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EWG News Roundup (3/15): Asbestos in Cosmetics, 100% Renewables Is Closer Than You Think and More
EWG News Roundup (3/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (2/1): 100% Renewable Energy on the Horizon, Will Trump EPA Cave on PFAS and More
News Roundup (2/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (9/14): Health Effects from Hurricane Florence, Groundbreaking BPA Study and More
EWG News Roundup (9/14): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Nearly 500 ways to make a yoga mat sandwich
EWG News Roundup (3/30): Pruitt’s Pesticide Anniversary and $50 Condo, Chemicals Causing Weight Gain and More
Roundup 3/30: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG’s News Roundup (3/16): Scrutinizing Stain-Resistant Carpets, Mining the Grand Canyon and More
Roundup 3/16: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG’s 2014 Shopper’s Guide To Avoiding GMO Food
News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (Dec. 16)
A Clean Energy Future Starts at the Grassroots
EWG News Roundup (4/19): EPA Balks at Asbestos Ban, Toxic-Free Easter Eggs and More
EWG News Roundup (4/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Cutting Waste in the Crop Insurance Program
Congress could dramatically cut spending on the federal crop insurance program without sacrificing anything other than the political objective of propping up a crop insurance industry that only exists because of taxpayer support. Cutting this spending would not necessarily mean providing farmers with less money, because the freed-up funds could be spent on programs that benefit both farmers and
Big Utilities Scheme to Make Solar Customers Pay More
When homeowners install rooftop solar panels, their electricity bills go down. That's a threat to the profit margins of big utility companies, and in response they are scheming to undermine the...
Trump Says He’ll Save Coal Power Plants, But Even Utilities Know He’s Blowing Smoke
The Trump administration's latest idea to “bring back coal” is to let individual states decide how – or even whether – to cut air pollution from coal-burning power plants. The plan is meant to...
Court Rejects Challenge to Ban on Uranium Mining in Grand Canyon
Marking a major victory for efforts to protect the iconic Grand Canyon National Park and the Colorado River, a U.S. district court judge last week upheld the Obama administration's moratorium on new...
Dying Coal- and Nuclear-Powered Utility Asks Again for Government Bailout
FirstEnergy, a utility struggling to stay alive in the dying coal and nuclear industries, is once again looking for a bailout from government regulators.
EWG News Roundup (5/10): Expanding PFAS Contamination Crisis, Golden State Bans Brain Damaging Pesticide and More
Will New Chemical Law Hide the Fracking Industry’s Toxic Secrets?
The makeup of hydraulic fracturing fluid – the slurry of chemicals, sand and water injected deep underground to free petroleum deposits trapped by bedrock – is a closely guarded secret of the oil and...
EWG’s guide to endocrine disruptors
Corn Ethanol Deadlier Than VW Emissions Scam
Volkswagen could be fined up to $90 billion for violating the federal Clean Air Act by jerry-rigging diesel engines to burn cleaner on emissions tests. The added air pollution will cause up to 60...
Scathing Internal Report Says EPA Failed to Review Corn Ethanol’s Environmental Effects
The EPA has failed to determine whether the Renewable Fuel Standard, a so-called environmental policy that's costing American taxpayers $1 billion to $2 billion a year, has a net benefit on the...
Solar and Wind Subsidies Are a Clear Success. The Coal and Nuclear Industries Just Aren’t Ready to Admit It.
The coal and nuclear industries criticize subsidies for solar and wind power based on their belief that the subsidies distort the market.
Dairy Farm Pollution Fuels Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae
As summer approaches, so do the toxic algal blooms that plague Lake Erie every year, killing fish and making the water too dangerous to swim in.
Manure Pits Emit Deadly Pollutants
Manure pits that hold livestock and poultry waste give off foul-smelling toxic air pollutants that can be deadly to farmworkers and local residents, who often are powerless to defend the health of...
The U.S. Spends More To Subsidize Dirty Fuels Than on Defense
U.S. subsidies to the fossil fuel industry were nearly $650 billion in 2015, according to new estimates by the International Monetary Fund. That number – more than the nation spent on defense and 10...
