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Path to 100 Percent Renewable Energy Is Here

The path toward a U.S. electricity grid powered entirely by renewable energy is right in front of us and can be achieved if Congress commits to investing in clean energy production and storage, said...

Army Backs Down on FOIA, Waives $300K Fee for PFAS Contamination Data

Under pressure from Environmental Working Group and Capitol Hill lawmakers, the Army today agreed to waive its fee of almost $300,000 to process a public records request seeking information about...

LA County Bans Use of Monsanto’s Roundup Weedkiller on County Property Over Health Concerns

The same day that a second jury in seven months found that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup, causes cancer, Los Angeles County banned any further use of the toxic weedkiller by...

Just Released: EWG’s 2019 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™

Kale has higher pesticide residues than nearly all other produce found on supermarket shelves, according to the Environmental Working Group's 2019 Dirty Dozen™.

EWG: EPA’s Deceptive Action Will Keep Cancer-Causing Formaldehyde Legal for Years

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a confusing and deceptive decision today about the notorious carcinogen formaldehyde: Under the guise of taking action, the decision likely will have the...

AP: Army Wants Nearly $300K To Disclose PFAS Contaminant Data at Military Bases

The Army is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars to fulfill a public records request from EWG seeking data on military sites where drinking water sources are contaminated with toxic fluorinated...

Calif. Bill Would Ban Cosmetics With Chemicals Linked to Cancer or Reproductive Harm

Landmark legislation introduced today would ban the use in cosmetics sold in California of 20 highly toxic chemicals known to cause cancer, reproductive harm or hormone disruption.

EWG: Verdict in Roundup Trial Latest Blow to Bayer-Monsanto’s Claims Glyphosate Doesn’t Cause Cancer

Today's verdict in favor of a California man who said his cancer was caused by exposure to Bayer AG's Roundup weedkiller is further evidence that glyphosate, the herbicide's active ingredient, is...

Bill Would Require Warning Labels on Kids’ Cosmetics That Could Contain Asbestos

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced legislation today that would require warning labels on cosmetics that could contain asbestos and are marketed to children.

Bill Would Ban Late-Harvest Spraying of Roundup Weedkiller on Oats

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced legislation today to dramatically limit American children's exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller, in food.

White House, EPA Ignore Calls To Protect Workers From Deadly Paint Stripper Chemical

The Trump administration announced today it will allow methylene chloride, a dangerous chemical that can kill a person on contact, to remain an ingredient in paint-stripper products for commercial use...

NYT: To Avoid Cleanup, Pentagon Demands PFAS Standards Up to 30x Higher Than Safe Level in Federal Study

The Pentagon is lobbying the White House to back woefully weak cleanup standards for PFAS chemicals, which contaminate water on or near hundreds of military bases, according to The New York Times.

More Oversight Needed for Cosmetics Made with Talc

In testimony today before a House oversight hearing on cancer-causing chemicals in consumer goods, Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group warned that talc-based personal care products could be...

EWG: Trump Budget Would Be a Disaster for Water, Air and Public Health

President Trump's 2020 budget proposal seeks deep cuts in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, showing that the administration continues to ignore growing environmental and public health...

Report: Trump To Call for 70 Percent Cut in Renewable Energy Funding

President Trump will seek dramatic cuts in funding for clean energy research and development, according to a report today by Bloomberg News. EWG said it is a scheme that is dead on arrival, because...

Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Help Protect Consumers From Toxic Chemicals in Personal Care Products

A bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) would give the Food and Drug Administration the power to ensure that the chemicals used in cosmetics and...

PFAS Pollutes Water at More Than 100 Military Bases Above EPA’s ‘Safe’ Level

Water sampled on or near at least 106 military sites was contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, known as PFAS, above what EPA considers safe, according to Department of Defense data analyzed...

Top Senate Democrats Demand All Trump Administration Documents on PFAS

Senate Democratic leaders today called on the Trump administration to turn over documentation of all communications between key agencies and the White House about plans to address the PFAS...

BREAKING: FDA Finds Asbestos in Claire’s Cosmetics Products, Issues Safety Alert to Consumers

The Food and Drug Administration issued a rare alert today, urging consumers to stop using certain cosmetics products from the national retailer Claire's, after the agency found the deadly carcinogen...

Report: Organic Packaged Foods Only ‘Clean’ Option for Consumers

Unlike organic packaged foods, conventional packaged food contains thousands of poorly regulated food chemicals, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Working Group.
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