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Four EWG-sponsored California consumer choice, safety bills clear key spending committees
SACRAMENTO – Four bills sponsored by the Environmental Working Group this week cleared appropriations committees in the California Legislature, sending the legislation for full floor votes as state...
EWG: California’s extreme heat, soaring utility bills make cooling unaffordable for millions
SACRAMENTO – California is experiencing more frequent and dangerous heat days, but sky-high utility bills mean millions of people can’t afford to run air conditioning that could keep them safe, a new...
Plant-centered food lifestyle 101 and how your choices at home can help
Find out where you fall on the plant-centered food lifestyle continuum. Do you eat only plants? Or perhaps you mostly consume meat and dairy and only occasionally plant-based food.
Thanks to state laws, Dollar Tree is pledging to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from its shelves
If you’ve ever wondered whether state chemical safety laws actually change what ends up on store shelves, Dollar Tree just answered: yes – and faster than consumers might think. For years, the toxic “...
FDA food safety inspections plummet, despite congressional mandate
The number of U.S. food manufacturing facilities inspected each year by the Food and Drug Administration has fallen by thousands over the last decade, despite Congress creating a mandate to increase...
Considering renourishment: An important dialogue about human and environmental health
EWG is eager to foster a dialogue about the climate impact of animal versus plant proteins. But food behavior is highly emotional, and having a conversation about nourishment – particularly during a...
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Agriculture’s climate emissions are rising but fully funding conservation can slow them
Agriculture could become the nation’s leading producer of greenhouse gases by 2050. Most other sectors of the economy, especially transportation and electricity, are expected to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions dramatically in the coming decades. That decline is mostly due to voluntary industry efforts and changing technology. Agriculture’s climate pollution is driven overwhelmingly by
Food chemical bans still languish at FDA
The food we eat should be nourishing and safe. But thousands of chemicals, some of which may be toxic, are allowed in a wide range of products, like snacks, bread and more.
California Assembly ESTM panel advances bill to protect schoolchildren from harmful UPF
On April 29 the California Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials voted to advance a bipartisan bill phasing certain ultra-processed food, or UPF, out of meals served in public...
California bill to require full disclosure of diaper chemicals heads to Gov. Newsom for signature
SACRAMENTO – California’s Legislature today passed a bill that would, if enacted, require manufacturers of children’s diapers sold, distributed or manufactured in the state to fully disclose their...
California lawmakers pass bill to create landmark ‘non-ultra-processed’ food label
SACRAMENTO – Today the California Legislature took a major step toward protecting public health by passing a first-of-its-kind bill to create a certified “non-ultra-processed” food label intended to...
Six hazardous contaminants in drinking water
U.S. tap water should be safe. However, millions of Americans may face a higher risk of developing illnesses because of levels of contaminants in our drinking water that still get a pass from federal...
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EWG evaluation of food chemicals: Aspartame
EWG’s recommendation Aspartame is an ingredient of concern, and EWG suggests limiting consumption of foods containing this ingredient. Aspartame poses specific risks to vulnerable populations, such as individuals with phenylketonuria. While scientific consensus remains limited, some research in animals and humans has suggested associations between aspartame consumption and certain cancers
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421M birds, 3.6M tons of manure: North Carolina poultry boom fuels growing water pollution crisis
North Carolina’s poultry industry – and the pollution and health problems tied to it – reached a staggering scale in 2024: almost 422 million chicken and turkeys, equivalent to more than 37 birds for every person living in the state, a new Environmental Working Group analysis finds. Many of these birds are housed in large factory farms, and the industry overall produced roughly 3.6 millions tons
5 healthier school lunches you can pack in minutes
Food companies sell a lot of pre-packaged lunches wrapped in bright colors, new flavors or other ways to get kids’ attention. In fact, the company behind Lunchables used some of the same research and...
State bills show building momentum to ban toxic weedkiller paraquat
Update appended One state has banned use of the toxic weedkiller paraquat, another is phasing out its use and 13 other states are weighing bills to prohibit it entirely or near public schools...
EWG statement on EPA rollback of PFAS water permit discharge guidance
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency has rescinded critical guidance that helped states use the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System , or NPDES, to monitor and...
Most fast food chains have concerning chemicals on the menu
When you’re trying to decide what to get at your favorite fast food spot, it can be hard to know exactly what you’re eating – including whether it’s made with potentially harmful ingredients. That’s...
Hilary Swank letter urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign diaper ingredients disclosure bill
Attached is actor and children’s health advocate Hilary Swank’s letter urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign AB 1901, a diaper ingredients disclosure bill.
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DuPont Hid Teflon Pollution For Decades
Secret tests conducted in 1984 by the DuPont chemical company found a Teflon-related contaminant (C8) in the tap water of the Little Hocking Water Association in Ohio, just across the river from the company's Teflon plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia. But the company never told the community, its water utility or state regulators about the tap water testing program, which continued through at
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Monsanto in Alabama
Documents obtained by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and a review of court records show that a federal cleanup agreement between Monsanto and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) changed significantly in Monsanto's favor just seven days after Administrator Christine Todd Whitman received a “briefing” she had requested on the company
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Consumer Pesticide Safety Bill of Rights
Consumers have the right to warnings on the products they bring into their homes, including the right to know whether a pesticide is linked to cancer and other health harms. Pesticide residue can lurk on a range of everyday products we wouldn’t immediately think of. Consumers deserve to know whether the pesticides they bring into their homes – ranging from insecticides to lawncare or petcare
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EWG evaluation of food chemicals: Seven artificial dyes
EWG’s recommendation Petroleum-based, synthetic dyes, including Blue Dye No. 1, Blue Dye No. 2, Green Dye No. 3, Red Dye No. 3, Red Dye No. 40, Yellow Dye No. 5 and Yellow Dye No. 6, are ingredients of concern. EWG suggests limiting consumption of food that contains them. Human and animal studies suggest artificial food dyes may affect behavior and learning, particularly in children. A 2021
Making meals without microplastics: Tips for safer cutting boards
Depending on the type of cutting board you use, your home-cooked meals could be contaminated with an unlikely ingredient – microplastics – according to a recent study.
