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What’s in your coffee creamer – and is it healthy?
For many people, coffee can be part of a healthy diet – but what you add to it can change that.
California finds toxic pesticides in nearly 80 percent of air samples
Roughly four out of five air samples collected throughout 2023 in four of the most agriculture-intensive communities had detectable levels of pesticides, according to the state’s Department of...
Unmasking the ingredients in fall’s favorite flavor: Pumpkin spice
Pumpkin spice season is officially here. As soon as the temperature drops and the first leaves start to change color, everything edible from lattes to muffins, cheeses and ice cream takes on this warm...
How factory farms can contaminate onions with dangerous pathogens like E. coli
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration report that onions are the likely source of the McDonald’s E. coli outbreak that killed one person and sickened...
Greenwashing: Truth versus hype about consumer products
Many consumer product companies tout the environmental and health benefits of what they sell, but some of these claims fall short of the hype – a problem known as “greenwashing.”
Cancer: Putting Prevention First
Medical experts will never cease searching for cures for the gravest illnesses that afflict people. But a growing consensus is forming in the medical and public health communities that preventing...
EPA finalizes ban on all uses of notorious cancer-causing solvent TCE
WASHINGTON – The Biden Environmental Protection Agency today prohibited all uses of the toxic solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE. The rule is a crucial victory in efforts to tackle health harms, like...
Transcript of EWG podcast ‘Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 18
In this podcast episode , EWG President and Co-founder Ken Cook and his guests discuss the intersection between animal welfare and environmentalism. Cook first speaks with veterinarian Crystal Heath...
EWG statement on FY25 NDAA mandating DOD buy Safer Choice products made without PFAS
WASHINGTON – The newly passed National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for fiscal year 2025 includes a provision requiring the Department of Defense to prioritize purchasing cleaning products...
Demand grows for ski, snowboard wax without ‘forever chemicals’
Add skis and snowboards to the long list of consumer products treated with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS: outerwear, furniture, carpeting, upholstery fabric, period products, cookware,...
Campaign to ban asbestos gains momentum with striking Times Square billboard
An unmissable new campaign featured on the iconic Nasdaq billboard in the heart of New York’s Times Square urges Congress to ban all uses and imports of cancer-causing asbestos.
GAO Flunks Some States on Tap Water Quality Monitoring
A new report from Government Accountability Office, Congress's investigative arm, shows that a number of states have made serious errors in tap water safety data reporting. GAO attributed the lapses...
House bill would force the USDA to take a new look at chemicals in meat
With two federal agencies involved in reviewing the safety of food chemicals in meat, poultry and egg products, it would be easy to assume those foods are doubly safe – that no potentially harmful...
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Animal feeding operations harm the environment, climate and public health
Throughout the U.S., huge facilities raising hundreds or thousands of hogs, poultry or cattle are wreaking havoc on the environment by polluting the air, adding to the climate crisis and contaminating water supplies – with dire consequences for public health.
Two new bills target toxic food chemicals in New York
On March 5, lawmakers introduced two bills that would protect New Yorkers from toxic food chemicals. Between them, they would ban seven substances from food manufactured, distributed or sold in the...
New House bill targets harmful additives in meat and dairy products
The Environmental Working Group applauds today’s introduction of House legislation that would require the Department of Agriculture to reassess seven potentially harmful food chemicals used in meat...
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First Do No Harm
Foreword If you have to be hospitalized in the United States it’s going to run you (or your insurance company) about 930 bucks a day, on average. Would you be willing to pay 93 cents more—that’s right, 93 cents, not much more than you’d pay for a candy bar down at the gift shop––so that the hospital you’re in could “afford” to stop polluting the air with one of the most potent toxic substances
Reusing Your Gray Water: State Laws Vary for Homeowners
Recently, we took a look at the water-saving potential of residential "gray" water, which, naturally, leads people to wonder: Can I use this technology in my home, too?
New study links microplastics to serious health harms in humans
A recent study suggests the presence of microplastics may increase the risk of heart attack or other cardiovascular problems among people with heart disease. The tiny plastics were found to double the...
EWG testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on examining PFAS as hazardous substances
Attached is testimony of EWG’s Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Scott Faber to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on examining PFAS as hazardous substances.
EWG statement on PFAS-free foam grant program in just-passed FAA reauthorization bill
WASHINGTON – Today Congress approved the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that includes a new grant program to help airports kick-start the transition to firefighting foams without...
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State ‘forever chemicals’ spotlight: North Carolina’s drinking water contamination
Drinking water for at least 2.5 million North Carolinians is contaminated with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS at levels exceeding new federal standards, according to an EWG analysis.
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Triple dipping: House farm bill increases likelihood of wealthy farmers raking in billions each year
Between 2021 and 2023, farmers across the country may have dipped into three types of taxpayer-funded federal farm support programs to collect more than $55.2 billion, according to EWG’s newly updated Farm Subsidy Database.
New EPA data confirm widespread ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
On May 16, the Environmental Protection Agency posted new data confirming 89.3 million people in communities throughout the U.S. have drinking water that has tested positive for the toxic “forever...
