News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (April 7)
Here are several of this past week's deep dives on developments coming out of the Trump White House.
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EWG News Roundup (4/3): PFAS Taints Military Bases, Trump Rolls Back Car Emissions Standards and More
On Thursday, EWG released an updated map that shows toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS are now confirmed or suspected at 678 military installations.
NIH Cracks Down on Scientists' Conflicts of Interest
As of March 7, 2005, National Institute of Health (NIH) employees are no longer allowed to accept consulting fees and stock options from pharmaceutical companies. A group of scientists have formed an...
Trump’s Ag Secretary Wants EU To Have Polluted Water, Too
President Donald Trump and his secretary of agriculture have a message for Europeans: We want you to drink polluted water too.
EWG news roundup (6/11): What FDA should do to address toxic chemicals in food, PFAS in Great Lake region rainwater and more
EWG news roundup (6/11): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (8/17): Breakfast with a Dose of Roundup, Protecting Salon Workers and More
EWG News Roundup (8/17): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Thanks, Calvin, for focusing the nation on children's health
Yesterday was our 80th annual National Child Health Day. In 1928, President Calvin Coolidge issued the nation's first proclamation to promote children's health - prompted by labor unions and women's...
Trump Budget Slashes Funds to Help Rural America Keep Farm Pollution Out of Drinking Water
Rural Americans were key to President Trump's election, but the president's proposed budget would reward their support by allowing more animal waste, toxic pesticides and fertilizer pollution in their...
French Government Moves to Ban Some Monsanto Glyphosate Weed Killers
Remember when we warned you that Americans are at greater risk of being exposed to Monsanto's glyphosate herbicide than Europeans? Well, that might become even truer if the French government follows...
EWG News Roundup (4/21): Animal Waste and N.C. Property Rights, Pressure on 1,4-Dioxane
Here's some news you can use as you begin your weekend.
Where have all the bees gone
European bees are dying. Just in last two years, Italy has lost almost half its bees. There are many reasons for this trend -- climate change, pesticide use in agriculture, changing diets and...
Consumer Guides
10 Household tips for cancer prevention
Don't forget that your environment also plays an important role in cancer prevention. Here are some simple actions you can take in and around your home to help reduce your family's risk of cancer.
At Hearing, Scott Pruitt Shows Why He’s the Worst EPA Administrator Ever
In his Senate testimony today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt displayed complete contempt for the mission of the department he leads, as well as its efforts to protect...
Asparagus Ribbon Salad
Delicious dishes don't have to be complicated – just a few ingredients and a few minutes is often all you need. One of my go-to resources for healthy and simple recipe inspiration is Catherine McCord...
Research
Setting the Record Straight
EWG's response to a pesticide industry-funded 'critique' of their report Tap Water Blues, which documented public health risks from drinking water contaminated with herbicides.
Trump at 6 Months: An Unprecedented Assault on Children’s Health
President Trump said last week that in his first months in office he has accomplished "more ... than practically any president in history." His claim is not supported by the facts, but at the six...
EWG VERIFIED® Diapers Launches Nationwide With New Healthynest Diapers
Today the Environmental Working Group published a new comprehensive Guide to Safer Diapers, an analysis of the chemicals and materials used in baby diapers, to help parents and caregivers sort through...
Cancer: Belatedly, Environmental Causes Get their Due
In discussions of the causes of cancer, environmental exposures have long been the unloved stepchild. But that's changing.
First-time homeowners, first-time twins: How one mom relied on EWG to babyproof her house
“When we found out we were having twins, my husband was speechless with shock,” said Katherine Armstrong, who gave birth to two girls late last year. “While I was initially surprised too, I was also...
Disparities in exposure to chemicals with links to weight gain
In addition to changes that make our lives more sedentary and perhaps also shifts in genetic makeup, the sharp increase in obesity and overweight we are seeing may be caused by far more exposure to...
GMO Weed Killer’s Cancer Risk
Glyphosate – the active herbicide in the widely used Monsanto's Roundup and Dow Agrosciences Enlist Duo weedkillers – is “probably carcinogenic to humans,” a working group of scientists at the World...
CDC finds toxic weedkiller in 87 percent of children tested
About 87 percent of 650 children tested had detectable levels of the ubiquitous and toxic herbicide glyphosate in their urine, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and...
10 Food Companies Join EWG Glyphosate Petition
10 food manufacturers and retailers have joined EWG's petition to sharply limit glyphosate residues allowed on oats and prohibit the pesticide's use as a pre-harvest drying agent.
