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Newsom signs landmark law requiring full disclosure of diaper chemicals
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law a bill that will give parents more information to protect their babies from harmful chemical exposures. The first-in-the-nation law requires...
California Legislature approves bill easing access to clean, affordable ‘balcony solar’
SACRAMENTO – The Environmental Working Group today applauds the California Legislature for passing a bill that will help Californians invest in clean energy while also tackling sky-high energy bills...
Dirty Dozen™ food chemicals: Aspartame
EWG’s recommendation Avoid or limit food and beverages containing aspartame. Aspartame has been classified as a possible carcinogen by the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency...
What to know about new ‘non-UPF’ certification labels
Update appended California is advancing a bill to help shoppers identify alternatives to ultraprocessed foods , or UPF, at the grocery store. If enacted, it would create a first-ever government-run...
This cancer-causing chemical may be lurking in your bread
Many packaged baked goods are made with flour that may contain potassium bromate, an additive linked to cancer. The chemical is added to flour to strengthen dough and allow it to rise higher, benefits...
EWG statement on UN confirming PFAS contamination is a global human rights crisis
WASHINGTON – The United Nations Human Rights Council today presented a landmark report saying the toxic “ forever chemicals ” known as PFAS are found in the blood of nearly every person on the planet...
Dirty Dozen™ food chemicals: Sucralose
Avoid or limit foods containing sucralose. Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose may increase risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and mortality in adults, as well as preterm birth...
The U.S. Must Ban Asbestos – With No Exemptions
More than 60 nations have banned all uses of asbestos. Shockingly, the U.S. isn't one of them. The nation's new toxics law gives the Environmental Protection Agency the power to completely ban the...
What’s the difference between processed and ultra-processed foods?
Ultra-processed foods. Highly processed foods. Processed foods. All terms we’re hearing more often as research continues to link ultra-processed food, or UPF, to diseases like cancer, depression and...
Study: Hundreds of chemicals linked to breast cancer in lab and animal studies in high use in the U.S.
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosis among women and cases are on the rise . Anyone can get breast cancer – but it’s most common in women. A new peer-reviewed study looks at where...
Five problems with the FDA’s proposed food chemicals rule
A new EWG analysis finds a Food and Drug Administration proposed food chemicals rule update may represent more bark than bite – its “requirements” could be mandatory in name only, and worse, may...
Dirty Dozen™ food chemicals: Titanium dioxide
EWG’s recommendation Avoid or limit foods containing titanium dioxide. Titanium dioxide is a color additive used to brighten packaged foods. Food-grade titanium dioxide contains a large amount of...
EWG statement on California announcing clean energy milestone during 'extreme' heat
SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced that the state’s power grid met the highest demand for electricity in four years. The peak demand on the grid, due to “extreme” heat, was on...
Surging rates of high blood pressure in pregnancy – does chemical exposure play a role?
Rates of high blood pressure during pregnancy have risen sharply, up 73% between 2016 and 2024, according to a report from the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention. The 2026 report, finding the...
State food chemical laws don’t create chaos. They make food safer for everyone.
More than a dozen states have now passed laws restricting certain chemicals from food. Most apply to food served in schools, and a few may apply to food sold in stores. Companies have argued that...
Dirty Dozen™ food chemicals: Artificial dyes
EWG’s recommendation Avoid or limit foods containing artificial dyes. Human and animal studies suggest artificial food dyes may harm children’s behavior and brain development. Studies on laboratory...
Cutting ultra-processed foods may ease depression, new study finds
Cutting back on ultra-processed food, or UPF, may help improve symptoms of depression, according to a new study. UPF such as sugary drinks, salty snacks and frozen meals have already been shown to be...
Historic midterms deliver clear message to Congress: Prioritize people’s health and well-being
WASHINGTON – The American people have sent a powerful message with the historic midterm elections: They demand a government that works for them, not a government corrupted by the power of polluters...
Food was on the table. Now Congress should deliver.
Food was on the table during the election – and voters are hungry for change. While many issues mattered to voters, polling shows that food issues like rising food inflation, food safety and how food...
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Nearly 7M U.S. school students may be exposed to pesticides used to treat crop fields
Nearly 20,000 U.S. public elementary and middle schools sit within a quarter-mile of crop fields where harmful pesticides may be sprayed, a new EWG analysis finds . Almost 7 million students attend those schools and could be exposed, including more than 575,000 at schools within 200 feet of a field. Pesticide applications could be putting children, families and school staff at risk because they
