GMO Salmon Approved for Your Dinner Plate
The Food and Drug Administration today (Nov. 19) approved genetically engineered salmon for human consumption, making it the first genetically engineered animal destined to reach American grocery...
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Broad Coalition Opposes Hill Efforts to Deny Consumers the Right to Know
In a letter to Congressional leaders sent this week, nearly 300 environmental advocacy, farming and fishing groups and food companies voiced strong opposition to a plan to tack a provision onto the...
No, Bacon isn’t Greener Than Lettuce
You may have seen the headlines yesterday claiming bacon is better for the environment than lettuce. Bacon cheeseburger lovers may have cheered the news, but a closer look shows the claim has more...
How the Fincher Stole Christmas (for the cotton industry)
What could a member of Congress who has collected more than $3 million in federal cotton subsidies want in his Christmas stocking this year? If you're Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.), the answer is...
Great Lakes Gull Eggs Contaminated by Non-Stick Chemicals
Perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs – the class of chemicals used in DuPont's Teflon, 3M's Scotchgard and many other products – pollute the bodies of people and animals in every corner of the world. In...
In 20 Years Since Landmark Law, Pesticides in Baby Food Drop Dramatically
On Aug. 3, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Food Quality Protection Act, a landmark law that required the EPA to show that all exposures to pesticides in food were safe for infants and children...
Unregulated Farm Pollution Dirties Calif. Air and Water
A study released this week by the University of California, Davis, found that farming is the biggest source of nitrogen pollution in California, contributing harmful pollutants to the state's air and...
Panera’s Promise to Sell Clean Kids’ Food Could Lead to Healthier Fast Food – Fast
Panera Bread's Kids Meal Promise – a children's menu free of artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners and colors – challenges the rest of the fast and fast-casual food industry to get serious...
Illegal Herbicide Use on Monsanto GMOs Spurs Bitter Complaints
Remember when we told you that some farmers were illegally spraying the herbicide dicamba on Monsanto's new GMO crops? Well, the situation is getting worse.
Soaring Sales Should Spur Congress to Expand Organic Acreage
New data released today by the Organic Trade Association show that total organic product sales in the U.S. for 2015 hit a new record of $43.3 billion, up 11 percent from the previous year's record...
'Erin Brockovich' Chemical in Drinking Water of More than 200 Million Americans
Drinking water supplies for two-thirds of Americans are contaminated with the carcinogenic chemical made notorious by the film "Erin Brockovich," which was based on the real-life poisoning of tap...
Study: Flame Retardant Use in Some Products Declining
When EWG and other environmental health advocates began raising alarms about toxic flame retardants in foam-cushioned furniture and other products, people couldn't find out exactly what chemicals were...
Preventing Cancer is Not a Game of Chance
Today is World Cancer Day, a perfect time to raise awareness and spur action in the fight against cancer. It's a day to reflect on a very important question: What is the main cause of cancer? Is it...
What Congress Doesn’t Want You To Know About Industrial Food Production
Some members of the U.S. Congress don't want you to know how the food you eat strains natural resources. That's the meaning of a statement attached to the omnibus federal spending bill Congress sent...
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Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected in Drinking Water Supplies Across California
Drinking water sources for 74 community water systems serving 7.5 million Californians are contaminated with the highly toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, according to an Environmental Working Group review of the latest state data.
Corn Ethanol: A Bad Idea Looks Even Worse
Growing corn to make fuel for your car just doesn't work. And reversing government policies that require it would ease a world of problems.
Eating More Veggies: A Recipe for Sustainability
The Obama administration's Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a panel of respected scientific and medical experts who help craft the federal government's official position on nutrition, yesterday...
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Report: Up to 110 Million Americans Could Have PFAS-Contaminated Drinking Water
More than 1,500 drinking water systems across the country may be contaminated with the nonstick chemicals PFOA and PFOS, and similar fluorine-based chemicals, a new EWG analysis shows.
An Apple A Day, Too Much Pesticide Spray
For the fifth year in a row, EWG 's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in ProduceTM ranks apples at the top of the Dirty Dozen PlusTM list of non-organic fruits and veggies with high levels of pesticide...
Your Cell Phone Case May Increase Your Radiation Exposure
When I bought my first iPhone 3G, one of the first things I did was research the best (and cutest) cases on the market. Even though I had worked on the issues of cell phone radiation and transparency...
EU Study Highlights Toll of Poorly Regulated Toxic Chemicals
A groundbreaking study released today (March 5) concludes that endocrine-disrupting chemicals add at least $209 billion a year to the European Union's health costs for diseases and disabilities...
House Budget Hits Hungry Kids, Spares Fat Cat Farmers
House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga) put fat cat farmers ahead of hungry kids in his 10-year budget, cutting funding for food assistance by $140 billion over ten years and cutting farm...
EPA Chief May Let Young Farmworkers Handle Toxic Pesticides
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is taking steps that could lift health-protective safeguards designed to prevent teenage farmworkers from handling toxic pesticides.
Breathe Easy: Healthier Indoor Air in Cold Weather, Part 4
You've tackled the more obvious sources of airborne pollutants in your home. Now it's time to poke around your home's behind-the-scenes spaces to eliminate them there as well.
