EWG’s News Roundup (2/23): Pruitt’s First-Class Travel, Air Pollutants in Your Home and More
EWG News Roundup 2/23: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Court Docs: Monsanto Paid Chemical Industry Front Group To Claim Cancer-Causing Weedkiller ‘Safe’ and Attack Its Critics
Monsanto paid a shadowy chemical industry front group to help push back against the mounting scientific evidence that the company's signature Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, court documents reveal.
Tips for a Healthy and Safe July Fourth Holiday
This July Fourth weekend, be responsible and respect local public health ordinances and social distancing guidelines. Whether you're planning to stay at home to grill in your backyard, or heading to...
EWG News Roundup (1/10): Trump Threatens To Derail PFAS Action, California Fails To Test Infants for Lead and More
EWG News Roundup (1/10): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
In an Election Year, Food and Farm Policy Should be Part of the Debate
A lot is at stake for food and farm policy. It must remain a main course on the America's table.
At 6 Months, Trump Lists Regulatory Rollbacks Harmful to Public Health
In his first six months, President Trump's legislative agenda has stalled in Congress. But through regulatory rollbacks, he is waging a slash-and-burn assault on public health and the environment.
Half a Million People Oppose Dow’s Toxic Herbicide Mix
More than 500,000 people have submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging it to reject an application to market a new toxic herbicide called Enlist Duo, a mix of 2,4-D and...
Seasoned brand marketing, web design expert joins EWG leadership team
Jabali Williams, who has spent nearly two decades helping companies, government agencies and nonprofits improve their brands, website design and user experience, has joined the Environmental Working...
EWG news roundup (7/9): Protecting California’s rooftop solar program, PG&E petition for $3.6 billion rate hike and more
In an op-ed published last Saturday in the San Francisco Chronicle , EWG President and longtime Bay Area resident Ken Cook argued that state regulators should save California’s popular rooftop solar...
Canadian politicians find there’s no escaping BPA
You don’t need me to tell you that poor folks are more likely to find themselves dealing with illnesses induced by environmental toxins (although clearly if you give me half a chance I will). Most...
Minnesota Ethanol Plant Fined $425K for Environmental Violations
Corn ethanol is far from an environmentally friendly fuel. While petroleum's pollution contributions are obvious and well reported, ethanol's are less clear. However, from chemical fertilizers and...
Trump Plan to Gut Stream Protections Imperils Tap Water for 117 Million Americans
President Trump's executive order calling for the gutting of the Clean Water Rule puts the drinking water of 117 million Americans at risk, according to a nationwide county-by-county analysis by the...
ABC Correspondent John Stossel's Attack on Organic Food Industry Exposed as a Fraud
Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Organic Trade Association (OTA) will release new evidence on Thursday that ABC Correspondent John Stossel knew himself months before his story ran that he...
EPA Isn’t Protecting Americans from Monsanto’s Roundup
The Environmental Protection Agency is falling short in its duty to protect Americans from the dangers of glyphosate, the most widely used weed killer in agriculture, according to a scientific review...
EWG News Roundup (8/10): Asbestos Still Legal, Court Rejects Rollback of Chlorpyrifos Ban and More
News Roundup (8/10): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG’s News Roundup (11/17): Farmers Double Dip into Subsidies, California Leads on Clean Energy and More
In a new report this week, EWG discovered that a large swath of profitable farm operations are getting subsidized twice for one crop loss. In 2014 and 2015 these double dippers took advantage of...
Dolores Huerta and EWG React to Lawsuit Against Monsanto over Cancer-Causing Weed Killer
A farm worker and a horticultural assistant who both developed cancer after being exposed to Monsanto's glyphosate weed killer have filed separate lawsuits against the company.
Is EPA Destroying Rural America?
Today, the House Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on how the “regulatory agenda” of the Environmental Protection Agency is destroying rural America.
Toxic chemicals and you: In search of 'safe'
140,321,493 searches have been requested on EWG's Skin Deep cosmetics safety database since 2004 - and counting. That's a lot of searches, by a lot of people seeking safer personal care products...
EWG News Roundup (5/17): Cover Crops Expand Across the Corn Belt, Billion Dollar Monsanto Ruling and More
EWG News Roundup (5/17): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG news roundup (7/2): Cover crops planting plateaus across the Midwest, ‘forever chemicals’ legislation introduced and more
EWG news roundup (7/2): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (6/25): Nitrate Contaminates Farm Country Drinking Water, $10 Billion Settlement in Monsanto Weedkiller Case and More
This week, EWG released an analysis of nitrate contamination of drinking water, largely caused by polluted runoff from crop fields, across 10 states, affecting more than 20 million Americans. The...
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.
