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EWG News Roundup (6/8): 28,000 Farmers Collected Subsidies for 32 Years Straight, EPA May Scuttle Ban on Carcinogenic Chemical and More
EWG News Roundup (7/27): Carcinogenic TCE in Tap Water, Food Additives to Avoid and More
News Roundup (7/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (8/3): Nonstick Chemicals Contaminate Drinking Water, Americans Urge EPA to Ban TCE and More
EWG News Roundup (9/27): ‘Forever Chemicals’ in California, Electric Cars Draw Ire of Big Oil and More
EWG News Roundup (9/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG-Commissioned Tests Finds Cancer-Causing Asbestos in Talc-based Cosmetics
Earlier this year, EWG reported results of tests that found the notorious carcinogen asbestos in samples of talc-based cosmetics. EWG-commissioned tests by Scientific Analytical Institute found...
EWG News Roundup (12/4): Pressure Mounts on Automakers To Back California Emission Standards, Defense Bill Falls Short on PFAS Protections for Service Members and More
EWG News Roundup (12/4): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Cosmetics Safety 'Virtually Unregulated' by Federal Law
EWG Farm Bill Platform
Common Pesticides Associated With Lower Birth Weight, Shortened Pregnancy
A new study is reinforcing obstetricians' standard warning that pregnant women should avoid exposure to pesticides in foods and weed killers because the chemicals can harm the developing fetus.
FDA Keeps Toxic Plastic Chemical in Food, Infant Formula
Once again, the federal agency charged with protecting the public from tainted food has ignored a mountain of scientific research and decided to allow a toxic chemical to remain in food packaging. The...
Seizing a Watershed Moment
California Regulators Turn a Blind Eye to Fracking
State regulators have no idea how many oil and gas wells have been fracked in California despite having requested and received $3 million in new funding in 2010 to regulate the practice.
How Much Added Sugar is in Food? Eaters Have the Right to Know
If Americans knew exactly how much added sugar came with the food and beverages they and their families consume, many might make different choices.
Veteran Food and Farm Advocate Joins EWG
Washington, D.C. -- Scott Faber, a long-time food and farm policy advocate, has joined the Environmental Working Group as EWG's Vice President for Government Affairs. During his 20-year career as an...
President's Speech Misses Mark in Addressing Concerns Over Fracking
Gas Drilling Doublespeak
Gas drilling companies routinely warn their investors of a litany of possible disasters – such as leaks, spills, explosions, bodily injury and even death – but regularly fail to mention these risks...
Cleaners’ ingredients would finally be disclosed under new bill
A ground-breaking consumer right-to-know bill introduced today by Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) would close labeling requirement loopholes that have allowed manufacturers to hide untested and even...
Chemical Giants Bow to BPA Ban in Kids' Foodware
Yielding to pressure from parents, health advocates, and lawmakers, the chemical industry has conceded that the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol-A should not be used to make baby bottles and sippy...
CDC Scientists Find Rocket Fuel Chemical In Infant Formula
Fracking Panel Ducks Substance, Focuses on Messaging
In a draft report on the increasingly controversial practice of shale gas drilling, the Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board Subcommittee sidestepped the crucial question of whether hydraulic...
Despite Claims of Reform, Subsidy Band Marches On
As the Senate Agriculture Committee meets today to discuss accountability and spending on farm programs, new data washes away the gloss of reform used by the subsidy lobby and its champions in...
EPA: Water Wells Contaminated Near Fracking Blowout Site
Underscoring the risks to drinking water supplies of hydraulic fracturing, three water samples collected from private wells following a blowout at a Chesapeake Energy Corp. natural gas drilling site...
EPA Misfires on New Misfueling Rule
For three decades, the politically well-connected corn ethanol industry has been able to harness government support without much thought to the fuel's harm to health, the environment and engines...
Just In Time for the 4th of July: EWG Adds New Products to Sunscreen Guide
Since releasing the 2011 Sunscreen Guide in May, Environmental Working Group has received dozens of requests from companies and supporters alike asking to add more of their favorite products to the...