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GMOs Haven’t Cut Weedkiller Use
Monsanto marketed its potent weed killer glyphosate – brand name Roundup -- and the corn and soybeans genetically engineered to withstand it by claiming that it would replace other, more toxic weed...
GMO-Linked Herbicide May Doom Monarch Butterflies
A new study (March 21) concludes that monarch butterflies may go extinct within two decades, largely as the result of widespread adoption of herbicides used with genetically modified corn and soybeans...
Fields of Drift: GMO Weed Killer Exposure on Playing Fields and Parks
An EWG survey of athletic fields and parks in a six-state sample of small-town America shows that more than 90 percent of these recreational areas are within 1,000 feet of a corn or soybean field...
EWG News Roundup (8/24): How Would a Justice Kavanaugh Vote on Asbestos, Trump’s Dirty Power Scam, Avoid Bug Bites and More
EWG News Roundup (8/24): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
“Extreme levels” of Herbicide Roundup Found in Food
A new study led by scientists from the Arctic University of Norway has detected “extreme levels” of Roundup, the agricultural herbicide manufactured by Monsanto, in genetically engineered soy.
Washout
EWG News Roundup (6/14): Nitrate Pollution of U.S. Tap Water Could Cause 12,500 Cases of Cancer Each Year, Monsanto’s Weedkiller Still Contaminates Foods Marketed to Children and More
EWG News Roundup (6/14): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Eating an Organic Diet May Reduce Your Cancer Risk
Frequently eating a variety of organic foods may significantly reduce your risk of developing cancer, according to a groundbreaking study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
Price Supports
PFAS Chemicals Harm the Immune System, Decrease Response to Vaccines, New EWG Review Finds
Open the Window for Fresh Air, Get Lead Instead
Because of the contamination crisis in Flint, Mich., most people know about the health threat of lead in drinking water. But water isn't the chief source of lead poisoning. It's windows. And warm...
Under Udall Proposal, Wind and Solar Would Be Dominant US Energy Source in 15 Years
EPA Seeks Ideas to Gut Clean Water Rules, But Citizens Speak Up for Public Health
World Health Organization Urges Farmers to Stop Overusing Antibiotics in Livestock
Who Will Support Real Cosmetics Reform?
How the EPA Should Act To Protect Americans From Toxic PFAS Chemicals
The toxic chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a national crisis demanding national action.
Study: Elevated Levels of Toxic Chemicals Found in Menstrual Pads and Disposable Diapers
Men's Health
EWG News Roundup (3/22): Kale Vaults Up the Dirty Dozen™ List, California Takes on Chemicals in Cosmetics and More
EWG News Roundup (3/22): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (4/6): Pruitt Keeps Creating Scandals, Coal and Nuclear Plants Seek Bailout and More
Roundup 4/06: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (4/5): EPA Chief Dodges Questions, Big Pork Will Make Its Own Food Safety Inspections, Why Trump Hates Wind and More
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler made the rounds of Capitol Hill this week, displaying twice his questionable commitment to protecting Americans' public health.
Renewable Fuels Policy “Untethered from Reality”
It's time to face facts: the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) created by Congress in 2005 and expanded in 2007 is producing too many “bad biofuels” that increase greenhouse gas emissions, drive up food...
Trump May Hand Sarah Palin Keys to Nation’s Public Lands, Wildlife
During her failed bid for vice president in 2008, that was Sarah Palin's crowd-pleasing chant promoting her energy policy. Now the pithy catchphrase – and the former Alaska governor herself – could...
EWG News Roundup (1/11): Trump EPA Walks Back Youth Pesticide Proposal, Coal Miners Turn Their Back on the President and More
EWG News Roundup (1/11): Here's some more news you can use going into the weekend
