a landmark bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food. If the bill is enacted, California would...
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

EPA considers more ‘forever chemicals’ for future hazardous substance designation

The Environmental Working Group applauds the Environmental Protection Agency for announcing today a chance for the public to provide feedback about the agency's possible future designation of at least...
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PFAS Chemicals

EWG: 30 years of environmental progress

Every day, consumers are presented with choices about how we protect ourselves and those we love. For the past 30 years, EWG has fought to make it easier for us to seize those opportunities.

Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Hundreds of city slickers and beach bums received farm subsidies for 37 straight years

EWG has found 138 people who have received taxpayer-funded farm subsidies or disaster payments for 37 consecutive years – even though they live in some of the nation’s 50 largest cities or wealthy...
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California

California legislature approves plan to punish oil refiners for gas price gouging

California’s Assembly today passed a proposal to provide state energy regulators the authority to hold Big Oil refiners accountable for future gas price gouging.
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Energy
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California

California adopts first-in-the-nation gas price-gouging penalty law for state’s oil industry

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed the first law in the U.S. to penalize oil companies for extracting billions of dollars from everyday consumers through gas price gouging schemes.
Pumping gas

Polling, PR and propaganda: How the chemical industry creates 'Public Perception'

For half a century, the chemical industry has waged a high-stakes, high-priced public relations war against the American public. The industry has used every trick in the PR business with polling, focus groups, news media outreach, propaganda materials such as videos, pamphlets and speakers' programs, paid advertising, promotion of pro-industry scientific experts and research, and most of all, greenwashing - PR campaigns that hype chemical makers' "environmental commitment" while hiding the truth about their toxic pollution.

Energy
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Renewable Energy

EWG applauds Biden EPA’s climate rule for power plants

In a major boost to the fight against the climate crisis, the Biden Environmental Protection Agency today proposed new rules to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. electricity sector by 2040...
Energy
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North Carolina

North Carolina Senate passes bill to waste billions on nuclear power plants over vital renewables

On Wednesday, North Carolina’s Senate approved a bill that would allow Duke Energy to spend potentially billions on more unneeded nuclear power plants, including hundreds of millions on technology...
Nuclear plant
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy
Food & Water
Water

Marine brass wants to limit Camp Lejeune water report

According to a Huffington Post article published today, U.S. Marine Corps officials have urged federal health experts not to release complete information about an ongoing federal water assessment at...
Food
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals

Public health groups urge FDA to cancel approval of titanium dioxide in food

A coalition of five public health advocacy organizations – the Environmental Working Group, Environmental Defense Fund, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Center for Food Safety and Center for...
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals

Toxic threats linger for Ohio community after train derailment spews harmful chemicals

The Ohio town of East Palestine faces an ongoing danger from hazardous chemical pollution after a train derailment earlier this month, putting air and water quality at risk and raising concerns about...
East Palestine, Ohio train derailment mushroom cloud

Bad for the climate, bad for Seneca Lake

Running down the halls of the New York State Assembly, Anna Kelles knew she was in a race against time. The assemblymember was pushing a bill to pause bitcoin mining in the state due to climate concerns, and wanted to beat opponents to briefing her colleagues.
Senaca Lake, New York
Change the Code, Not the Climate

Trapped in their own home by bitcoin mining's inccessant din

For more than 30 years, Annette and Ron Tiveron had the home of their dreams in a quiet part of Adel, in Cook County. They were surrounded by farmland and ponds and enjoyed relaxing on their porch, watching deer and other wildlife pass by.
Welcome sign to Adel, Georgia
California

California: The Wild West of Fracking

In some states, oil and gas companies have begun to face (gasp!) some basic regulations, such as required reporting of where and when they hydraulically fracture (or "frack") wells, and even...
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

Ruffalo applauds historic PFAS drinking water standard

The following is the statement of Activist and Actor Mark Ruffalo on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new PFAS drinking water standard.

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Food & Water
Food
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals

Two new bills target toxic food chemicals in New York

On March 5, lawmakers introduced two bills that would protect New Yorkers from toxic food chemicals. Between them, they would ban seven substances from food manufactured, distributed or sold in the...
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Household & Consumer Products
Cell Phones
Family Health
Reproductive Health
Children’s Health

Advocacy groups call on the FDA to address radiation exposures from electronic products

The Food and Drug Administration is failing its duty to protect the public from unnecessary exposure to harmful radiation from smartphones and other electronic products, says an advocacy group...

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Food & Water
Water
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Pollution
Toxic Algae

Brain-eating bacteria aren’t as threatening as toxic algae blooms

As summer heats up, news of fatalities from brain-eating amoeba seems to be everywhere – and people planning to spend time in and near local rivers and lakes might be concerned about contracting the...