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"Prudence and prevention, not panic."
Children's eco-author Lynne Cherry visits Environmental Working Group
Five Questions From Ken: Priscilla Woolworth
“Five Questions from Ken” is a new series of conversations with EWG President Ken Cook and inspiring leaders of the environmental health world.
EWG News Roundup (6/15): Senate Panel Approves Bipartisan Farm Bill, Pressure Mounts on HHS to Publish Suppressed PFAS Study and More
News Roundup (6/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Food and Health Luminaries, Public Interest Groups Demand Healthy Food and Farm Bill
Seventy leading chefs, authors, food policy experts, nutritionists, CEOs, and environment and health organizations sent an open letter to Members of Congress today urging lawmakers to reinvest federal...
Chemical in Food Packaging, Fabric Coatings Linked to Cancer
An independent scientific panel approved by the DuPont company as part of a class action lawsuit has linked an industrial chemical known as C-8 or PFOA to kidney and testicular cancer in humans.
California Aims To Cut Rocket Fuel Pollution in Drinking Water
California environmental officials have issued a draft public health goal for drinking water polluted with perchlorate, a toxic rocket fuel chemical that is six times lower than the current legal...
NY County Bans BPA-Laced Register Receipts
New York's Suffolk County will soon ban retailers from issuing register receipts that contain the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A or BPA.
Calif. Regulators: “Non-Toxic” Nail Polishes Anything But
California state scientists have found that some nail polishes widely used in California salons are laced with high levels of three chemicals linked to birth defects, asthma and other health risks.
EWG on the election
In the wake of the 2012 election, Environmental Working Group has issued the following statements on three key issues central to EWG's mission: Federal farm policy, natural gas extraction that...
Leaders from Public Health, Nutrition, Environmental Law Join EWG Board
Reducing Arsenic in Your Diet
BPA May Put Kids at Greater Risk of Obesity, Study Says
A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that children and teens with very high levels of the plastics chemical, bisphenol A, or BPA, in their urine are...
New Fuel Economy Rules Move Toward A Clean Energy Future, Save Money
“The Obama administration's new fuel economy rules may not have as much impact for technology as the NASA "Curiosity" Rover on Mars, but they're a close second,” Heather White, Environmental Working...
Out-of-Season Algae Outbreaks on the Rise
Outbreaks of toxic algae in U.S. waterways usually happen in warmer months. But in a sign that the problem is growing worse, algae blooms were reported in December in Michigan and Washington state...
Let’s Drink to the Farm Bill!
Farm pollution poses a serious threat to drinking water supplies, and too much federal conservation spending has been squandered. Fortunately, the 2018 Farm Bill includes important reforms that will...
The Many Hazards of Toxic Algae Outbreaks
This Fourth of July, Watch Out for Toxic Algae Blooms in Lakes
After the Pandemic, Kentucky Can Rebuild the Economy and Create Jobs by Investing in Clean Energy
The coronavirus pandemic will leave in its wake an urgent need to rebuild state economies. In Kentucky, building out the state's huge potential for wind and solar power can play a major role – but...
As Pandemic Rages, Federal Nuclear Regulators Put Keeping Reactors Running Ahead of Public Health and Safety
The federal government's toothless nuclear “watchdog” has historically shown more concern for keeping dangerous aging reactors running than for Americans' safety from a nuclear accident. So how is the...
EWG News Roundup (6/12): Landmark California Cosmetics Bill Clears Hurdle, COVID-19 Afflicts Food Processors and More
EWG News Roundup (6/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Trump’s Energy Regulators Are Undercutting Growth of Renewables
Federal regulators' rule changes to prop up coal and natural gas power plants could severely disrupt progress toward a clean, renewable energy future – and cost 65 million mid-Atlantic and Midwest...
