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Mississippi River Flood Management Could Cause Another Devastating Gulf Coast Toxic Algae Bloom This Year
The Army Corps of Engineers just opened a huge flood management structure to relieve the swollen Mississippi River, which could cause a recurrence of a huge toxic algae bloom along the Gulf Coast...
Keeping Kids Safe from Toxic Algae
Outbreaks of potentially toxic algae are fouling lakes, rivers and other bodies of water across the U.S. Nationally, news reports on algae outbreaks have been on the rise since 2010.
Congress Must Finally Put an End to Direct Payments
Waterkeeper Alliance and EWG Investigation Finds Hurricane Florence Flooded Poultry Operations Housing 1.8 Million Birds
As the Climate Crisis Accelerates, Big Utilities Go Slower on Cutting Carbon Emissions
Just when carbon emissions must be rapidly slashed to combat the climate crisis, in coming years some of the biggest U.S electric utilities will move more slowly to cut carbon pollution, according to...
We Want You To Protect Your Kids From Nonstick Chemicals: Here’s How
EWG News Roundup (7/12): PFAS Contamination Crisis Grows as House Passes Critical Cleanup Bill, USDA’s Racist Legacy and More
EWG News Roundup (7/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (7/19): Trump EPA Keeps Brain-Damaging Pesticide Legal, ‘Unhealthy’ Air Days Rise in U.S. Cities and More
EWG News Roundup (7/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Labor Day Made Fun and Safer With EWG
Does your family head to the beach for Labor Day? Host friends and family for a barbecue? Whatever your particular tradition, EWG has you covered when it comes to marking the end of summer safely and...
New Push for Ingredient Labels on Menstrual Products
New York may soon become the first state to require that menstrual products disclose their ingredients on the label. The groundbreaking action follows the release of a study showing that many brands...
Fairway Farmers
Natural Gas: A 'Bridge' to a Hotter Climate, Bigger Utility Bills and More Threats to Public Health
For decades, big utilities and the fossil fuel industry have touted natural gas as a cheap, lower-pollution fuel that provides a “bridge” from coal and oil to clean renewable energy. That notion has...
Mapping the PFAS Contamination Crisis
EWG Sends Open Letter to Produce Industry: Do More to Protect Consumers and Farmworkers from Pathogens and Pesticides
The Pandemic Sends an Ill Wind Through Iowa. Will Congress Step Up To Help?
In 1983, Iowa was the first state to set a renewable energy standard – requiring utilities to generate a mandated share of electricity from renewable sources – and it paid off: Wind power is Iowa's...
EWG News Roundup (5/1): Despite COVID Outbreaks, Trump Forces Meat Processing Plants To Stay Open, Rethinking Beauty Routines at Home and More
EWG News Roundup (5/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Massachusetts’ Net-Zero Goal Could Stall Without Federal Pandemic Relief
In January, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced a goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Although all New England states have aggressive carbon reduction targets...
The Pentagon Should Address All Types of PFAS on Military Bases
EWG Statement on the Murder of George Floyd
How Trump’s Consumer Safety Nominee Weakened Regulation of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Consumer Products
There are many reasons for the Senate to oppose President Trump's nominee to chair the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Nancy Beck.
COVID-19 Farm Bailout Funds Should Help Farmworkers, Not Big Farmers
Congress should direct the Department of Agriculture to use COVID-19 relief funds to ensure that farmworkers –not big farmers – have protections, free testing and paid sick leave.
On Juneteenth – and Every Day – Support Environmental Justice
EWG News Roundup (6/30): Tap Water Endangered for 117M, Trump’s Pay-to-Spray and Best Budget Sunscreens
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (10/4): PFAS Taints Military Bases, California Adopts Law To Protect People From Lead in Jewelry, and More
EWG News Roundup (10/4): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
