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Government Tests Find Roundup Widespread in Water, Air

Glyphosate, one of the most heavily used weed-killers in the world, has been found in air, rain and rivers in two states examined by government scientists.

Toxic Weed Killer Found in Breast Milk, Infant Formula

The widely-used herbicide glyphosate, now classified as a probably carcinogenic to humans by the World Health Organization, has been found in a number of items, including honey, breast milk and infant...

French Government Takes Steps to Protect its Citizens From Monsanto's Weed Killer

By restricting the sale of glyphosate in garden centers, the French government is taking steps to protect its citizens from a weed killer that the World Health Organization categorizes as "probably...

Study Finds Surge in Exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup Over Past Two Decades

A new study out this week suggests that Americans' exposure to the herbicide glyphosate, a possible human carcinogen, has increased by roughly 500 percent since it was first used in U.S. agriculture...

More Than 100,000 Americans Urge EPA To Restrict Unnecessary Use of Monsanto’s Weedkiller on Oats

This week, more than 100,000 Americans officially joined EWG and 20 companies calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to significantly restrict the use of Monsanto's weedkiller glyphosate on...

EWG Blasts EPA’s GMO Weed Killer Expansion Plan

Ignoring the World Health Organization's conclusion that the crop chemical glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans,” the Environmental Protection Agency has approved the glyphosate-containing...

EWG Blasts Government Approval of 2,4-D-Tolerant Corn, Soybeans

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to approve new varieties of genetically engineered corn and soybean seeds "brings us one step closer to widespread use of a new toxic weed killer that...

EWG Calls on Monsanto to Retract Remarks on WHO Weed-Killer Report

In response to the World Health Organization's decision to classify the weed-killer glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” Monsanto's top executive pulled out the rhetorical machine guns...

Bipartisan Bill To Protect Californians From Toxic Jewelry Clears Key Committee

On Tuesday, bipartisan legislation to protect Californians, especially children, from jewelry tainted with highly toxic heavy metals sailed through a key committee.

Senate Bill Would Set Nation on Course for 50 Percent Renewable Energy or More by 2035

Senate legislation introduced today would require all states to adopt energy policies to produce at least half of their electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2035. That would...

Breathe Safer Indoor Air With EWG’s Healthy Living: Home Guide

Americans spend as much as 90 percent of their time indoors. That's why it's more important than ever to think about indoor air quality and health.

EWG, American Oversight Call for EPA IG Investigation Into No-Bid Contract with GOP Consulting Firm

Non-partisan watchdog group American Oversight and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) today called for the Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General to immediately investigate the agency...

Brain Damaging Pesticide Scott Pruitt Left in Hands of Agribusiness Found in Hundreds of Food Samples

The federal Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, recently released test results that found the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos in more than 300 food samples.

Pruitt’s Superfund Czar Stiffs House Hearing on Cleanup Program’s Future

Albert “Kell” Kelly, the federally sanctioned ex-banker put in charge of the Superfund program despite having no environmental qualifications, has backed out of testifying before a key House hearing...

Scott Pruitt Just Hung Up a List of His Top ‘Environmental Achievements’ at EPA. EWG Suggests Alternate List.

New banners on display at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters highlight five “environmental achievements” under Administrator Scott Pruitt's leadership. Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore...

EWG Applauds Bill to Warn of Asbestos in Cosmetics

Today EWG praised legislation introduced by Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., that would mandate warnings for cosmetics marketed to children that might contain asbestos.

Big Win for Public Health: Calif. Judge Blocks Pesticide Spraying by State Ag Department

In a major victory for public health, a judge has ordered the California Department of Food and Agriculture to stop spraying toxic pesticides – including on schools, parks and lawns and near organic...

Welcome Aboard Coach Class, Scott Pruitt. Here’s Your EWG-Approved Travel Kit

If you're used to first class or a private jet, flying coach can take some getting used to

EPA Hires Right-Wing Media Firm Linked to Oil Industry, Anti-Muslim Group

For its annual report, the Environmental Protection Agency has hired a right-wing digital media firm that has worked for the oil and gas industry and an anti-Muslim group.

Arrivederci, Taxpayer Money! Pruitt Spent $120,000 on Weeklong Trip to Italy

In June 2017, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and his entourage took a trip to Italy, which cost taxpayers $120,000. Photo courtesy of EPA

Trump EPA Quashes Chemical Safety Rule to Ease ‘Burden’ on Industry

The Environmental Protection Agency today repealed major safety requirements for chemical, agro-chemical and petroleum plants, which President Obama's administration put in place to protect workers...

Pentagon Admits it Undercounted Military Bases Contaminated with ‘Forever Chemicals’

The number of military installations and adjacent communities likely contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, is higher than previously disclosed, a top Defense Department official...

Navy Asks To Delay Landmark PFAS Case in Federal Court

Last week, the Navy asked a federal court to delay a lawsuit seeking to require the military to pay for medical monitoring of people who live near naval installations to determine whether they have...

EWG Hires Jamie Konopacky, Environmental Attorney, as New Midwest Office Director

The Environmental Working Group has hired environmental attorney Jamie Konopacky as EWG's Midwest director, based in Minneapolis, to strengthen and expand EWG's work at the state and local level in...