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California legislature approves plan to punish oil refiners for gas price gouging
California’s Assembly today passed a proposal to provide state energy regulators the authority to hold Big Oil refiners accountable for future gas price gouging.
California adopts first-in-the-nation gas price-gouging penalty law for state’s oil industry
California Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed the first law in the U.S. to penalize oil companies for extracting billions of dollars from everyday consumers through gas price gouging schemes.
For half a century, the chemical industry has waged a high-stakes, high-priced public relations war against the American public. The industry has used every trick in the PR business with polling, focus groups, news media outreach, propaganda materials such as videos, pamphlets and speakers' programs, paid advertising, promotion of pro-industry scientific experts and research, and most of all, greenwashing - PR campaigns that hype chemical makers' "environmental commitment" while hiding the truth about their toxic pollution.
California Assembly Health Committee advances first-in-U.S. ban on toxic chemicals in processed food
On Tuesday, the California Assembly’s Committee on Health approved a landmark bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food. If the bill is enacted, California would...
EPA considers more ‘forever chemicals’ for future hazardous substance designation
The Environmental Working Group applauds the Environmental Protection Agency for announcing today a chance for the public to provide feedback about the agency's possible future designation of at least...
EWG: 30 years of environmental progress
Every day, consumers are presented with choices about how we protect ourselves and those we love. For the past 30 years, EWG has fought to make it easier for us to seize those opportunities.
Hundreds of city slickers and beach bums received farm subsidies for 37 straight years
EWG has found 138 people who have received taxpayer-funded farm subsidies or disaster payments for 37 consecutive years – even though they live in some of the nation’s 50 largest cities or wealthy...
EWG applauds Biden EPA’s climate rule for power plants
In a major boost to the fight against the climate crisis, the Biden Environmental Protection Agency today proposed new rules to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. electricity sector by 2040...
North Carolina Senate passes bill to waste billions on nuclear power plants over vital renewables
On Wednesday, North Carolina’s Senate approved a bill that would allow Duke Energy to spend potentially billions on more unneeded nuclear power plants, including hundreds of millions on technology...
Marine brass wants to limit Camp Lejeune water report
According to a Huffington Post article published today, U.S. Marine Corps officials have urged federal health experts not to release complete information about an ongoing federal water assessment at...
Public health groups urge FDA to cancel approval of titanium dioxide in food
A coalition of five public health advocacy organizations – the Environmental Working Group, Environmental Defense Fund, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Center for Food Safety and Center for...
Hoy, el estado de California ha presentado los resultados de los análisis realizados para detectar la presencia de plomo en el agua. Estos revelan que cerca de 1,700 centros autorizados de cuidado infantil en todo el estado superan el límite máximo permitido de concentración de plomo en el agua que se les suministra diariamente a bebés y niños en edad preescolar. Es posible que este número aumente a medida que se revelen más resultados.
California Assembly passes first-in-the-nation ban on chemicals in processed food
On May 15th, the California Assembly approved a landmark bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food.
Maine data unveils troubling trend: 55 PFAS-related chemicals in over 1,400 pesticides
More than 1,400 pesticides contain active ingredients that meet Maine’s definition for the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to a new analysis of data from the state by Environmental...
Advocacy groups call on the FDA to address radiation exposures from electronic products
The Food and Drug Administration is failing its duty to protect the public from unnecessary exposure to harmful radiation from smartphones and other electronic products, says an advocacy group...
Brain-eating bacteria aren’t as threatening as toxic algae blooms
As summer heats up, news of fatalities from brain-eating amoeba seems to be everywhere – and people planning to spend time in and near local rivers and lakes might be concerned about contracting the...
California Senate Health Committee advances revolutionary food chemical bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On June 28, the California Senate Committee on Health approved a first-in-the-nation bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food. Assembly Bill...
EWG applauds Biden EPA’s historic $7B investment in low-income residential solar
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a $7 billion Solar for All competitive grant program to help low-income communities across the U.S. install residential solar panels.
EWG: USDA should prohibit ‘climate-friendly’ claims on beef products
Today the Environmental Working Group petitioned the Department of Agriculture to prohibit beef producers like Tyson Foods’ Brazen Beef from claiming their products are “climate-friendly” and to...
The Conservation Reserve Program is failing to prioritize soil health. House Republicans could make it worse.
Almost everyone agrees: Permanently restoring hard-to-farm cropland with trees and grasses that can act as carbon sinks is a good way to build soil carbon.
EWG applauds climate and agriculture research investments by USDA
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department of Agriculture will invest $300 million through President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda to improve measurement, monitoring...
Increasing price guarantees primarily benefits Southern states, analysis shows
Increasing price guarantees for major crops would primarily benefit farmers growing peanuts, cotton and rice in Southern states, not corn and soybean farmers.
Detections of 'forever chemicals' in water coast to coast strengthen call for stringent EPA regulations
New laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group have found the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, including major metropolitan...
Save the Delaware River
Since George Washington crossed the Delaware in 1776, the river has become an iconic American image. Nearly 16 million people rely on the Delaware river for drinking water, and every year 5.4 million...