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On March 5, the West Virginia Senate advanced a bill to ban seven harmful food dyes and two other toxic chemicals from all foods sold and produced in the state.

Pacific Gas & Electric’s $2.47 billion record-smashing profit for 2024 comes as the California Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC has approved an outrageous six rate increases in the same year.

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a pending Biden administration plan that would have protected public health from the chemical manufacturing sector by...

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday ended the period for public comment on its proposed enhanced process for assessing chemicals in food after they’re already in use.

On January 15, New York Sen. Brian Kavanagh (D-District 27) and Assemblymember Dr. Anna Kelles (D-District 125) introduced a bill – the New York Food Chemical Safety Act – that would protect New...

WASHINGTON – Today the Environmental Protection Agency released a long-awaited study finding millions of U.S. farm acres are likely contaminated from the use of sludge containing the toxic “forever...

WASHINGTON – Today the Food and Drug Administration announced a final rule updating the definition of “healthy” claims that food manufacturers can use on their product packaging. The rule is a step in...

WASHINGTON – The newly passed National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for fiscal year 2025 includes a provision requiring the Department of Defense to prioritize purchasing cleaning products...

The Environmental Protection Agency today banned all uses of the cancer-causing solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE.

WASHINGTON – The Biden Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a proposed rule to prohibit most uses of the insecticide chlorpyrifos. The agency previously pushed to ban all uses of the...

WASHINGTON – The following statement is from Ken Cook , president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the latest revenge-prank nomination to emerge from the...

WASHINGTON – The following statement is from Ken Cook , president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group: The most important thing to know about Trump’s nominee for the EPA is not his name...

WASHINGTON – The following is a statement from Ken Cook , Environmental Working Group president and co-founder, on the election of Donald Trump to a second term: Every polluter in America rejoices...

Today Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) reintroduced legislation to ensure the safety of food chemicals by closing regulatory loopholes.

Yesterday the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general released a new report, “Report Investigation: Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation.”

Today, the Department of Agriculture released new guidance for food companies making animal raising and climate claims about their food. The Environmental Working Group has petitioned the USDA to...

On Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to ban nearly all consumer uses and many workplace uses of the toxic solvent 1-bromopropane.

Today Reps. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced two bills that aim to reduce contamination at military installations from the toxic “forever chemicals”...

Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. The bill includes a provision to require the Department of Defense to...

Today the Senate Armed Services Committee unveiled its version of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. The bill includes a provision to expedite the implementation of...