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Tyson Foods agrees to stop making ‘net-zero’ and ‘climate-smart beef’ claims

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Working Group has reached a settlement in its lawsuit alleging that Tyson Foods’ promises to reach “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and sell “climate-smart”...

Bipartisan group of 157 state legislators urges Sen. Marshall to protect states’ ability to regulate toxic food chemicals

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of more than 150 state lawmakers throughout the country is today urging Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to preserve the ability of states to protect consumers from toxic...

Over 80 groups urge Congress to oppose legislation blocking state food safety laws

WASHINGTON – Today a diverse coalition of 84 organizations called on House and Senate lawmakers to oppose any legislative efforts that would block state laws protecting consumers from toxic chemicals...

Re-Volt will restock California utility regulators’ worn-out rubber stamps for PG&E rate hike

SACRAMENTO – Energy accountability campaign Re-Volt announced today it will supply the California Public Utilities Commission’s members with new rubber stamps before they get ready to approve Pacific...

Newsom’s veto of PFAS ban for cookware, other products puts millions of Californians at risk

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of Senate Bill 682, which would have banned the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from consumer products, is a deeply disappointing setback for health and...

Gov. Newsom signs nation’s first law to require tests of prenatal vitamins for heavy metals

SACRAMENTO – Today Gov. Gavin Newsom took a major step toward protecting maternal and fetal health by requiring prenatal multivitamin manufacturers to test for and publicly disclose levels of...

California enacts landmark state law to protect schoolkids from harmful ultra-processed food

SACRAMENTO – In a historic victory for children’s health, Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a first-in-the-nation law to legally define ultra-processed food , or UPF and phase out the most harmful UPF...

EWG analysis finds farm emissions from fertilizing ‘continuous corn’ crops fueling climate crisis

Fertilizing massive “continuous corn” crops across the Midwest is a major driver of greenhouse gas emissions, a new Environmental Working Group analysis shows. But proven conservative practices could...

EWG Verified® sets a gold standard with new eczema product category

WASHINGTON – As millions of Americans struggle to treat their eczema and decode product labels, the Environmental Working Group is offering a game-changing solution: a new EWG Verified® category that...

New peer-reviewed EWG study finds eating some produce increases pesticide levels in people

Consuming some types of fruits and vegetables can increase the levels of harmful pesticides detected in people’s bodies, according to a new peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group...

Map shows tap water for nearly 100M people has toxic chromium-6 mixed with arsenic and nitrate

WASHINGTON – Thousands of communities have water utilities serving almost 100 million people drinking water that's polluted with hexavalent chromium , also called chromium-6 , as well as arsenic and...

California bill to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products heads to governor

It would be a major public health move, getting PFAS out of cookware and more

California lawmakers send to governor’s desk the nation’s first bill to require tests of prenatal vitamins for heavy metals

SACRAMENTO – Today the California Legislature took a major step toward protecting maternal and fetal health with passage of Senate Bill 646.

California lawmakers pass first-in-nation bill to protect kids from harmful ultra-processed foods in schools

SACRAMENTO – Today the California Legislature took a historic step to protect children’s health by passing a trailblazing bill to legally define ultra-processed food , or UPF, and phase out some UPF...

EWG: MAHA report parrots pesticide industry playbook, abandoning RFK Jr.’s promises

The Environmental Working Group today criticized the Trump administration’s final “Make America Healthy Again,” or MAHA, report for abandoning MAHA leaders’ promises to ban toxic agricultural...

EWG study: PFAS water treatment has double benefits, cutting toxic PFAS and carcinogens

WASHINGTON – Advanced systems for removing the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from drinking water can deliver far greater health benefits than previously thought because they slash levels of...

Californians fight back: Re‑Volt.org launches to take on monopoly utilities, paid-off politicians, and captured regulators

SACRAMENTO – The Environmental Working Group has launched a new independent utility reform project, Re-Volt , to take on California’s monopoly utilities, their stranglehold on California’s political...

EWG hires Samantha Romanick, Ph.D., to lead new plastics and microplastics research

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Working Group welcomes Samantha “Sami” Romanick , Ph.D., to its team of scientists. As EWG’s analytical chemistry fellow, she will spearhead a new initiative on plastics...

California lawmakers vote to advance EWG-backed food reforms and vital chemical safety bills

SACRAMENTO – In a victory for public health, today three bills targeting harmful ultra-processed food and hazardous chemicals in consumer products cleared the California Assembly and Senate...

EWG urges Rachael Ray to reconsider opposition to California non-toxic cookware bill

SACRAMENTO – The Environmental Working Group is urging celebrity chef Rachael Ray to drop her opposition to a California bill that would eliminate toxic cookware in the state. EWG is calling on Ray to...
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