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Getting started on your plant-powered kitchen
I hope you’ve garnered enough information from my alternative protein musings that you want to try doing things a little differently. Reshaping what and how you eat is a process, and it’s the small...
EWG news roundup (7/8): High levels of ‘forever chemical’ in canned clams, what you should know about toxic algae blooms and more
This week, Food and Drug Administration testing found extremely highly levels of a common type of “ forever chemical ” linked to cancer in canned clams. At least one company whose product was found to...
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...
EWG applauds House passage of new ‘forever chemical’ actions and cleanup mandates
On Thursday night, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, a must-pass defense spending bill that contains several amendments tackling the...
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New EWG analysis: Of $7.4B spent on two of USDA’s biggest conservation programs in recent years, very little went to ‘climate-smart’ agriculture
Farmers received almost $7.4 billion in payments from two of the largest federal agricultural conservation programs between 2017 and 2020, but only a small proportion of these payments went to practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farming.
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program could do more to tackle climate emergency
The Senate is considering a budget reconciliation bill this week to increase “climate-smart” spending on farm conservation efforts by $20 billion over five years, including over $4 billion in new...
EWG applauds congressional letter urging EPA to designate PFAS hazardous substances
The Environmental Working Group applauds the 127 House of Representatives members who sent a letter today urging the Environmental Protection Agency to designate two PFAS “forever chemicals” as...
Quibble with Kibbles: ‘Forever chemicals’ in pet food packaging add to perils at home
The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS create health hazards at home, since they’re used in everyday items like cookware and cosmetics – and new EWG research finds some popular pet food packaging...
EWG comments on the EPA's proposed rules to designate PFOA and PFOS
Attached are EWG's comments on the EPA's proposed rules to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA.
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EWG analysis: North Carolina’s factory farms are everywhere – even floodplains and other flood-prone areas
A new EWG geospatial analysis finds that, as of 2020, 156 of North Carolina’s swine and poultry factory farms are located in or just outside floodplains – 59 swine and 97 poultry facilities.
EWG urges California to drop half-baked attack on future of home solar program
The Environmental Working Group filed comments urging California regulators to drop a harebrained proposal to wreck the state’s popular rooftop solar policy. The program gives working- and middle...
Over 50 groups urge Biden administration to ramp up Department of Defense cleanups
The Environmental Working Group, along with other community and environmental organizations, have sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the Council on Environmental Quality stating...
EWG statement on Reagan-Udall Foundation FDA report
The following is a statement from Scott Faber, Environmental Working Group senior vice president for government affairs, on the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s Operational Evaluation of FDA’s Human Foods...
More than 600,000 service members given ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
More than 600,000 service members at 116 military installations were annually served water with potentially unsafe levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an Environmental...
NRC would 'violate federal law' by fast-tracking PG&E bid to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, groups say
On December 6, in their second letter to the Commissioners of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) within the space of three weeks, four environmental organizations once again put the NRC on...
Gov. Newsom strengthens California’s ability to reduce lead poisoning
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation to improve the removal of lead paint from buildings and streamline blood testing for lead levels. Lead exposure remains a serious problem. The primary sources...
EWG applauds Biden proposal to expand plant-based options at federal facilities
EWG today applauds the Biden administration for releasing a bold proposal to end hunger by 2030 and help consumers build healthier diets.
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, reduce your exposure to endocrine disruptors
For almost four decades, the U.S. has recognized October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month to spotlight the disease and funding for research on breast cancer diagnoses, treatments and prevention.
Duke’s ‘clean energy plan’ for North Carolina wastes billions on dangerous, dirty and non-existent power sources
Duke Energy’s “clean energy transition” plan released this week for North Carolina doubles down on the utility’s billion-dollar addiction to costly, flawed nuclear and fossil fuel power and ignores...
Flawed WHO report on ‘forever chemicals’ fails human health, EWG scientists find
A draft World Health Organization analysis of the two most notorious “forever chemicals” disregards hundreds of health risk studies, claiming there are too many uncertainties to calculate a safe...
EWG, Earthjustice and Greenpeace USA comments to the CFTC on request for information on climate-related financial risk of digital assets
Attached are EWG, Earthjustice and Greenpeace USA comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on their request for information on climate-related financial risk of digital assets.
Poll: Nearly all Americans say government must ensure chemicals are safe before use in consumer products
Almost all Americans believe the federal government has a duty to ensure chemicals used in making consumer products are safe, and even more say companies aren’t doing enough to keep toxic substances...
How to protect kids during the EPA’s Children’s Health Month
The Environmental Protection Agency is celebrating national Children’s Health Month, with tips for shielding kids from potential health harms caused by lead contamination, pesticides on produce and...
