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How the Trump administration could decide the fate of MoCRA
MoCRA is the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act – a much-needed step forward in reforming federal laws to ensure cosmetics are safer for consumers. This new law aims to strengthen regulation in...
Workout worries: Healthy ways to hit the gym and avoid harmful chemicals
A cardio or yoga class or some weightlifting can be great for kicking off a healthier new year and new you. But common products used before, during and after you work out may expose you to an array of...
Transcript of EWG podcast ‘Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 21
In this podcast episode, EWG President and co-Founder Ken Cook talks with entrepreneur and EWG board member Shazi Vizram. She’s the creator of the groundbreaking baby food company Happy Baby and has...
7 steps for healthier cleaning of your dorm room after winter break
As winter break winds down, college students are gearing up to return to campus for the spring semester. Dust, dirt and odors might have collected while you were away, but before you start cleaning up...
Trump EPA withdrawal of PFAS effluent limits is setback for public health, EWG warns
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a pending Biden administration plan that would have protected public health from the chemical manufacturing sector by...
EWG comments to California Department of Pesticide Regulation on the proposed regulation for 1,3-dichloropropene
EWG submits comments to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation urging the agency to create one, unifying regulation, based on the risk assessment performed by the state's Office of...
What’s in Chicago’s drinking water?
EWG's Tap Water Database reveals contaminants in Chicago's drinking water, including nitrate, hexavalent chromium, lead, and radium. Learn about health risks and find the best water filter for your...
Trump EPA may threaten state and local bans of toxic weedkiller glyphosate
More than 40 local laws in place to protect communities from the toxic weedkiller glyphosate could be swept away if Republican state officials get their way. They’ve petitioned the Environmental...
What’s in Dallas’ drinking water?
EWG's Tap Water Database reveals 17 contaminants exceeding EWG health guidelines in Dallas drinking water. Learn about key contaminants like PFAS, nitrate and lead, and find solutions for water...
Lawmakers, advocates introduce legislation to protect Californians from hazardous ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Today Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) introduced Assembly Bill 794, which would mandate new state drinking water standards to protect Californians from exposure to the toxic and dangerous...
California clean energy experts and consumer advocates expose utility spending and excessive profits as true cause of soaring electric bills
During a press briefing hosted by the Environmental Working Group on Wednesday, clean energy experts and consumer advocates presented new research that debunks claims by California’s monopoly...
On Propaganda: Fracking Fun for the Very Young
The natural gas industry has lost much support among adults who live in communities where fracking has left the water undrinkable and home values plummeting, but all is not lost.
Obama NRC chairman, noted clean energy professor tell EWG about concern over new small nuclear plants
The Obama administration’s top nuclear regulator and a clean energy expert both appeared on Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook’s podcast to warn about the government’s misguided pursuit of...
Fracking Hearing: Standing room only and plenty contentious
Following up on last week's contentious hearing in Washington, Pa., the U.S. Energy department has scheduled two all-day sessions for Tuesday, June 28, and Wednesday, July 13, to listen to people...
Metro area | Recipients | Total |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 6,049 | $93,569,871 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | 3,594 | $31,655,752 |
Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. | 2,990 | $29,564,544 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | 2,865 | $36,462,091 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | 2,473 | $23,525,917 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | 2,413 | $86,396,310 |
Lincoln, Neb. | 2,301 | $28,833,959 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 2,297 | $50,792,170 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Lands | 2,204 | $26,708,148 |
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FDA finds brominated vegetable oil no longer safe for use in food
Today the Food and Drug Administration announced it is revoking the rule that allowed the use of brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, in food, because of concerns about the chemical’s health harms.
When is a farm bill not a farm bill? When it’s loaded with troubling provisions
A farm bill debate in Congress might conjure up visions of rustic barns and amber waves of grain. So it may surprise you to learn that this legislation could expose kids to pesticides, cut funding for...
Clean beauty: Celebrate National Lipstick Day with EWG Verified®
Whether you’re getting ready for date night, gearing up for an important presentation, or just looking for a bit of color, the perfect lipstick will give you confidence and style. For National...
States lead the way to make menstrual products safer
Roughly half of the U.S. population menstruates, and anyone who does will use on average 10,000 menstrual products during their lifetime. These products aren’t luxuries, they’re essential – but...
Surprise! Foods you’d never guess contain artificial food dye
You’re aware that some sweets, breakfast cereal and soda contain artificial color, so if you don’t eat them, you can mostly avoid artificial food dye – right? Not so fast. Turns out there are plenty...
Arsenic Found in... Chicken
Did you think you were eating a carcinogen along with your favorite chicken sandwich last week? Probably not, but a new Food and Drug Administration study has found arsenic in chickens treated with 3...
Soaring PG&E fire ignitions show utility’s ongoing threat to California communities
Pacific Gas & Electric Company has already caused 62 fire ignitions in high-risk areas this year – nearly surpassing the 65 ignitions for all of 2023, the Wall Street Journal reports. It shows the...
EWG statement on USDA’s new animal welfare, climate claims guidance
Today, the Department of Agriculture released new guidance for food companies making animal raising and climate claims about their food. The Environmental Working Group has petitioned the USDA to...
California lawmakers pass landmark ban on toxic dyes in school food
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today the California Legislature took a bold step to protect children’s health by passing a bill that bans six harmful chemicals in school food. The bipartisan bill prohibits...