Radical New DARK Act Assaults Consumer Rights
The new version of H.R. 1599 is a radical overreach that does not simply deny consumers the right to know what's in their food or how it is grown. The new version of legislation dubbed the Deny...
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EPA Seeks To Expand Use of Toxic Pesticide 2,4-D
A plan under consideration by the Obama administration would result in at least a three-fold increase in use of the toxic herbicide 2,4-D on American corn and soybean fields. The ubiquitous crop...
EWG News Roundup (7/30): CAFOs Run Amok in North Carolina, Senate Republican COVID-19 Stimulus Lets Down Farm Workers and More
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EPA Chief Backs Another Pesticide Harmful to Kids
A pesticide called dicamba has become a poster child for the arms race between ever-stronger weeds and ever-stronger weed killers.
Rep. Davis Doesn’t Think You Can Handle Knowing Whether Your Food Is Genetically Engineered
Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and some of his colleagues are telling American consumers they can't handle the truth.
EWG News Roundup (9/7): Pesticides in Playgrounds, Kavanaugh’s Checkered Public Health History and More
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EWG News Roundup (6/30): Tap Water Endangered for 117M, Trump’s Pay-to-Spray and Best Budget Sunscreens
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Trump’s Toxic Wake: 8 Ways the President Made Chemicals Less Safe in 2017
In his first year in office, President Trump has wreaked devastating damage on public health protections against hazardous chemicals Photo credit: Shutterstock.com
EWG News Roundup (2/1): 100% Renewable Energy on the Horizon, Will Trump EPA Cave on PFAS and More
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Hosting for the holidays without serving up toxic chemicals
Here’s how to assemble a healthier charcuterie board this season.
EWG News Roundup (2/21): EPA (Finally) Moves To Regulate PFAS, Toxic Algae Poses Airborne Risks and More
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A Timeline of EWG-Commissioned Laboratory Test
Another Reason To Label Genetically Engineered Food: 2,4-D
Now that government agencies have given the green light to Dow AgroSciences to sell 2,4-D-tolerant, genetically engineered corn and soybeans and OK'd dousing them in Enlist Duo weed killer, there's...
EWG News Roundup (1/11): Trump EPA Walks Back Youth Pesticide Proposal, Coal Miners Turn Their Back on the President and More
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National Academy of Sciences Urges Greater GMO Transparency
Today's National Academy of Sciences report on genetically engineered foods takes a major policy step in calling on the food and agriculture industries to increase transparency regarding GMO foods...
Monsanto GMO Guru Attacks EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
We'd like to thank Rob Fraley, chief technology official at Monsanto, who's largely responsible for introducing genetically modified foods to the U.S. and Big Ag's surge in pesticide use that ensued.
EWG News Roundup (4/12): The First EWG VERIFIED® Fragrance, Unregulated Factory Farms in Ohio and More
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Thousands Of Schools Would be Close To Toxic Spray Zones
There are 5,532 American schools within 200 feet of farm fields that may soon be blanketed with massive amounts of a toxic defoliant linked to Parkinson's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and...
EWG News Roundup (10/30): EPA Extends the Use of Harmful Pesticide, DuPont Still Discharges PFOA and More
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FOREWARD
As we at EWG reflect on the accomplishments of another year – empowering people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment – we continue to be astonished by the growing community of consumers who use our work every day, the millions of people who have changed the trajectory of what we do, and how EWG has become a powerful force for change.
In 2021, EWG worked more closely
EWG News Roundup (3/1): Monsanto Weedkiller in Pasta and Pizza, Coal Lobbyist Confirmed To Head EPA and More
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Cities Oppose House Scheme To Block Local Pesticide Controls
Cities across the nation are fighting a provision in the House of Representatives' version of the federal farm bill that would block cities, counties and school districts from restricting the use of...
EWG News Roundup (8/20): 10 Ways the Trump Administration Has Made Life More Toxic, Racial Disparities Fueling COVID-19’s Force and More
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EWG News Roundup (4/19): EPA Balks at Asbestos Ban, Toxic-Free Easter Eggs and More
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