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Nonprofit news outlet launches to spotlight underreported environmental and public health stories
The New Lede, a nonprofit environmental news site created as a journalism initiative of the Environmental Working Group, officially launches today with the goal of spotlighting underreported stories...
Beware misleading ‘regenerative’ soil claims on non-organic foods
Misleading claims that making non-organic foods – from beef to butter – is “regenerative” for soil are proliferating, as more companies make unverified statements about their products.
Gov. Newsom’s clean air regulators prioritize rooftop solar expansion in California climate action plan
California’s top clean air regulators this week released a proposed plan to fight the climate crisis by cutting carbon dioxide emissions, with policy priorities including an effort to expand rooftop...
Formula shortage: What the FDA got wrong, and what Congress and caregivers can do
Parents and caregivers nationwide face a dire situation – infant formula shelves are bare, due to a voluntary recall sparked by the discovery of a dangerous pathogen. Although Abbott Nutrition, the...
John Oliver skewers utility monopolies like PG&E and Duke for ratepayer hikes, crushing solar
John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” skewered corrupt monopoly utilities like Pacific Gas & Electric and Duke Energy in Sunday’s episode, showing how they use raw power, weak regulations...
EWG applauds “forever chemicals” research bill
The Environmental Working Group today applauded the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology for advancing legislation to conduct more research on the health effects of the toxic “forever...
Department of Defense fights states over cleanup of toxic ‘forever chemicals’
For years, states have led the way in addressing the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, with six setting strict drinking water limits for the chemicals and at least eight using their power under...
North Carolina must reject Duke’s misguided carbon plan relying on non-existent nuclear
North Carolina regulators must reject Duke Energy’s ill-conceived carbon reduction plan, a coalition of advocacy groups argued this week. The plan will fail to achieve emissions cuts, because it...
Quibble with Kibbles: ‘Forever chemicals’ in pet food packaging add to perils at home
The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS create health hazards at home, since they’re used in everyday items like cookware and cosmetics – and new EWG research finds some popular pet food packaging...
EWG comments on the EPA's proposed rules to designate PFOA and PFOS
Attached are EWG's comments on the EPA's proposed rules to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA.
We've Been Slimed
Last month, the New York Times published a story about my efforts when I was pregnant to rid my home of toxic chemicals. The story featured a photo of my 18-month-old daughter and recounted how I...
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EWG analysis: North Carolina’s factory farms are everywhere – even floodplains and other flood-prone areas
A new EWG geospatial analysis finds that, as of 2020, 156 of North Carolina’s swine and poultry factory farms are located in or just outside floodplains – 59 swine and 97 poultry facilities.
EWG urges California to drop half-baked attack on future of home solar program
The Environmental Working Group filed comments urging California regulators to drop a harebrained proposal to wreck the state’s popular rooftop solar policy. The program gives working- and middle...
Over 50 groups urge Biden administration to ramp up Department of Defense cleanups
The Environmental Working Group, along with other community and environmental organizations, have sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the Council on Environmental Quality stating...
EWG statement on Reagan-Udall Foundation FDA report
The following is a statement from Scott Faber, Environmental Working Group senior vice president for government affairs, on the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s Operational Evaluation of FDA’s Human Foods...
More than 600,000 service members given ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
More than 600,000 service members at 116 military installations were annually served water with potentially unsafe levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an Environmental...
NRC would 'violate federal law' by fast-tracking PG&E bid to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, groups say
On December 6, in their second letter to the Commissioners of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) within the space of three weeks, four environmental organizations once again put the NRC on...
Clean energy advocates urge N.C. regulators to reject Duke’s proposed rooftop solar policy changes
North Carolina regulators must reject a Duke Energy plan to impose new fees and onerous requirements on residential solar customers, says a coalition of advocacy groups. They say the plan ignores a...
Global polluter 3M pledges to stop manufacturing toxic ‘forever chemicals’
Today 3M announced that by the end of 2025 it will stop manufacturing the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS and work to discontinue their uses, But it’s too little, too late, because 3M has...
Environmental groups blow the whistle on state/PG&E illegal scheme to keep Diablo Canyon operating past license expiration dates
Today, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (SLOMFP), Friends of the Earth (FOE), and Environmental Working Group (EWG) filed a petition asserting that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) does not...
By 2024, one-fourth of U.S. electricity will come from renewables: EIA
Electricity generation in the U.S. will cross a critical threshold some time this year or next, according to new government projections: One-fourth of the supply will start coming from solar, wind and...
Gov. Newsom strengthens California’s ability to reduce lead poisoning
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation to improve the removal of lead paint from buildings and streamline blood testing for lead levels. Lead exposure remains a serious problem. The primary sources...
EWG applauds Biden proposal to expand plant-based options at federal facilities
EWG today applauds the Biden administration for releasing a bold proposal to end hunger by 2030 and help consumers build healthier diets.
