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California utility officials grant PG&E bid to bilk ratepayers $1B for headquarters move

The California Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC, today rubber-stamped Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan to dump onto its captive customers the $1 billion cost of moving its headquarters.
PG&E building
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Toxic Chemicals

EPA proposes ban on almost all uses of toxic solvent 1-bromopropane

On Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to ban nearly all consumer uses and many workplace uses of the toxic solvent 1-bromopropane.

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EWG scientists’ publication of in-depth peer-reviewed research significantly bolsters our authority in the scientific community and the power of our voice among consumer citizens, the media and on Capitol Hill. This page houses links to our research.
Water
PFAS Chemicals

EWG updates PFAS map: Toxic 'forever chemicals' contaminate 3,186 locations in U.S.

WASHINGTON – Today the Environmental Working Group updated its interactive PFAS map of sites contaminated with the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS to show 3,186 locations in 50 states, the District...
Faucet running water
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PFAS Chemicals

New study finds alarming rise in persistent ‘forever chemicals’ in pesticides

A peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has found that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” are increasingly being...

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Dye dangers: Harmful chemicals in hair coloring products and their health concerns

Nearly 80 percent of people globally use hair dyes. With salons closed during the pandemic, more people than ever relied on home hair dyes – but dye products may contain hazardous ingredients.
Person dying their hair
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

Massive Brunswick PFAS spill is Maine’s largest ever firefighting foam contamination

A malfunction unleashed a staggering 51,450 gallons of firefighting foam made with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in Brunswick, Maine. It’s the largest accidental spill of such foam in...
Firefighting foam
Consumer Guides

EWG’s Guide to Avoiding PFAS Chemicals

Per- or polyfluorochemicals, known as PFAS chemicals, are a family of chemicals that are widely used to make water-, grease- and stain-repellent coatings.
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

What are parts per million, billion and trillion?

EWG often talks about pollution and health risks in terms of parts per billion or trillion. But what does that mean in simple terms? How can you use this information to live a healthier life?
Water
Toxic Chemicals
Pesticides
Food & Water
Food

Their Spray Rigs in a Twist

When industry lobbyists want the government to do something the public won't like, they usually go about it quietly. Not so for the produce and pesticide lobby.
Energy
Midwest

When it Comes to E15, Never Mind the Data

When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) succumbed to the corn ethanol industry's demands in January and approved the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol in newer vehicles, it glossed...
Farming & Agriculture
Conservation
Food & Water

Keeping Secrets Down on the Farm

Every year, taxpayers send billions to farm businesses to cover the cost of implementing conservation practices that help keep the soil on the land and limit the runoff of dirt and agricultural...
Farming & Agriculture
Conservation

Watching the Future Wash Away

Bad federal policy and intensifying storms are washing away the rich dark soils in the Midwest that made this country an agricultural powerhouse and that remain the essential foundation of a healthy...
Energy
Midwest
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Corn Ethanol Subsidy: A Losing Proposition

Craig Cox, Environmental Working Group senior vice-president wrote the following op-ed in today's (March 25) Des Moines Register. Cox manages EWG's agriculture programs from our Ames, IA office.
Farming & Agriculture

Who’s Really Missing the Point?

Two weeks ago in this space, my colleague Sheila Karpf called out the five largest commodity crop organizations over the glaring lack of women in leadership positions on their boards. Her impetus was...
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Food & Water
Food

Out of the Mouths of Babes

To judge by the results of their budget-slashing, all-night tea party a few weeks back, Republicans must have swarmed out of their caucus and onto the floor of the House of Representatives with a...
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

A Good Day for Black Farmers

The $1.15 billion settlement awarded to black farmers to compensate for decades of discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) become a reality yesterday (Dec. 8) as President Obama...
Farming & Agriculture
Conservation
Food & Water

Ag Pollution Knocks the Chesapeake Bay out of Balance

For more than thirty years, contamination from high-intensity farming has been adding to the pollution that fouls Chesapeake Bay, one of America's most storied waterways. A new report from the...
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Obstructionists Stand in the Way of Justice

DTN Progressive Farmer political correspondent Jerry Hagstrom is reporting that black farmers' claims against the US Department of Agriculture "could be settled today if the House, as expected, takes...
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Farm Subsidies May Make America Less Safe

The cut-spending, small government posse that rode the Tea Party wave into Congress -- but just happens to cash in on federal farm subsidies -- is now using national defense as a shield for its...
Chemical Policy
Cosmetics

Look Before You Leap, or Shoot First, Ask Later?

Which of those common expressions matches your outlook on consumer products and chemicals: look before you leap, or shoot first and ask questions later?
Toxic Chemicals
Water

MTBE Leaks Continue to Foul Drinking Water

The Baltimore Sun recently reported the toxic gasoline additive MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) has been found leaking into drinking water in nearby county wells, adding Harford County's Fallston...
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Conservation
Food

The Fallacy of Farm Politics (Bitter Harvest Revisited)

Despite all the attention being paid to the farm bill by political candidates, the coming elections are not likely to be decided by agricultural policy positions. In the run-up to Election Day, you...