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EWG News Roundup (6/1): Pruitt Opens Door for New Uses of Asbestos, Lowe’s Ditches Toxic Chemicals and More
EWG News Roundup (6/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (2/1): 100% Renewable Energy on the Horizon, Will Trump EPA Cave on PFAS and More
News Roundup (2/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Double trouble: Wisconsin's land and water are inundated with pollution from animal manure and excess farm fertilizer
A new investigation by the Environmental Working Group and Midwest Environmental Advocates finds that in nine Wisconsin counties, farmers are overapplying both commercial fertilizer and animal manure to their cropland, causing a crisis of land and water pollution from the chemicals nitrogen and phosphorus.
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Toxic Beaches
Either toxic algae or potentially dangerous fecal bacteria forced the closure of at least 116 U.S. beaches this spring and summer and triggered health warnings at 162 more, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Working Group.
One Million Americans to Fight Industry Efforts to Kill Clean Energy Agenda
Fed up with the undue influence of the energy companies, utilities, lobbyists and other interests that are making it impossible for Washington to move forward decisively in achieving America's clean...
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Maladroit Farm
The government tried to put the best possible face on the two announcements it issued about organic farming in March, 2000. First, USDA released a long-awaited proposal to define uniform, national standards for organically grown food to replace a patchwork of several dozen state and private definitions and labels. And then the department reported that the area of U.S. farmland devoted to organic
EWG News Roundup (6/8): 28,000 Farmers Collected Subsidies for 32 Years Straight, EPA May Scuttle Ban on Carcinogenic Chemical and More
News Roundup (6/8): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (9/20): EWG Estimates 100,000+ Cancer Cases Stem From Tap Water Contaminants, Fairway Farmers and More
EWG News Roundup (9/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (9/27): ‘Forever Chemicals’ in California, Electric Cars Draw Ire of Big Oil and More
EWG News Roundup (9/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Free Pass for Oil and Gas
Oil and natural gas companies have drilled almost 120,000 wells in the West since 2000, mostly for natural gas, and nearly 270,000 since 1980, according to industry records analyzed by Environmental Working Group. Yet drilling companies enjoy exemptions under most major federal environmental laws.
Harmful BPA Replacements Contaminate Store Receipts
“Would you like your receipt?” Maybe not. Your exchange with the grocery store checkout clerk may seem like an odd time to worry about potentially harmful chemicals, but for decades, receipts printed...
EWG News Roundup (7/16): Glyphosate in Hummus, States Failing Farmworkers During COVID-19 Pandemic and More
EWG News Roundup (7/16): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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EWG's Bottled Water Scorecard, 2011
Pure, clean water. That's what the ads say. But what does the lab say? When you shell out for bottled water, which costs up to 1,900 times more than tap water, you have a right to know what exactly is inside that pricey plastic bottle.
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Green Energy Guide
The production of electricity causes more damage to the environment than any other single human activity. Electricity production is now the largest single use of energy in the United States. Electricity generation is responsible for 69 percent of the sulfur dioxide and 32 percent of the nitrogen oxide emissions that foul the air and cause acid rain. Electricity use accounts for 35 percent of U.S
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PBDEs - Fire Retardants in Dust
In the first nationwide tests for brominated fire retardants in house dust, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found unexpectedly high levels of these neurotoxic chemicals in every home sampled. The average level of brominated fire retardants measured in dust from nine homes was more than 4,600 parts per billion (ppb). A tenth sample, collected in a home where products with fire retardants were
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Nurses' Health
Caring for patients during a typical workday, nurses handle dozens of chemicals, drugs, and other agents that are designed to prevent, diagnose, control, or cure diseases and other health conditions. These therapeutic agents can heal, but have side effects as well. For most patients, the benefits of tightly controlled doses usually outweigh the risks. But the same may not be true for nurses.
Proposed federal fluoride cap too high
EWG comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging the federal government to further lower its recommendation for fluoride levels in drinking water.
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PFCs: Global Contaminants
Consumers instantly recognize them as household miracles of modern chemistry, a family of substances that keeps food from sticking to pots and pans, repels stains on furniture and rugs, and makes the rain roll off raincoats. But in the past 5 years, the multi-billion dollar “perfluorochemical” industry has emerged as a regulatory priority for scientists and officials at the U.S. Environmental
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Canaries in the Kitchen
Telfon-coated cookware poses a hazard when it is heated to high temperatures. EWG tests show that in 2 to 5 minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases linked to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pet bird deaths and an unknown number of human illnesses each
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PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water Far More Prevalent Than Previously Reported
New laboratory tests commissioned by EWG have for the first time found the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, including major metropolitan areas. The results confirm that the number of Americans exposed to PFAS from contaminated tap water has been dramatically underestimated by previous studies, both from the Envirionmental Protection Agency
EWG News Roundup (4/24): PFAS Cleanup Will Be Costly, But Necessary, Farm Workers Deserve Protections and More
EWG News Roundup (4/24): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Testing for pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the New York City drinking water supply
EWG's Olga Naidenko testifies before the New York City Counsel Committee on Environmental Protection in support of a proposed law to require testing for pharmaceuticals and personal care product...
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Forbidden Fruit | Illegal Pesticides in the US Food Supply
Most people believe that the produce they buy meets pesticide safety standards. But as this study shows, fruits and vegetables with illegal pesticides end up on grocery shelves, in kitchens, and in lunchboxes throughout the country every day. Forbidden Fruit analyzes 14,923 computerized records from the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) routine pesticide monitoring program for the fiscal years
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EWG’s Consumer Guide to Seafood
Which fish are richest in healthy omega-3 fatty acids, lowest in mercury contamination and sustainably produced?
