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Revenge of the toxic dust bunnies
Dust bunnies aren't just the visible reminder than we've (once again) waited far too long to clean house. They can also be allergenic and they contain toxic chemicals. Now that's a more compelling...
Maryland bans BPA - unanimously
Last week the Maryland Senate unanimously voted to ban the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups. The Senate's action, by a vote of 45 to 0, marks the last major...
4 steps to drinking safer water
Here at EWG we talk a lot about water, because we think it should be safe to drink.
Cell Phone Radiation Blog Series - All In One Place
Last September, EWG released a Cell Phone Radiation Science Review and a first-of-its-kind database showing the radiation levels of thousands of cell phones. The response was huge - not surprising...
Epigenetics hits the mainstream
"Prenatal exposures to environmental pollutants may lead to chronic diseases later in life."
Cell Phone Radiation Series - Part 5: Buy smart
"More public information can only be positive." So says Renee Sharp, director of EWG's California office, in response to news that San Francisco might become the first U.S. city to require retailers...
Non-toxic holiday gift bag from EWG: Going, Going, Going...
It's never easy or fun to ask people for money. But. At least in our case we know how well we use it and how important our work is in the fight to protect environmental health. And we're not the only...
New CDC report on pollution in people
By Alex Formuzis, EWG Director of Communications With its fourth and most ambitious edition of its National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, released today, the U.S. Centers for...
EWG statement on Trump EPA PFAS announcement
Today Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to address contamination from the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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Nearly 19M Californians could lose protection from toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water
Eliminating federal limits in drinking water on the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS could end a vital safeguard against continued pollution for 18.9 million Californians.
Statement on FDA announcement to speed up use of AI for scientific review
Today Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary announced an aggressive timeline to scale up the use of artificial intelligence internally across FDA centers.
EWG testimony before the Pennsylvania Assembly House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee on H.B. 1131 and H.B. 1132, to ban unhealthy ultra-processed foods and food dyes from school foods
The following is May 13 testimony from Scott Faber, the Environmental Working Group’s senior vice president for government affairs, before the Pennsylvania Assembly House Consumer Protection...
USDA reverses course, commits to restore purged climate webpages in response to farmers’ lawsuit
Shortly after filing the lawsuit, the plaintiffs moved the court for a preliminary injunction, which sought a court order requiring USDA to restore the removed webpages and preventing USDA from taking...
Trump administration moves to weaken landmark PFAS protections in drinking water, putting millions at risk and letting polluters off the hook
In a shocking reversal of one of the most significant public health victories in a generation, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is moving to roll back vital portions of the...
New York state Sen. Brian Kavanagh celebrates Agriculture Committee’s advancement of Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act
Albany, N.Y. – State Sen. Brian Kavanagh, lead Senate sponsor of the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act, applauds the Senate Agriculture Committee’s vote today to advance the critical food safety...
Harmful heavy metals: Why they’re in tap water and how to reduce your exposure
Heavy metals can be harmful even at low levels in tap water. Lead is a heavy metal contaminant in that it comes from pipes, not polluters. Filters like reverse osmosis can remove some heavy metals...
Almost 10,000 farmers have received subsidies for 40 straight years
For decades, the Department of Agriculture sent a total of over $10 billion in repeat payments to farmers, according to a new EWG analysis. Every year, for 40 years, the money went to nearly 10,000...
Hold the Applause
Two weeks ago (Feb. 17), fellow activists proclaimed the upbeat news that the European Union had banned xylene and five other toxic chemicals that pose risks to human health and the environment.
How sunscreen ingredients are regulated in the U.S.
Wearing sunscreen is one of the simplest and most important ways to protect your health. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, and it’s on the rise, with one in five...
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Triple dipping: Budget bill raises farm subsidies for wealthy farmers by billions of dollars
In the past five years, some farmers across the country may have dipped into three types of taxpayer-funded federal farm support to collect a staggering $113.9 billion, according to EWG’s newly updated Farm Subsidy Database . And the House-passed budget reconciliation bill could make this “triple dipping” problem even worse. It would do this by increasing funding for commodity program subsidies
EWG statement on banned toxic chemicals found in personal care products sold in California
More than 170 personal care products occupy store shelves in California, even though they contain toxic chemicals banned under state law.
EWG: Reducing multiple tap water contaminants may prevent over 50,000 cancer cases
WASHINGTON – Drinking water treatment that pursues a multi-contaminant approach, tackling several pollutants at once, could prevent more than 50,000 lifetime cancer cases in the U.S., finds a new peer...
Minnesota farmers would not gain much from GOP budget farm subsidy proposals
The House and Senate budget reconciliation bills are packed with loopholes that will send tens of billions more dollars in subsidies to the largest farms. But most farmers in Minnesota would not...
