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The U.S. Must Ban Asbestos – With No Exemptions
In a First, San Francisco May Require Disclosure of Antibiotics in Meat
The overuse of antibiotics to raise livestock is creating superbugs, bacteria resistant to antibiotic drugs such as penicillin. San Francisco could soon become the first U.S. city to require major...
Who's Watching the Oil and Gas Industry in California?
California's well-earned reputation as the nation's greenest state, with cutting-edge policies mandate fuel efficiency and renewable energy, hides a surprising fact: California also produces the third...
Cracking the Perfect Natural Easter Egg Dye
With April hopping along and Easter just around the corner, it's time for dyeing eggs (and inadvertently, dyeing hands.) It's easy to grab an egg-dyeing kit at the local supermarket or drug store, but...
EWG News Roundup (4/26): Tainted Water Wells in Iowa, EPA PFAS Clean-Up Plan Falls Short, and More
Why Does the Energy Department Downplay the Future of Renewables?
The Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
Electric utilities often tout natural gas as a clean fuel – an essential weapon in the fight against global warming. Even if they admit the need to replace fossil fuels with solar and wind power...
California’s Fracking Fluids Tell a Bigger Story
Although hydraulic fracturing for oil has gone on for decades in California and half a million Californians live within a mile of a fracked well, the state Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal...
UPDATE: ‘Erin Brockovich’ Carcinogen in 250 Million Americans’ Drinking Water
EWG’s News Roundup (8/25): Monsanto Takes Swipes at Science, EPA Chief Nuzzles Up to Big Ag
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Atrazine: A Harmful Weedkiller Taints Tap Water for Millions in U.S.
Flame Retardant Chemicals Harm Conception and Pregnancy
Flame retardants found in everyday consumer products such as furniture could decrease a woman's fertility, and ability to conceive and have a healthy delivery, new research from the Harvard T.H. Chan...
How to Breathe Safer as California Wildfires Rage On
Big Food Companies Spend Millions to Defeat GMO Labeling
Toxic Chemicals in Your Child’s Car Seat
Parents do a lot of research before they buy a car seat. They want to know, how does the seat perform in crash tests? What's its safety record? How will it protect my child in case of collision?
FDA-Approved Food Packaging Exposes Babies to Toxic Rocket Fuel Chemical
Perchlorate, a toxic component of rocket fuel, may be harming your baby's development – and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing it to happen, even in the face of clear health hazards.
Five things you should know about GMOs
Beware Mosquitoes, Even Into Fall
Eight people have died this year from Eastern equine encephalitis, a disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, five to 10 cases of the...
In Ohio, Shady Front Groups Fight Dirty To Attack Grassroots Campaign Against $1 Billion Nuke/Coal Bailout
An ugly political war is raging in Ohio, pitting consumer and environmental advocates against big utilities and dark-money front groups that want to make electricity customers pay more than $1 billion...
In the Southeast, ‘Public Energy Enemy No.1’ Has Lots of Company
EWG and our allies have branded Duke Energy as Public Energy Enemy No. 1 for its short-sighted strategy of continuing to build expensive, polluting coal and natural gas plants instead of fully...
Reverse Osmosis Water Filters: When Are They a Good Choice?
Filtering your drinking water is a good step to take to protect children's health from pollutants in tap water.
EWG News Roundup (10/25): 2019 National Tap Water Database, Nonstick Chemicals Taint Louisville Drinking Water and More
EWG News Roundup (10/25): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
New Studies Show PFAS in Artificial Grass Blades and Backing
Parents and communities have long worried about the health risks of chemicals in synthetic turf made from rubber tires, which can be contaminated with heavy metals and chemicals linked to increased...
EWG News Roundup (11/1): PFAS Tainting Kentucky Water, Coal Giant Files for Bankruptcy and More
EWG News Roundup (11/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
