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EWG News Roundup (3/6): PFAS Resemble Cancer-Causing Chemicals, Nitrate Taints Minnesota Drinking Water and More
EWG News Roundup (3/6): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
‘Forever Chemicals’ in Milk: EWG Tests All Negative, But More Food Testing Needed
Trump Rollback of Auto Emissions Standards = 1 Billion More Tons of Air Pollution
Today the Trump administration is set to release a final rule rolling back auto fuel efficiency standards, which will let cars and light trucks emit 1 billion more tons, or more, of carbon pollution...
Giving It Away Free
Wind Power, Not Oil Drilling, Is Future of Offshore Energy
In an era of bitterly divisive politics, there's one thing that unites Democrats and Republicans across the nation: They oppose Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's proposal to allow offshore drilling for...
A Produce Industry Hater of EWG’s Dirty Dozen™ Asked Consumers If They Trust Us: ‘Absolutely!’
Dog Days of Summer: Pet Deaths From Toxic Algae Blooms Already Mounting
As some COVID-19 shutdowns now stretch into their fifth month, and with record-setting temperatures blanketing the U.S., cooped-up Americans may be hankering for water-centric recreation. But those...
Identifying Congress Members Who Get Farm Subsidies
Dear Food Manufacturers: Stop Polluting Children With Glyphosate
Smaller Farms Hit Hard by COVID-19 but Get Little Help From USDA
BP to EWG on Net-Zero Carbon Pledge: ‘No turning back!’ We’ll See.
Hot Spots in the Emerging Global Food Crisis
EWG News Roundup (8/20): 10 Ways the Trump Administration Has Made Life More Toxic, Racial Disparities Fueling COVID-19’s Force and More
EWG News Roundup (8/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
More Ethanol Means More Toxic Water Pollution
Some corn ethanol lobbyists are pushing to triple the amount of ethanol American fuel makers put into gasoline, moving from the current blend, called E10, or 90 percent gasoline and 10 percent corn...
Untapped
Many California farmers produce food in ways that protect public health and the environment, but too many others use practices that take a serious toll on the state's water resources. A slew of agricultural pollutants, including fertilizers, pesticides, pathogens and sediment, are seriously damaging California's surface and ground water, poisoning fish and threatening drinking water for many
EWG News Roundup (Nov. 8): Factory Farms, Nontoxic Cleaning and GMOs
This week, EWG joined forces with our colleagues at Waterkeeper Alliance again to show how industrial animal farms can wreak havoc on public health and the environment. Through startling aerial...
Despite Federal Roadblocks, States and Cities Lead on Solar Power
The Trump administration is not only trying to revive the dying coal industry, but is working to slow the rapid growth of solar power. But at the state and local levels, governments and citizens...
U.S. Regulators Again Reject Trump Scheme to Bail Out Failing Coal and Nuclear Plants
Yesterday, a panel of federal regulators unanimously rejected President Trump's order for an emergency bailout of financially failing coal and nuclear power plants. The bailout would have increased...
Study: Premature Births Drop After Coal, Oil Power Plants Shut Down
The rate of premature births to California mothers living near coal and oil power plants dropped significantly after the plants were shut down, researchers from the University of California and Johns...
The Future of Energy Is Blowing in the Wind
In 2009, a study in the research journal Utilities Policy concluded that wind and other sources of renewable energy would “never be able to contribute significantly to electric power supply.” What a...
Don’t Waste Conservation Dollars on Concentrated Animal Waste!
Raising animals in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) is bad for public health and the environment.
Former U.S. Nukes Chief: “New nuclear is off the table”
From 2009 to 2012, Gregory Jaczko was chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which approves nuclear power plant designs and sets safety standards for plants. But he now says that nuclear power...
EWG News Roundup (5/31): EWG Seeks Details on Trump Cuts to Children’s Health Research, Calif. Lead Bill to Protect Workers Advances, Monsanto Caught Paying Front Group to Defend Weedkiller and More
EWG News Roundup (5/31): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Air Pollution, on the Rise Under Trump, Puts People at Risk of Severe Illness From Coronavirus