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For 50 Years, Polluters Knew PFAS Chemicals Were Dangerous But Hid Risks From Public
As far back as 1950, studies conducted by 3M showed that the family of toxic fluorinated chemicals now known as PFAS could build up in our blood. By the 1960s, animal studies conducted by 3M and DuPont revealed that PFAS chemicals could pose health risks. But the companies kept the studies secret from their employees and the public for decades. Here is a timeline of internal memos, studies and
EWG’s Top Ten Environmental Health Stories of 2013
When EWG's staff voted on the most important environmental health stories of 2013 that didn't directly involve agriculture, it turned out that antibiotic overuse was at the top of the list. Of course...
These are Fiscal Conservatives?
Corn Is Magic?
The trade organization that represents biotechnology companies, including those that develop and market biofuels, came out with a study this week (March 26) claiming that lowering the amount of corn...
Pompeo’s DARK Act Will Keep Consumers in the Dark
Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kans.) has introduced the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act to keep consumers, well, in the dark about whether or not their food contains GE ingredients. The bill would...
School Lunches: Where’s the Broccoli?
Who Will Say No to Obama's 4 Million Acres in Conservation Cuts?
Sound Science and Obama's Biofuels Working Group
Is the Ship Starting to Turn Around On Energy Subsidies?
Budget Freeze Focus Turns to Farm Subsidies
Corn Ethanol Sprawl Evicts Wildlife from the Midwest
Will Big Corn Call Katie Couric a Flake Too?
Rep. Michele Bachmann -- Having it Both Ways?
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Putting Our Money Where the Mouths Are
USDA Research: Does No-Till Really Capture More Carbon?
Climate Change Cage Match: EWG vs. Farm Bureau
What’s in a Name? Safe for Kids, Not Just Chemicals
Everybody – environmentalists and chemical industry executives alike – wants to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act. “Outdated” doesn't begin to describe a law that was cumbersome and weak on the...
More Corn Ethanol in 2013 Means Environment, Consumers Lose Out
The harm done to consumers and the environment by the federal biofuels mandate is destined to grow worse as a result of the recent decision to once again increase the amount of corn ethanol that must...
Organic: The Original Clean Food
Fracking Waste Water Triggered 109 Quakes in Ohio
Still skeptical that underground disposal of gas drilling-related waste water in so-called “injection wells” can trigger earthquakes?
Fracking Fluids Spill Caused Kentucky Fish Kill
Toxic “fracking” fluids that spilled into a Kentucky creek after they were used to drill four natural gas wells were the cause of a major fish kill that included a threatened species, a new federal...
McDonald’s Makes the Switch from Foam to Paper Hot Cups
McDonald's restaurants finish the job of eliminating polystyrene containers as they switch to paper cups for hot beverages.
Explosion of Unregulated Factory Farms
The Maumee River, overloaded with fertilizer and manure, is the single largest source of the phosphorus that triggers blooms of toxic algae in Lake Erie. Over half of the manure in the Maumee River watershed comes from an exploding number of unregulated factory farms, a new EWG and Environmental Law & Policy Center investigation reveals.