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Sweeping Proposal Would Protect Kids, Farmworkers – and Everyone – From Toxic Pesticides

Legislation introduced today would ban or restrict scores of the most toxic pesticides, introduce health-protective restrictions on pesticide use and registration, and create new safety protections...

Duke Energy CEO: Offshore Wind Potential at Least 10 Years Away

During a second-quarter earnings call on Monday, Duke Energy executives told Wall Street analysts they don't see offshore wind as a viable source of energy for at least another 10 years or more.

Study: Switching to Organic Diet Dramatically Lowers Glyphosate Levels in Adults, Children

If people switch to an all-organic diet, the levels of the most widely used weedkiller in the world swiftly and dramatically plummet in their bodies, according to a new study reported on today by...

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Judicial Integrity

Documents indicate that one of President Bush's nominees for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (which covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware) had financial interests that he failed to disclose, yet issued numerous rulings in a major financial fraud case.

EWG Investigation: Manure Overload Threatens Water in Minnesota’s Farm Country

Manure from Minnesota's 23,000 animal feedlots threatens to overload nearby cropland with chemicals that can pollute lakes, streams and aquifers, including drinking water sources, a new Environmental...

EWG Statement on House Bill To Increase Anti-Hunger Assistance

The following is a statement from Scott Faber, senior vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, on House passage of H.R. 8319.

How California's Major Air Polluters Get Away With It

Two years after an EPA investigation blasted California's air pollution enforcement as inadequate to stop big polluters, East Bay oil refineries continue to commit hundreds of violations of state and...

California First State To Ban 24 Toxic Chemicals in Personal Care Products and Cosmetics

In a major victory for the movement for safer cosmetics, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, Assembly Bill 2762, into law. This is the nation's first state-level ban...

Construction Industry Lobby Blocks Bill To Ban Asbestos

Legislation to ban the future use and importation of the notorious and deadly carcinogen asbestos was blocked from passing the House Thursday night after lobbyists representing a powerful sector of...

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Glacier Vended Water and Contaminants in California

Glacier Water Services, the largest owner-operator of drinking water vending machines in California and the U.S., claims its machines sell “safe, chemical-free water.” But statewide testing found that a third of Glacier machines sold water that failed to meet state standards for a class of chemicals linked to increased risk of cancer and birth defects.

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...

Senate Confirms Trump Pick To Run EPA Chemicals Office

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Alexandra Dunn to be assistant administrator in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Dingell, Kildee and Upton Author Bipartisan Bill To Classify PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Toxics

Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) introduced legislation Monday to classify the fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS as hazardous substances under the...

FDA’s Proposed Sunscreen Regulations Would Be Major Win for Public Health

The Food and Drug Administration today released a proposal for updated sunscreen regulations – a big step toward cleaning up a largely unregulated industry with much-needed reforms that would better...

Federal Agency To Test for PFAS in People Near Military Bases

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention will begin testing people who live in communities near current and former military installations for toxic fluorinated compounds, known as PFAS.

PFAS Pollutes Water at More Than 100 Military Bases Above EPA’s ‘Safe’ Level

Water sampled on or near at least 106 military sites was contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, known as PFAS, above what EPA considers safe, according to Department of Defense data analyzed...

More Oversight Needed for Cosmetics Made with Talc

In testimony today before a House oversight hearing on cancer-causing chemicals in consumer goods, Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group warned that talc-based personal care products could be...

EWG: Trump Budget Would Be a Disaster for Water, Air and Public Health

President Trump's 2020 budget proposal seeks deep cuts in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, showing that the administration continues to ignore growing environmental and public health...

Bill Would Require Warning Labels on Kids’ Cosmetics That Could Contain Asbestos

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced legislation today that would require warning labels on cosmetics that could contain asbestos and are marketed to children.

AP: Army Wants Nearly $300K To Disclose PFAS Contaminant Data at Military Bases

The Army is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars to fulfill a public records request from EWG seeking data on military sites where drinking water sources are contaminated with toxic fluorinated...

EPA’s Internal Watchdog Slams Agency for Failing To Fully Disclose Toxic Chemical Releases to Public

In an unusual move, the Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general issued an emergency alert today warning that the agency had failed to provide the public all the available data regarding...

EPA Asbestos Rule ‘Half Step’ That Leaves Deadly Carcinogen Legal

The rule announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency claiming to strengthen the agency's ability to restrict certain uses of the notorious carcinogen asbestos falls short of what is...

Why Duke, America’s Biggest Electric Utility, Is Also the Worst for the Environment

Duke Energy is the largest investor-owned electric utility in the U.S. But a new report by Environmental Working Group reveals another distinction: Its puny investments in renewable energy, schemes to...

NYT: EPA Brass Ignored Agency Scientists’ Calls for Asbestos Ban

Top political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency ignored calls by agency scientists and lawyers to implement an outright ban of asbestos, according to internal memos obtained by the...