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EWG News Roundup (1/17): Asbestos in Children’s Toys, Nitrate in Minnesota’s Drinking Water, Cosmetic Safety Reform in California and More
EWG News Roundup (1/17): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
6 Ways the Biden Administration Should Protect Food and Farm Workers From Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic – worsened by the Trump administration's woefully anemic response – has taken the lives of more than 300 food and farm workers and sickened tens of thousands more, turning the...
Minnesota Legislator Who Believes ‘Water Cleans Itself’ Defends Potato Giant’s Irrigation Expansion in Fragile Pineland Sands
Minn. Study Is First To Show Cause-and-Effect Link Between ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water and Reproductive Harms
A study of almost 50,000 births in Minnesota is reportedly the first to establish a cause-and-effect link between high levels of the fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in drinking water and...
Chromium-6 in U.S. Tap Water
New USDA Records Show Trade Bailout and Coronavirus Payments Went to the Largest Farms
The largest and wealthiest U.S. farm businesses received the biggest share of almost $33 billion in payments from two subsidy programs – one created by the Trump administration to respond to the...
Study: More Than 125,000 Farmworkers Have Contracted Covid-19
The Covid-19 virus has infected more than 125,000 U.S. farmworkers, according to the latest estimates in an ongoing study by Purdue University.
The Smoking Spud: Documents Prove Potato Giant Is Behind Irrigation Scheme in Pineland Sands
EWG News Roundup (10/2): California Cosmetics Bill Signed Into Law, Algae Beach Closures and More
EWG News Roundup (10/2): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (10/9): Nitrate Contaminates Water in California’s Majority-Latino Communities, Members of Congress Rake in Farm Subsidies and More
This week EWG released an analysis showing that in California's majority-Latino communities, 5.25 million people drink tap water contaminated with nitrate at levels at or above the federal limit.
CDC: Americans Carry Body Burden of Toxic Sunscreen Chemical
EWG's review of scientific evidence and biomonitoring data for the common sunscreen ingredient oxybenzone.
Interior Secretary, Congressional VIPs Attend Junket at Lavish Resort -- Who's Paying?
Interior Secretary Gale Norton and other officials in the Bush administration, along with numerous members of Congress, plan to participate in a conference this week at one of the most exclusive...
BPA Update: Tracking the Canned Food Phaseout
How Will the Biden Administration Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals’?
No candidate for president has ever pledged to make the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS a priority – until now.
PFAS Chemicals Harm the Immune System, Decrease Response to Vaccines, New EWG Review Finds
Toxic PFAS chemicals, notorious for contaminating drinking water supplies across the U.S., are harmful to nearly every human organ, and the immune system is particularly vulnerable. PFAS mixtures...
EWG News Roundup (11/13): What a Biden Presidency Means for Food and Toxics, Studies Show PFAS Harm Immune System and More
EWG News Roundup (11/13): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
7 Ways Children Will Be Healthier Under the Biden Administration
The Trump administration's assault on science has been a disaster for children, according to a report in February from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Now the election of Joe Biden and Kamala...
With New Laws To Protect Public Health, California Continues Environmental Leadership
In the wake of the Trump administration's rollback of more than 100 federal environmental regulations, California has again showed leadership, with new laws to protect public health. In the past two...
EWG News Roundup (11/20): Biden Administration Prioritizing Children’s Health, Justice for Black Farmers, EWG’s Thanksgiving Tips and More
EWG News Roundup (11/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Congress to Kids: Drop Dead
'Tis the Season for Being Green in the Kitchen
Your Green Holiday Kitchen in 3 Easy Steps
Wellness Chat: The Importance of Nutrition in Cancer Prevention