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Federal grants to promote pesticides? Oh, my.
More than 50 organizations concerned about the risks of pesticides to human health and the environment have joined forces to fight California officials' award of a $180,000 taxpayer-funded grant to a...
Rachel Maddow: Don't Frack Me, Bro!
For a while there, it was just environmental watchdogs like EWG and film makers like Josh Fox (Gasland) and Debra Anderson (Split Estate) talking about the environmental consequences of hydraulic...
Yes we can - and should - make our food safer
We're all used to hearing Big Food and Big Ag brag about America having "the safest food supply in the world," usually as a warm-up for complaining that EWG and other critics of our food system are...
Is your sunscreen in EWG's Sunscreen Hall of Shame?
When it comes to protecting yourself from the sun, it's easy to go wrong. To help you go right, instead, we whipped up a list of the really bad actors because sometimes, knowing what's on the "avoid"...
All about sunscreen: Live chat with EWG
On May 24th, we released our 4th annual Sunscreen Guide. While our basic message is pretty straight forward - cover up first, slop on some effective sunscreen next - the sunscreen choices are so...
New Science, New Solutions Explored at Heinz Conference
Since 1996 Teresa Heinz has been pioneering the way women approach common (and not so common) health concerns with her annual conference "Women's Health & the Environment."
CNN's Sanjay Gupta MD interviews EWG President Ken Cook
Last weekend Dr. Gupta's short interview with EWG Founder & President, Ken Cook, aired on CNN's Sanjay Gupta MD show.
Kids' Food a Fly Won't Touch
A Denver grandmother of eight, who happens to be a trained nutritionist, decided to see for herself just how effective the preservatives used in large segments of the U.S. food system actually are.
Thank you, Administrator Jackson
It's not news that getting anything substantive through Congress these days is like pushing very big rocks uphill, even when there is remarkable consensus on a topic.
Learn about the methodology behind EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
Background EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ ranks popular fresh fruits and vegetables based on levels of pesticide contamination and toxicity. EWG has released the Shopper’s Guide...
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GOP budget bill boosts crop insurance payouts to wealthy corporations, insurance middlemen
Almost $37 billion in federal crop insurance payments went to a small number of insurance companies and agents, a new EWG analysis finds. And the House-passed GOP budget bill and the bill proposed by the Senate could send even more money their way. The bill would hike those payments in part by slashing billions in food assistance funds, harming millions of hungry people to benefit wealthy
EWG applauds reintroduction of Senate bill to close food chemical safety loopholes
Today Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced legislation to strengthen food chemical safety by closing regulatory loopholes and requiring the reassessment of chemicals of...
California Supreme Court considers the legality of net metering change that harms rooftop solar
Should California’s utility regulators be allowed to make sweeping energy policy decisions without fully considering the benefits of rooftop solar to all Californians? And are those decisions exempt...
If you ask a caveman a chemistry question...
Good news. Maine governor Paul LePage claims he has read the scientific research on the health dangers posed by bisphenol-A, the plastic component and synthetic estrogen.
A farm bill for the one-tenth of the 1%
Don’t call it a budget reconciliation bill. Call it a “farm bill for the one-tenth of the 1%”.
National, state environmental groups urge California Senate to halt anti-solar AB 942
A coalition of 14 California-based and national environmental organizations is calling on state Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), chair of the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, to...
Has the Trump administration made America healthier?
The Trump administration is determined to “Make America Healthy Again.” Next week, it’s expected to release recommendations to improve diets and take other steps to improve our health. It follows a...
Make America wait again: Delay for recommendations on healthier food, lives
Will the Trump administration “Make America Healthy Again”?
EPA (Finally) Regulates Rocket Fuel in Tap Water
Perchlorate, a common ingredient in rocket fuel and a potent thyroid toxin, will be regulated in drinking water, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced yesterday (Feb...
New EPA data shows 7M more people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
WASHINGTON – New data released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows an additional 7 million Americans have drinking water contaminated by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. It brings...
As the EPA looks to weaken PFAS drinking water limits, here’s how you can limit your exposure
With the Environmental Protection Agency aiming to weaken national limits on the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in drinking water, Americans are asking: How can I protect myself from these toxic...
From lunchbox snacks to school essentials, here's our roundup of a few healthier picks for your child.
Congress’ PFAS protection rollbacks betray service members and defense communities
Republicans in Congress are pushing a sweeping repeal of hard-won safeguards for service members, veterans and defense communities against the widespread health and environmental harms of the toxic...
On BPA: How Risky? How Much Concern? When to Act?
Special to Enviroblog by Elizabeth Grossman, who writes about environmental and science issues from Portland, Oregon and is author, most recently of Chasing Molecules.
