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New Analysis Shows Growing Number of Asbestos Related Deaths in Texas
Senate Asbestos Bailout Bill Helps Libby Mine Workers, Neighbors, Denies Help to Workers Who Processed Libby Ore
DOI Data Suggest Norton Announcement Less Than It Seems
TOXIC FIRE RETARDANT FOUND IN SAMPLES OF CALIFORNIA MILK
Toxic Fire Retardants Building Up Rapidly in CA Fish
Pruitt’s Legacy: Worst EPA Chief in Agency’s History
After 18 months of ethical scandals, profligate spending of taxpayer dollars and rollbacks of public health protections, Scott Pruitt has resigned as administrator of the Environmental Protection...
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Across U.S., Toxic Algal Blooms Threaten Lakes and Other Waterways
Across the U.S., a growing epidemic of toxic algal blooms is polluting lakes and other waterways, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group.
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PFCs: Global Contaminants
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Federal Watchdog: More Than a Third of Schools Tested Have ‘Elevated Levels’ of Lead in Drinking Water
A troubling new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that more than a third of the nation's schools that tested their water for lead found “elevated levels” of the neurotoxin. But...
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Notorious Cancer-Causing Solvent TCE Taints Tap Water for 14 Million Americans
Tap water supplies for more than 14 million Americans are contaminated with a cancer-causing industrial solvent made notorious by the book and film “A Civil Action,” according to an Environmental...
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Court Rebukes EPA, Orders Ban on Pesticide That Harms Kids’ Brains
In a scathing opinion, today a federal court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to ban chlorpyrifos, a toxic pesticide linked to brain damage in children.
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EWG Statement on the EPA Nomination of Alexandra Dapolito Dunn
Scott Faber, vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, issued the following statement today on the nomination of Alexandra Dapolito Dunn as the Assistant Administrator...
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EPA Watchdog Blasts Former Agency Chief Scott Pruitt Over Spending on Security
oday, the Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general released a scathing account of the abuses of taxpayer money by former agency head Scott Pruitt, who resigned in disgrace after a scandal...
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Landmark BPA Study Finds Troubling Health Effects at FDA’s ‘Safe’ Levels
A groundbreaking new study, the first to test what happens in people immediately after they are exposed to bisphenol A, or BPA, shows that levels at which the federal government states is “safe” and...
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Trump Admin. Seeks Reversal of Court Order to Ban Pesticide That Harms Kids’ Brains
Despite a federal court order to ban a pesticide that damages children's brains, the Trump administration is stubbornly fighting to keep it legal – further evidence that the administration places the...
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Massive Study Finds Eating Organic Slashes Cancer Risks
Eating organic foods free from pesticides is strongly correlated with a dramatic reduction in the risk of cancer, according to a groundbreaking study published today in an American Medical Association...
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Trump Rollback of Clean Power Plan Means More Childhood Asthma, Premature Deaths
President Trump's rollback of the Clean Power Plan is not just a foolish failure of leadership on climate change, but another attack on public health that will trigger more asthma attacks among...
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PBDEs - Fire Retardants in Dust
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Days After Calif. Farmworkers Sickened by Pesticide Drift, EPA Delays Safety Rule
Last week the Trump administration decided to delay a rule meant to ensure that the most dangerous pesticides are applied safely. This came just days after farmworkers were made sick from exposure to...
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Nationally Recognized Integrative Health Expert Karen Malkin Joins EWG Board of Directors
Karen Malkin, a leading integrative health coach and lifestyle practitioner, has joined the EWG board of directors, further raising the group's profile as the nation's leading nonprofit research...
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EWG: Trump’s Proposed Cuts to EPA, USDA Are ‘Nothing But Bad News’ For Farmers and Other Rural Americans
President Trump's proposed budget would slash vital programs at the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture that help farmers and rural communities reduce their exposure to farm...
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Obstruction of Justice
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: USDA Conservation Program for Sensitive Cropland Wastes Billions of Tax Dollars
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