What you can do about the environmental risk factors that can lead to breast cancer
Cancer affects all communities. And breast cancer can occur in people of all genders
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Getting sick on pesticides Big Ag can't live without
Chemical agriculture's defense of pesticides conjures up the image of the chain-smoking industry attorney Nathan Thurm slithering through a minefield of facts and figures about the causes of global...
Clean energy advocates challenge in court North Carolina’s cuts to rooftop solar incentives pushed by Duke Energy
A coalition of clean energy advocates has filed an appeal with the North Carolina Court of Appeals, contending that the state’s electric utility regulators violated state law when they approved Duke...
Congressional chaos imperils critical chemical safety reviews
If anything good came of recent brinkmanship over federal spending, it might be the reminder that large parts of the economy depend on the federal government. Everything from medical research to food...
No tricks, just treats: A nutritionist shares how new California food safety law will make Halloween healthier
When clinical nutritionist Stacy Roy takes her daughter Neela trick-or-treating this Halloween, she’ll be thinking about the ingredients in the candy handed out – but not just for that night.
EWG comments to California DTSC on proposed inclusion of microplastics to the Candidate Chemical List
Attached are EWG submitted comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control supporting the listing of microplastics to the state agency's Candidate Chemical List.
Save the Delaware River
Since George Washington crossed the Delaware in 1776, the river has become an iconic American image. Nearly 16 million people rely on the Delaware river for drinking water, and every year 5.4 million...
If good science is only ever seen by scientists, it can’t have real world impact. Data doesn’t translate to action without data scientists who use it to tell a story.
The science and research EWG conducts is about influencing massive public health decisions. That requires, on all levels, a combination of intellectual creativity, pragmatism and absolute scientific rigor.
“We put the database together to not stay in our lane,” says Ken Cook about EWG’s decision to initiate the most important ag reform in 20 years.
Federal Crop Insurance Program reforms can help farmers adapt to climate crisis and cut taxpayer costs
Farmers both contribute to the climate crisis – they’re responsible for producing at least 11 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions – and can also be devastated by its harmful effects, with extreme...
The macro issues of microplastics
The snap of a coffee lid, the pop of a chip bag opening, the crinkle of an empty wrapper – all ways that we use plastic before discarding and forgetting about it. But we’re reminded of the pollution...
Simple sleep steps to help you rest easy
Night-time routines can vary a lot. Some people have a multi-step skincare routine and high-thread-count sheets. Others just splash a little water on their face and hop under the blanket. Whatever...
Biden EPA moves closer to total ban of toxic weedkiller DCPA
The Environmental Protection Agency this week released part of its health assessment showing the weedkiller DCPA, sold under the brand Dacthal and widely used on U.S. food for decades, poses serious...
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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters
Taking ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters. Discover the most effective water filters for reducing PFAS contamination in your water. EWG's extensive tests reveal brands that achieve up to 100% elimination of measurable PFAS.
Funding for climate-smart agriculture critical to tackling the climate emergency
If Congress cuts billions in climate-smart funding for agriculture in the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, to increase farm subsidies, U.S. farmers could soon become the nation’s leading source of...
Spending bill shortchanges defense communities hammered by PFAS pollution
The House version of the Defense Department spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 cuts spending to clean up contamination from “forever chemicals” and other toxic pollutants by 30 percent – from $1.6...
Congress shouldn’t create a polluter holiday for ‘forever chemicals’
With more than 2,800 contaminated sites across the U.S., pollution from the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS has created an urgent national health crisis. But rather than hold the polluting...
EWG applauds Senate National Defense Authorization Act provisions tackling ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Working Group applauds the Senate Armed Services Committee for including several provisions to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in the National Defense Authorization Act...
Bad chemistry: FDA’s broken chemical review system
For decades, the Food and Drug Administration has allowed chemical companies to decide whether most food chemicals are safe. EWG recently found 99 percent of the food chemicals that have entered the...
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Crop insurance pays farmers billions of dollars for weather-related losses closely linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance payouts for losses associated with extreme weather have cost billions of dollars, a new Environmental Working Group analysis of Department of Agriculture data shows. Those payments will almost certainly increase as the climate crisis intensifies.
EWG speech at the Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Conference
EWG Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Scott Faber delivered the following remarks before the Unitarian Universalists Advocacy Conference on Tuesday, September 26.
California first state to enact ban on four harmful chemicals in food
In a major victory for safer, healthier food, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Food Safety Act, the first law in the U.S. to ban four harmful chemicals from candy, cereal, soda and other...
Don't wipe out: The hidden hazards of antibacterial wipes
Antibacterial cleaning wipes are everywhere, but are they harmless? Unfortunately, for most popular versions, that's not the case.