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Crop losses from climate crisis cost billions of dollars in insurance payouts
Farmers received more than $143.5 billion in federal crop insurance payments from 1995 through 2020, and just under two-thirds of it was for crop damage from drought and excess moisture exacerbated by the climate crisis, according to EWG’s new crop insurance database.
FDA Must Curb BPA
While other federal public health and environmental agencies have targeted the plastics ingredient bisphenol A (BPA) as a chemical of concern to human health, the Food and Drug Administration has...
Ask EWG: What’s the Best Bug Spray to Buy for My Kids?
Bug spray is easily one of the most confusing products to buy for your kids. There are a lot of ingredients to choose from and a lot of misinformation. Will they work? Are they safe? Knowing which one...
EWG News Roundup (11/13): What a Biden Presidency Means for Food and Toxics, Studies Show PFAS Harm Immune System and More
EWG News Roundup (11/13): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
California lawmakers approve bills to improve prevention of lead poisoning
Two bills that take important steps toward the prevention of lead poisoning have cleared California's legislature and now move to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign them into law.
Breaking Land – Breaking Trust
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is moving to help out farmer in drought-striken areas by giving them the option to cut hay and graze livestock on land that had been taken out of production...
California Assembly and Senate approve bills to improve prevention of lead poisoning
The California Assembly and Senate today approved two bills that would take important steps toward the prevention of lead poisoning.
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Dangerous Monsanto Chemical Remains in Thousands of Schools
Schools serving up to 14 million students may be contaminated with unsafe concentrations of PCBs leaching from caulks, sealants, and other aging building materials.
EWG News Roundup (4/27): Kourtney Kardashian Lobbies for Cosmetics Safety, Pruitt Losing White House’s Confidence and More
News Roundup (4/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
A Timeline of EWG-Commissioned Laboratory Test
Study: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ widespread across many cosmetics categories
Millions of Americans could be unknowingly exposed to the toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS from cosmetics and other personal care products they apply to their bodies every day, according to a new...
EWG News Roundup (2/19): Protecting Infants From Heavy Metals in Food, USDA Data Shows Nearly All Covid-19 Bailout Money Went to White Farmers and More
EWG News Roundup (2/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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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.
Sowing Seeds of Victory
Roll Call, Anna Palmer Published July 7, 2008 Dressed in a dark pinstripe suit with a blue striped shirt and tie, John Boyd Jr. looks the part of Washington insider.
Brett Kavanaugh: Good News for Polluters, Bad News for Public Health
One reason to think twice before confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the critical open swing seat on the Supreme Court is his long record of adopting extreme views to defend polluters
EWG News Roundup (1/25): Unilever Takes a Huge Step Toward Ingredient Transparency, Bipartisan Reps Form PFAS Task Force and More
EWG News Roundup (1/25): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG news roundup (5/28): Little progress on cleanup of ‘forever chemicals’ at military bases, a healthy and safe Memorial Day and more
EWG news roundup (5/28): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
Cut Spending – But Not My Farm Subsidies!
That some members of Congress are farmers is hardly new. Many of the Founding Fathers worked the land. But as the industrial age transformed America's agrarian society and technology made it possible...
Getting Arsenic out of Your (and Your Kids') Diet
Although scientists and government regulators have long known about the ever-present threat of arsenic in our diet and water, it was unsettling when two major reports came out on the same day (Sept...
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...
EWG News Roundup (8/6): National Pesticide Law Reform, Attacks on Children’s Health and More
EWG News Roundup (8/6): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Is Your Bottled Water Worth It?
When you want to know what's in your tap water, look at your local water utility's website. You'll find the source of the water and any chemical pollutants remaining after treatment.
EWG Supports Maryland Bill for Safer Children's Products
STATEMENT OF JANE HOULIHAN Vice President for Research, Environmental Working Group Hearing on House Bill 56: Phthalates and Bisphenol-A - Prohibitions - Toys and Child Care Articles Before the...
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Ethanol Report 2012
Beware of higher ethanol gas. E-15 fuel could void warranties, damage small engines.
