Ruffalo: "No longer profitable for 3M to poison us"
The following is the statement of Activist and Actor Mark Ruffalo on 3M’s announcement.
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Groups push agencies to buy only products free from ‘forever chemicals’
A year after President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to steer their purchasing contracts away from products that contain the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, a coalition of advocacy groups is...
EWG news roundup (1/27): FDA announces standards for toxic metals in baby food, NRC rejects PG&E’s request to revive license for unsafe Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and more
EWG news roundup (1/27): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
Gas gouging payday: Chevron announces record $35.5 billion profits for 2022
On Friday, California-based Chevron announced it made nearly $36 billion in record profits in 2022, more than double what the oil giant made the previous year.
EWG statement on proposed creation of a FDA deputy commissioner for human foods
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf today proposed the creation of a deputy commissioner for human foods.
EWG news roundup (10/7): California rolls out Children’s Environmental Health Month, Duke unveils its misguided ‘clean’ energy transition plan and more
California regulators may hold off on issuing their proposed decision on a utility proposal to stifle the state’s rooftop solar program until after the November election, according to an Oct. 3 email...
New study links chemicals in hair straighteners to uterine cancer
Women who often use chemical hair straighteners may be twice as likely to develop uterine cancer as those who never touch the treatments, a new study finds.
Personal care product chemicals banned in Europe but still found in U.S.
Toxic chemicals prohibited from personal care products in Europe because of their potential health and environmental harms continue to be used in U.S. hair dyes and other items, a new EWG analysis has...
New baby textile product tests show concerning levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’
You may have noticed an uptick in media reports detailing new discoveries in various consumer products of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. They’re highly toxic and pervasive – and found in...
Considerations
Food quality
Not all plant-based ways of eating are created equal. As the popularity of plant-based eating has increased, so too has the availability of food products. Just because someone has adopted a plant-forward diet does not mean that they are eating whole foods that are nutrient dense. How a plant-forward diet is constructed is of critical importance to health status
Lacking safety data, the FDA should act to ban oxybenzone in sunscreens
Time’s up, sunscreen industry. Last month, the clock ran out on the sunscreen industry to prove to the Food and Drug Administration that oxybenzone, a common ingredient in sunscreen, is both safe and...
Industry once again shirking EPA reporting requirements on ‘forever chemicals’
Just 44 facilities reported discharges of the toxic “forever chemicals’ known as PFAS, despite the existence of almost 30,000 potential dischargers, according to new reporting from the Environmental...
Biden should urge ‘windfall profit tax’ on big oil companies fleecing Americans at the gas pump
President Joe Biden in remarks today attacked oil industry giants for reaping record profits but not lowering prices that are battering U.S. consumers’ pocketbooks – and he should go a step further...
EPA needs funding boost to meet new TSCA requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency continues to suffer from long-term congressional underfunding, which has starved it of the resources needed to meet its existing and future needs. The agency needs...
EPA proposal will expand polluter reporting of ‘forever chemical’ discharges
Today the Environmental Protection Agency released a proposed rule removing a loophole that has allowed companies to shirk their obligation to report the toxic forever chemicals known as PFAS under...
EWG applauds bicameral legislation to address crypto mining’s climate and energy impacts
The Environmental Working Group today applauded Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) for introducing legislation to require more reporting and analysis of the climate and energy...
As Californians rally to conserve power amid blackout threat, state needs to protect solar, embrace clean energy future
Californians are rising to the moment by conserving power to avoid the dire threat of blackouts facing the state’s electricity grid, and now it’s time for regulators to do their part by rejecting an...
EWG: Biden report on climate impacts of Bitcoin demands urgent action
The following is a statement from Scott Faber, Environmental Working Group senior vice president for government affairs, on the report “Climate and Energy Implications of Crypto-Assets In the United...
PG&E reports nuclear reactor welding leak at Diablo Canyon facility
Pacific Gas & Electric found damage to part of a reactor cooling system at the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California, but it hasn’t yet answered key questions about the extent of the problem...
Research
How exposure to cell phones and other technology affects reproductive health
Wireless devices like cell phones, Wi-Fi and other communication technologies release radiofrequency radiation that can harm the human body.
Hoy, el estado de California ha presentado los resultados de los análisis realizados para detectar la presencia de plomo en el agua. Estos revelan que cerca de 1,700 centros autorizados de cuidado infantil en todo el estado superan el límite máximo permitido de concentración de plomo en el agua que se les suministra diariamente a bebés y niños en edad preescolar. Es posible que este número aumente a medida que se revelen más resultados.
California Assembly passes first-in-the-nation ban on chemicals in processed food
On May 15th, the California Assembly approved a landmark bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food.
Maine data unveils troubling trend: 55 PFAS-related chemicals in over 1,400 pesticides
More than 1,400 pesticides contain active ingredients that meet Maine’s definition for the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to a new analysis of data from the state by Environmental...
California Assembly Health Committee advances first-in-U.S. ban on toxic chemicals in processed food
On Tuesday, the California Assembly’s Committee on Health approved a landmark bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food. If the bill is enacted, California would...