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What is the sunscreen filter bemotrizinol?
For the first time in over 25 years, the Food and Drug Administration is proposing to approve a new sunscreen ultraviolet, or UV, filter for the U.S. market: bemotrizinol , or BEMT. It’s a UV filter...
California bill tackling toxic ‘forever chemical’ pesticides clears Assembly floor
SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly voted May 27 to advance a bill targeting the use of toxic PFAS “forever chemical” pesticides found in nearly 40% of state-sampled California-grown non-organic...
EWG: PFAS pesticides contaminate half of California surface water and sediment tests
SACRAMENTO – Pesticides that are the toxic “ forever chemicals ” known as PFAS are showing up in roughly half of surface water and sediment tests throughout California, a new Environmental Working...
‘Balcony solar’ bill to cut energy costs clears California Senate
SACRAMENTO – The Environmental Working Group applauds California’s Senate for passing a bill today that would let residents install small, portable “balcony solar” systems in apartments, condos and...
Transcript of EWG podcast 'Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 59
Two major battles over pesticide policy are unfolding at the federal level, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The dispute: Can states protect their citizens from pesticide harms beyond what federal...
Transcript of EWG podcast 'Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 57
What does it look like to stand on principle when everyone around you is playing it safe? In today’s episode, EWG co-Founder and President Ken Cook sits down with Rina Shah, a political commentator...
Transcript of EWG podcast 'Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 51
Just one year into the Trump administration, the onslaught of attacks on the environment and public health is staggering. The Environmental Protection Agency is leading the deregulatory charge with...
Transcript of EWG podcast 'Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 58
This Earth Day, we’re not celebrating progress; we’re sounding the alarm. In today’s episode, EWG co-Founder and President Ken Cook sits down with Dr. Phil Landrigan and Dr. Adam Gaffney, co-authors...
Transcript of EWG podcast 'Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 60
There is an ongoing lawsuit between the American Academy of Pediatrics and Robert F Kennedy, Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services. The lead attorney of the lawsuit challenging the...
The dose makes the poison – but there’s more to the story
Does the dose define how chemicals can lead to harm? Yes. But is the dose the only thing that “makes the poison”? No. The idea that the dose makes the poison – originally explained as “all things are...
‘FRESH’ and Affordable Foods Act is rotten to the core
WASHINGTON – In April, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) introduced a draft bill that would, if enacted, further hobble an already broken system that allows scores of food chemicals to come onto the market...
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Supreme Court backs Bayer and Trump, limiting Americans’ right to sue over pesticide harms
WASHINGTON – In a decision that will reverberate far beyond a single lawsuit, the Supreme Court today handed toxic agricultural chemical makers a sweeping victory that threatens states’ ability to...
Going, going, gone? EWG finds glyphosate levels drop in oat-based products
When it comes to a harmful pesticide in your cereal or oatmeal, do you want the good or bad news first?
Dirty Dozen™ food chemicals: BHT
EWG’s recommendation Avoid or limit foods containing BHT. BHT has not been formally classified as a carcinogen, but studies have linked it to tumor promotion in animals. BHT and its breakdown products...
Pennsylvania moves one step closer to becoming second state to ban Parkinson’s pesticide
In a victory for public health, today a bill to ban the use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat in Pennsylvania moved one step closer to becoming law. The Pennsylvania House Consumer Protection...
Senate farm bill undermines regenerative agriculture, Trump administration’s MAHA priorities
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans’ just-released farm bill proposal would undermine efforts to advance regenerative agriculture and runs counter to the Make America Healthy Again agenda touted by top...
EWG opposes proposed ASTM standard that could classify hazardous amphibole particles as non-asbestos
Attached are EWG's comments to ASTM International opposing a proposed standard for classifying elongate amphibole particles. EWG raises concerns that the method relies on outdated binary...
Testimony of Environmental Working Group on proposals to Make America Healthier Again
Scott Faber, EWG’s senior vice president for government affairs, testified on June 23 at a congressional public forum about how the Trump administration is making people less healthy, including by...
‘Triple dipping’ taxpayer dollars: Trump eyes billions more in subsidies for wealthy farms
The Trump administration is asking Congress to send another $11 billion to farmers through taxpayer-funded farm subsidies, even though many would-be recipients are wealthy farms that already receive...
California State Assembly advances bill to create landmark ‘non-ultraprocessed’ food label
SACRAMENTO – In a major win for public health, the California State Assembly voted today to advance a trailblazing bill that would give shoppers an easy way to identify less harmful processed foods...
New research: It’s time to treat ultra-processed foods like tobacco
A special health journal issue on ultra-processed food, or UPF, calls for bold policy action to address the growing public health crisis – and that efforts focused solely on personal responsibility...
Removing Toxic Fluorinated Chemicals From Your Home’s Tap Water
The family of fluorinated compounds known as PFAS chemicals includes more than 4,700 chemicals – some linked to cancer, thyroid disease, weakened immunity and developmental defects, and others whose...
With New York Legislature adjourning June 4, advocates urge swift passage of bill to ban Parkinson’s pesticide
ALBANY, N.Y. – Ahead of New York’s legislative session ending June 4, environmentalists and other advocates are urging state lawmakers to pass a bill banning paraquat, a widely used herbicide with...
