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5 ways to reduce your energy bill whether you rent or own
With everything from groceries to gas getting pricier, monthly expenses can feel even more daunting. But with spring bringing warmer weather , there are five steps to consider that may help lower...
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6 reasons to reject the bad House farm bill
Next week, House lawmakers will vote on the farm bill, which sets food and farm policy. The partisan House farm bill proposed by Agriculture Committee Republicans would fail to help family farmers...
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ALBANY, N.Y. – State lawmakers and public health advocates will hold a rally at the New York Capitol on Wednesday, May 13, from 1 to 2 p.m. EST, to urge passage of legislation to ban the use of the...
EWG on FDA’s request for information on SPF and UV protection values
Attached are EWG’s comments asking the Food and Drug Administration consider moving away from SPF testing in people in favor of in vitro UV protection testing, and for the agency should consider...
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...
‘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...
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...
