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Maryland Lawmakers Vote to Ban BPA
Cardin Offers Hope for the Chesapeake Bay
Scented Secrets
7.2 Million Acres of Wetlands and Fragile Land Go Under the Plow
A new analysis released by Environmental Working Group shows that 1.9 million acres, or near 3,000 square miles of wetlands and nearby habitat, went under the plow in the United States between 2008...
Inappropriate Antibiotic Use in Animals ‘Makes Everyone Less Safe,’ CDC Says
In its first comprehensive report on antibiotic resistance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledges what many public health officials have known for years: there is a critical link...
New Supplemental Coverage Proposal Would Bulk Up Farm Subsidies and Crop Insurance, Report Shows
A proposed supplemental crop insurance program included in the pending farm bills in both the House and Senate would have boosted windfall profits for farm businesses and increased federally...
California Finalizes Stronger, Healthier Fire Safety Rules
Gov. Jerry Brown's decision to revise regulations that led manufacturers to add large amounts of toxic fire retardants to foam furniture sold in California “is a public health victory for all...
FDA Plan For Livestock Antibiotics Phase-Out Is Too Little, Too Late
The federal Food and Drug Administration's call for the livestock industry to voluntarily stop dosing healthy animals with antibiotics is “is long overdue and inadequate”, Heather White, executive...
EWG's Scott Faber Urges Congress to Reform Biofuels Policy
Congress should reform the federal biofuels program known as the Renewable Fuel Standard by reducing the requirement to blend corn ethanol into gasoline and ending corn ethanol's exemption from...
EWG’s Cook Applauds Wash State AG’s Lawsuit Against Food Industry’s Secretive Spending On GMO Labeling Initiative
Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook today called on the Grocery Manufacturers Association to fully disclose which member companies contributed money to the secretive and potentially illegal...
Senator Helps to Protect Our Food
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) helped to protect the safety of food today by stripping a controversial rider that would have given Monsanto and other agrichemical...
Calif. Governor Signs Cleaning Product Disclosure Law
In a major victory for consumers' and workers' right to know, Gov. Brown has signed a bill into law that requires manufacturers of a wide array of cleaning products to disclose ingredients.
Report: Suspected Carcinogen from Farm Runoff Fouls Drinking Water Across Rural America
Drinking water supplies for millions of Americans in farm country are contaminated with a suspected cancer-causing chemical from fertilizer, according to a new report by the Environmental Working...
Flouting Senate, EPA Chief Installs Chemical Safety Nominee as Senior Advisor
Defying the Senate's authority to confirm presidential nominees, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has installed Michael Dourson, President Trump's controversial choice to run...
EWG: Mega-Farms Reap Billions from Taxpayers in Farm Subsidies
Farming operations directly received more than $14 billion in taxpayer-funded commodity subsidies in 2015 and 2016, according to the latest analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture data obtained by...
California Water Subsidies
Double Dippers: How Big, Rich Farms Get Subsidized Twice For One Loss
Through federal farm programs, American taxpayers are routinely paying thousands of wealthy mega-farms twice for the same "loss," according to a new EWG report.
EWG, American Oversight Demand Answers on Dourson’s Work at EPA
Nonpartisan watchdog American Oversight and the Environmental Working Group today announced a joint investigation to determine if controversial toxicologist Michael Dourson has violated ethics rules...
Pruitt’s $25,000 Phone Booth Under Investigation by EPA Inspector General
The Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency announced an investigation into EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's use of nearly $25,000 in taxpayer dollars to purchase a customized secure...
MTBE In Drinking Water
Pruitt Set to Slash EPA Scientists, Public Health Experts by Half
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's mission to decimate the agency he heads is on track, as he works to eliminate roughly 50 percent of its scientists, researchers and others...
170 Million Americans Drink Radioactive Tap Water
Drinking water for more than 170 million Americans in all 50 states contains radioactive elements that may increase the risk of cancer, according to an EWG investigation released today.
EWG Applauds CVS Move to Ban Airbrushed Photos in Cosmetics Marketing
CVS Pharmacy will work to eliminate airbrushed images of models used to sell cosmetics from its stores, it announced Monday. It is “yet another bold decision” by the company and should be applauded by...
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