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Double Dippers

Some of America's richest agribusinesses are double dipping from U.S. taxpayers' pockets at a rate of hundreds of millions of dollars a year, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) computer investigation of federal crop and water subsidies to California's Central Valley Project (CVP).
Household & Consumer Products
Sunscreen

What Happened to “Waterproof” Sunscreens?

In 2011, the Food and Drug Administration ruled that sunscreen companies were no longer allowed to assert that their products were “waterproof” or “sweatproof” because these claims exaggerated the...

Food
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Regional Issues
California

Calif. Bill Would Be First to Ban Teflon-Like Chemicals from Fast Food Wrappers

Legislation introduced today would make California the first state to ban perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, from fast food wrappers and takeout containers.

Food & Water
Food
Water
Farming & Agriculture
Climate & Agriculture

Change the market. Advocate for safety. Lead with science. Protect our health.

We combine peer-reviewed research, data analysis and groundbreaking consumer tools with expert communications and advocacy to bring about changes in policy, consumer demand and market behavior. These...
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

Toxic Chemicals May Increase Chances of Regaining Weight After Dieting

Exposure to fluorinated industrial chemicals, known as PFAS or PFC chemicals, may increase the amount of weight that people, especially women, regain after dieting, according to a new study by Harvard...

Personal Care Products
Sunscreen

Sun-safe and sound: EWG Verified® sunscreens under $20

Protecting yourself from the sun is one of the most important things you can do for your skin’s appearance and health at any age. This summer, consider investing in your health by choosing from our...
Sunscreen EWGVF
Research

EWG's Guide to Safe Drinking Water

Read EWG researchers' top tips to learn how to stay hydrated while reducing your exposures to common drinking water pollutants. Download as PDF
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Inside Track

New York regulators gave natural gas drilling industry representatives exclusive access to draft regulations for shale gas drilling as early as six weeks before they were made public, according to records obtained by the Environmental Working Group through New York's Freedom of Information Law.

EWG news roundup (7/16): Mapping PFAS industrial dischargers, EWG partners with Amazon to highlight clean cosmetics and more

EWG news roundup (7/16): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
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BPA

CA Lawmakers Fail to Ban BPA From Kids' Food, Drink

In a victory for the chemical industry and a great loss for the health of California's children, the California State Legislature on Tuesday narrowly failed to pass a bill that would have eliminated...
Food & Water
Water

Do you filter your tapwater? Should you?

When people ask what kind of water filter to use for their tapwater, we reply, "It depends on what contaminants are present in your tap water, since different filters are effective at removing...

Gas price relief: Location efficiency

This post is by EWG's media intern Sameem. Right on the heels of gas price hype and a housing crisis, we’re finally being presented with legislation that at least acknowledges the need for a more...

"The Nation" calls for action on 2007 Farm Bill

Do you think current farm policy favor corporations over small farmers and consumers? The Nation does, and they want you to weigh in on the drafting of the 2007 Farm Bill.
Toxic Chemicals
Food & Water
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (4/7): Drinking Water Worries, Pesticides and Who’s Really Feeding the World?

Here's some news you can use as you begin your weekend.

EWG News Roundup (3/19): 2021 Shopper’s Guide, EPA Seeks To Monitor Industrial PFAS Discharges, EWG’s ‘None of the Above’ Energy Platform and More

EWG News Roundup (3/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Do farmers need more federal welfare?

Every year, the American Farm Bureau Federation and other Big Ag lobby groups demand more federal subsidies for farmers. Before that happens this year, with the farm economy white-hot, it’s time to...

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Cleaning Supplies

‘Tide Pod Challenge’ Highlights Danger of Colorful Laundry Packets

An unbelievably dumb and extremely dangerous dare has gone viral on social media. It's the “Tide Pod Challenge”: biting down on the small, colorful – and potentially poisonous – packets of liquid...

Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Food & Water
Water

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Assist Vets, Military Families Exposed to PFAS Chemicals

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) have reintroduced a bill to help veterans, service members and their families with health problems potentially triggered by exposure to the toxic...

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Lead
Phthalates

Male Exposure to Chemicals Linked to Longer Time to Conceive

It's well known that what a woman eats, drinks, breathes and puts on her body while she's pregnant or nursing can all affect her reproductive system and the health of her baby. But new research...

Cosmetics
Sunscreen

Sunscreen or Sunscam?

Almost a year after consumer concerns pushed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to promise tougher sunscreen standards, an investigation of nearly 1,000 brand-name sunscreen products finds that...
Food & Water
Farming & Agriculture
Household & Consumer Products
Energy

The New Lede

The nonprofit news outlet The New Lede, launched as an EWG project in May 2022, is a recognized and trusted source for in-depth reporting on important environment and human health stories across the U...

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N.C. Bill to Shield CAFOs’ Liability Would Curb Legal Rights for Hundreds of Thousands

The legislation would cap the amount of damages that could be sought in so-called nuisance suits brought by owners of property near concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.

EWG news roundup (11/5): EWG’s 2021 national drinking water database and more

EWG news roundup (11/5): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG weekly news roundup
Food

The Enviroblog Top 10 in 2008: What was on our minds?

If you, too, are a blogger, then you know how fascinating it can be to look at stats. Which posts were super popular, read across the nation - or globe? And which were duds, appreciated by none. What...