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Bill To Repeal Corn Ethanol Mandate Is a Welcome Step
Bipartisan legislation introduced today that would repeal the federal requirement to blend corn ethanol into gasoline is a welcome step toward reform of the biofuels program known as the Renewable...
EU Officials Warn of Health Risks from Pesticides Common on U.S. Fruits and Vegetables
The decision by Europe's top food safety agency to call for new restrictions on two pesticides common on conventionally-grown U.S. produce because they “may affect the developing human nervous system”...
Investors Call For Food Companies to Stay out of Washington State GMO Battle
Companies that donated funds to oppose ballot initiatives to require the labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are facing new pressure from shareholders to stay out of...
Companies Working to Defeat GMO Labeling Often Employ Deceptive Labels
Tonight: Bay Area Public Radio to Air The Debate Over Prop 37
At 8:00pm tonight KQED-FM will re-air the only major debate to date on California's Proposition 37 to label GMO foods.
California Voters Heavily Favor GE Food Labeling Initiative, Poll Shows
In a statewide poll released today, more than 60 percent of registered California voters support a November ballot initiative called Proposition 37 to require disclosure on the label whenever fresh...
UN panel calls into question U.S. corn ethanol mandate
A new report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the risks biofuels present to food security and the environment and questions the ability of U.S. biofuels...
Cosmetic face masks that pamper – without toxic chemicals
Winter warning: Avoid harmful chemicals when battling dry skin
It’s getting cold in many parts of the U.S., and our skin knows it.
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ contaminate more than half of wells tested in Delaware
Report: 32 million pounds of toxic pesticides sprayed on Ventura County fields from 2015 to 2020
Can plant-based foods end Big Meat’s monopoly and help the climate?
Meat prices are skyrocketing, in part because just four meat companies control 85 percent of U.S. beef supplies. In response, President Joe Biden this week introduced an action plan targeting...
Should Secretary Vilsack speak to the Farm Bureau?
You might be surprised to find out a member of President Biden’s cabinet was addressing an organization that opposes gay marriage, supports making English our official language, opposes the removal of...
Explosion of Unregulated Factory Farms in Maumee Watershed Fuels Lake Erie’s Toxic Blooms
Double trouble: Wisconsin's land and water are inundated with pollution from animal manure and excess farm fertilizer
Is your CBD latte safe? Don’t ask the FDA
The use of cannabidiol, or CBD, in food and drink has exploded since Congress legalized hemp production and delisted CBD as a controlled substance, in 2018. Today it’s added to lattes, tea, kombucha...
CDC finds high levels of ‘forever chemical' PFHxS in blood
EWG: At least 1,500 U.S. textile mills likely dischargers of ‘forever chemicals’
EWG Comments to EPA Opposing New Uses of Aldicarb
EWG submitted comments to the EPA in opposition to proposed new uses of the neurotoxic insecticide aldicarb on oranges and grapefruit in Texas and Florida.
EWG Comments to NTP to Strengthen and Prioritize the Goal of Environmental Justice
The Environmental Working Group submitted comments urging the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Toxicology Program to strengthen and broaden the NTP efforts to identify and characterize...
EWG Comments to EPA To Ban All Uses of Chlorpyrifos
The Environmental Working Group submitted comments to the EPA urging the agency to revoke the proposed interim decision for chlorpyrifos, issued in December 2020, to cancel all chlorpyrifos uses, and...
Study: Ditching Diet Drinks May Reduce Risk of Heart Disease
The soda industry has long been recognized as a major contributor to the obesity epidemic. In an attempt to change the narrative, Big Soda is pushing diet drinks, spending $296 million on marketing in...
EWG News Roundup (1/15): Follain Commits To Support Black-Owned Brands, Trump EPA Announces 11th-Hour Toxic Rollbacks and More
EWG News Roundup (1/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (2/12): Black-Owned-Brand Filter Added to Skin Deep® Database, EWG Calls on EPA To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide and More
EWG News Roundup (2/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
