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Nomination of Michael Regan Shows Biden’s Commitment To Rebuild EPA, Protect Public Health and Advance Environmental Justice

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Michael Regan as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, The New York Times reports. Regan, 44, currently North Carolina's top environmental...

EWG News Roundup (7/20): The Best Bug Repellents, Lead in Schools’ Tap Water and More

EWG News Roundup (7/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (1/8): EWG Calls for President Trump’s Removal From Office, PFAS Detected in 100 Ohio Water Systems and More

EWG News Roundup (1/8): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG Celebrates 13 Women Scientists in 2013 Women’s History Month

March is Women's History Month, when the nation honors the many women who have had a lasting impact on American culture, history and women's rights.

EWG news roundup (12/17): California regulators poised to increase cost of rooftop solar, keeping skin healthy during winter and more

EWG news roundup (12/17): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

The Scariest Trump Appointee You’ve Never Heard Of

The Trump administration just appointed a chemical industry bigwig to a high-level chemical safety position at the Environmental Protection Agency as Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Office of...

EWG Calls for Food and Farm Protections in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Bill

Congress must make support for the nation's food and farm system a priority in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill, said Scott Faber, senior vice president of government affairs at EWG.

EWG Letter to the Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committees, in Opposition to H.R. 5

Below is the text of a letter from EWG and other environmental health non-governmental organizations to members of the Senate committees on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in opposition of H...

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Federal Fluoride Cap Too High

EWG analysis of Metropolitan Water District fluoridation plans, and potential risks to children's health.

EWG News Roundup (12/11): EWG VERIFIED® Diapers Launches Nationwide, Tom Vilsack as Biden’s Top Pick for Ag Secretary and More

EWG News Roundup (12/11): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

It's practically summer: Quick, grab the (safe) sunscreen

Every year about this time we get a note from our preschool asking parents to either sign off on the school's sunscreen application regimen (their brand) or to bring your own. We've always brought our...

EWG and EnergySage team up to help Americans go solar

With solar power more affordable and accessible than ever before, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and EnergySage are joining forces to help Americans learn about and save with solar. The new...

Thank you, Administrator Jackson

It's not news that getting anything substantive through Congress these days is like pushing very big rocks uphill, even when there is remarkable consensus on a topic.

The Corn Ethanol Subsidy Wagon Loses a Wheel

Something remarkable happened in Washington last week. In a historic, game-changing vote, the Senate voted to put America's taxpayers and its soil and water ahead of special interests and the corn...

The Top Stories of the Year in Agriculture, Food and Water

Events that used to be called “acts of God” – but that we now realize are increasingly driven by human activity – became the most important environmental news stories of 2012 in the opinion of...

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Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Bills Should Tackle Failing U.S. Tap Water System

By spending billions to upgrade the nation’s failing water infrastructure, Congress can create tens of thousands of jobs and significantly improve the safety of drinking water supplies. In the face of the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress is considering multiple economic stimulus bills. When passed, this legislation must allocate at least $75 billion to clean up widespread

EWG News Roundup (12/13): Key PFAS Provisions Left Out of Defense Spending Bill, EWG Map Shows 305 Military Sites Tainted With PFAS and More

EWG News Roundup (12/13): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Glyphosate Contamination in Food Goes Far Beyond Oat Products

Seems like every time a government agency or public interest group tests food for Monsanto's weedkiller glyphosate, which has been linked to cancer, they find it.

Just Label GMO Foods

Americans want to know what's in their food and how it's grown.