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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.

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water

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.

Midwest

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...

Midwest
Midwest

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...

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Farming & Agriculture

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

Children’s Health
Food & Water

Five Kids’ Snacks You Should Always Buy Organic

Did you know that in order to receive organic certification, packaged foods must be free of not only toxic pesticides but also thousands of added chemicals like artificial preservatives, colors and...
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Energy
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Federal & State Energy Policy

Two Big Steps Toward Meeting Our Climate Pledge

A House committee is expected to approve legislation today to require the Trump administration to produce a plan to meet America's international commitments to fighting climate change.

Energy
Fossil & Nuclear
Renewable Energy

The 100% Renewables Moonshot: We’re Closer Than You Think

Advocates for 100 percent renewable energy often compare the effort needed to meet that goal to efforts to put a person on the moon.
Energy
Utilities
Federal & State Energy Policy
Renewable Energy
California

A Bill of Rights To Keep Utilities From Penalizing Solar Customers

Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned electric utility in the U.S., wants to charge customers in South Carolina more for using less energy. Duke is asking state regulators for permission to more...

Research

Cell Phone Radiation Depends On Wireless Carrier

A series of studies quietly published over the last five years show that cell phone network technologies affect radiation exposure as much as the phone design itself.
Energy
Renewable Energy
Federal & State Energy Policy

Homes That Make More Energy Than They Use Quickly Pay Back Added Costs

Efficiency should be the core of national, state and local energy policy. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy estimates that, since 1990, advances in energy efficiency have supplanted...
Research

Forbes Fat Cats Collect Taxpayer-Funded Farm Subsidies

The federal government paid out $11.3 million in taxpayer-funded farm subsidies to 50 billionaires or farm businesses in which they had an interest between 1995 and 2012, and changes to the farm bill being weighed by Congress could well increase their take.
Toxic Chemicals
BPA
Household & Consumer Products
Cookware & Food Containers

5 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Toxic BPA

No one disputes that bisphenol A, a toxic compound widely used to line food cans and other food packaging, is polluting people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found BPA in the urine of...

Household & Consumer Products
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals

EWG’s News Roundup (2/23): Pruitt’s First-Class Travel, Air Pollutants in Your Home and More

EWG News Roundup 2/23: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Farm Workers
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Pesticides
Regional Issues
California

To Protect Young Farmworkers, Calif. Rejects EPA Rollback of Pesticide Policy

Last week, the federal Environmental Protection Agency took steps that could lead to the repeal of health-protective safeguards designed to prevent teenage farmworkers from handling toxic pesticides...

Research

Does Your Cell Phone Case Raise Your Radiation Exposure?

Some 9 percent of Americans use smartphones. Many of them buy cases for their phones, hoping to protect their expensive devices from harm. But it's the users who need better protection.
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Food & Water
Food

I Call the Vote: A Farm Bill Litmus Test for the Food Movement

Here's a simple proposition to test whether the food movement can stand up to Big Ag. We're asking readers who care about providing healthier food to schoolchildren to take a stand by voting on our...
Toxic Chemicals
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (4/20): Nonstick Chemicals in Drinking Water, Farm Pollution Throughout Midwest and More

EWG News Roundup (4/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Food & Water
Food
Children’s Health

How to Avoid Added Nitrates and Nitrites in Your Food

Do you pack sandwiches for lunch or grab a hot dog at a BBQ? These foods may contain added chemicals you should know about: nitrates and nitrites.
Research

The Anti-Label Lobby

Companies and organizations opposed to labeling foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients disclosed $15.2 million in lobbying expenditures that made reference to GE labeling in the second quarter of 2014, according to analysis updating a July EWG report. When combined with lobbying expenditures from the first quarter of 2014, these companies have disclosed $27.5 million in the first
Toxic Chemicals
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (6/29): Superbugs in Supermarket Meat, Senate Farm Bill Passes and More

EWG News Roundup (6/29): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Cell Phones

Despite Health Concerns, FCC and States Clear the Way for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

The wireless communications industry is rushing to blanket the nation with next-generation networks whose health effects are unknown. Despite studies linking radiation from existing networks to cancer...

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Flame Retardants

Advice for Parents: Find Nap Mats Without Flame Retardant Chemicals

When looking for a child care center, parents usually ask about the number of children and the number of adult caretakers in the center, what educational activities are offered, and what's for lunch.

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals

Yet Another Reason for Your Kids to Unplug? Health Risks from Cellphone Radiation

Most Americans, including children, use electronic devices like cellphones, tablets and smartwatches, for hours every day – and many have developed symptoms that look like addictive behavior. In 2017...