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EWG News Roundup (11/2): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

For some time we've been calling the decline of the coal industry “a death spiral.” Now it's more accurate to call it coal's last gasp.

Nearly 20,000 people living in the nation's 50 largest cities received federal farm subsidies in 2017, according to a new EWG analysis.

Roughly a third of the meat on every turkey goes straight into the garbage. If you tend not to finish your leftovers, buy a smaller bird this year. Try an organic, local or heritage turkey or one...

EWG News Roundup (10/26): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Parents are trapped in the Halloween guilt vortex: going full-scale green mom, handing out whole walnuts or pennies or dental floss to avoid loading kids with sugar and additives but thereby making...

Glyphosate, an herbicide that is heavily used in the U.S., was detected in all 28 oat-based cereal and breakfast products sampled in a new round of testing commissioned by EWG.

News Roundup (10/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

News Roundup (10/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Under President Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency has repeatedly betrayed its responsibility to safeguard the health of children. But in recent weeks, the hostile actions of the president and...

Hurricane Michael is rapidly advancing toward Florida, raising concerns that the storm could worsen and spread the red tide that is plaguing a 145-mile stretch of the state's Gulf Coast. Although...

Outbreaks of potentially toxic algae in U.S. lakes, rivers and other waterways rose by an additional 40 percent this year compared to 2017, according to EWG's tracking of news reports.

EWG News Roundup (10/5): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

The fact is that not only can chemical pesticides harm kids, both during and after application, but they're also not the best answer to bed bug infestation.

When Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he testified that he had ruled for the environment in “many” and a “large number” of cases.

EWG found that 245 people who have received taxpayer-funded farm subsidies or disaster payments for 32 straight years currently reside in the nation's 50 largest cities, according to an analysis of...

As Hurricane Florence approached North Carolina last month, Duke Energy was busy securing power plants to weather the storm.

It's that they both lied about their environmental records when seeking Senate confirmation.

EWG News Roundup (9/28): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

The use of disinfectant cleaners in the home could increase a baby's risk of becoming overweight or obese later in life, according to a new study. The risk appears to rise depending on how heavily...