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EWG to Congress: Corn Ethanol Is Harming the Environment, Consumers
The federal requirement to blend corn ethanol into gasoline is polluting America's air and water, contributing to climate change, hurting consumers and hindering the development of cleaner biofuels...
Is the Era of Mining Company Giveaways Over?
U.S. Court Orders Trump EPA to Decide Fate of Brain-Damaging Pesticide
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today gave Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler 90 days to decide whether his agency will ban the use of the brain-damaging pesticide...
Lawmakers Introduce Bill Forcing EPA To Set Legal Limit for All PFAS in Drinking Water
A bipartisan bill introduced in the House today would require the Environmental Protection Agency to set a health-protective legal limit in drinking water for the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as...
EWG: A Novel Method for Assessing Combined Risk of Multiple Tap Water Pollutants
The array of toxic pollutants in California drinking water could cause more than 15,000 cases of cancer, according to a peer-reviewed EWG study that is the first ever to assess the cumulative risk...
Mapping the PFAS Contamination Crisis: New Data Show 610 Sites in 43 States
Mining Industry Pro on Trump’s Promises To Bring Back Coal: ‘He’s Lying’
For more than 50 years, Art Sullivan has worked as a coal miner, mine manager and industry consultant in the U.S. and around the world. When CNN asked him about President Trump's promises to miners...
FERC Nominee Who Slammed Renewable Energy, Pushed Coal Bailout Narrowly Passes Senate
Bipartisan Bills Would Require Coordinated Cleanup of PFAS Chemicals at Federal Facilities
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives introduced legislation today to improve cooperation between state regulators and federal agencies, including the Pentagon, to address PFAS...
Trump EPA To Scale Back Climate Rule To Pave Way for More Coal Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency will repeal an Obama-era climate change regulation requiring coal-fired power plants to install technology that captures carbon dioxide emissions, according to...
Colorado River Agencies Urge Caution on Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon could have health impacts and erode trust in the safety of drinking water supplies for 26 million residents of Southern California, Nevada and Arizona, the region...
Grand Canyon, Colorado River Protected from New Uranium Mining
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to bar new uranium mining claims on 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon marks a decisive victory for efforts to protect the iconic national park and the...
Duke CEO Threatens Action Against South Carolina Customers After Officials Vote Down Steep Rate Hike
The head of Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned electric utility in the country, threatened to pull back future investments in customer services in South Carolina after state regulators voted to...
Cuomo Administration’s Decision to Ban Fracking is a Big Win for New Yorkers, Grassroots Activists
The decision by the top health official in the Cuomo administration to ban high-volume hydraulic fracking for shale gas in the New York state is a huge win for New Yorkers, the environment and public...
Cleaner Biofuels: Alternatives to Corn Ethanol Would Cut Carbon Emissions
Compared to dirty corn ethanol, biofuels from next-generation feedstocks could greatly reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, according to a new report by EWG and University of...
Tampering With Truth
Bill To Ban PFAS Chemicals From Food Packaging Would Eliminate Major Source of Exposure
A bill introduced today in Congress would ban the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS from use in a primary source of exposure to the compounds.
Senate Environment Committee Considers Legislative Package To Combat PFAS Contamination Crisis
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing today to consider a number of legislative proposals that would begin to address the growing public health crisis from exposure to the...
Bill Advances to Protect California Workers From Lead Exposure on the Job
California lawmakers passed a measure Wednesday to safeguard workers and their families from the toxic effects of lead exposure, following revelations that state officials failed to investigate...
Trump’s USDA May Hide GMOs in 10,000 Foods, Use Confusing Jargon on Labels
Under the guise of “transparency,” the Trump administration's proposed GMO disclosure rule may in fact codify secrecy and confusing labels for genetically modified foods, said Scott Faber, EWG's...
Groups File FOIA Request for EPA-Industry Communications Over Agency Decision to Ignore Key Exposures to Asbestos, Other Toxic Chemicals
Today American Oversight and the Environmental Working Group petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency for release of documents detailing contacts between former EPA chief Scott Pruitt and the...
SUVs - Suddenly Upside-down Vehicles
New Bipartisan Senate Legislation Aims to Spur Federal Response to PFAS Crisis
Due to His Own Trade War, Trump Gives Nearly $5 Billion in Taxpayer Money to Mega Farms
The Trump administration released details today on its emergency aide package in the form of direct payments for big farm operations, with the bulk of the taxpayer aid flowing to U.S. soybean farmers.
