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Shopper's Guide to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Three Top Scientists Honored with Prestigious Heinz Award
FDA's Midnight Mischief Heightens Mercury Risk to Pregnant Women, Infants
Fracking for Natural Gas and Oil May Have Broken the Law
How the U.S. Can Have 90 Percent Clean Electricity by 2035
According to a new study, in just 15 years the U.S. can generate 90 percent of its electricity without coal-fired power plants or new natural gas plants – dirty energy sources that deepen the climate...
In Pandemic-Triggered Economic Crisis, Millions of Americans Struggle To Pay Utility Bills
The economic meltdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic means that legions of Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills. As with other impacts of the pandemic, the federal government has...
EWG News Roundup (7/2): Enjoying a Healthy (and Safe) Independence Day, PFAS Provisions Added to Military Spending Bill and More
EWG News Roundup (7/2): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Duke University Study: N.C. Residents Living Near Large Hog Farms Have Elevated Disease, Death Risks
Lakes With Algae Outbreaks May Also Be Tainted With E. Coli
Toxic algae outbreaks – slimy, smelly blooms of microorganisms, triggered by polluted farm runoff into lakes and rivers – can cause nausea, vomiting and more serious, longer-term health impacts, such...
2004 Industry Study Found Chrome-6 Nationwide
European Regulators Find ‘No Safe Level’ of Hormone-Disrupting Chemical Common in Cosmetics
A notoriously hazardous cosmetic ingredient now has another black mark on its record: Butylparaben – a hormone-disrupting chemical used as a preservative in personal care products and linked to cancer...
USDA Pandemic Bailout Funds Will Go to Largest, Wealthiest Farms
This week the Department of Agriculture unveiled a pandemic relief initiative that will give farmers $16 billion in direct payments. Just like the Market Facilitation Program, or MFP, which gave $23...
Work Conditions Make Farmworkers Uniquely Vulnerable to COVID-19
Study: Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water May Increase Risk of Low Birth Weight Infants
Pregnant women exposed to low levels of disinfection byproducts in chlorinated drinking water were more likely to give birth to underweight babies, according to a recent peer-reviewed study based in...
Schools Reopening: Let’s Make This a Catalyst for Change
Every day it seems there's a new email from school with a change of plans, or news reports about studies of COVID-19, children and schools that are far removed from the reality in the U.S. It's even...
Fluoride in your water: How much is too much?
Trump’s Toxic Wake: 10 Ways the EPA Has Made Life More Hazardous
From the beginning, the Trump administration has aggressively slashed environmental regulations. A New York Times analysis identified 100 environmental protections that have been reversed or are in...
EWG News Roundup (8/27): Costly Algae Blooms, California Senate Spikes Lead Faucet Protection Bill and More
EWG News Roundup (8/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Five Questions From Ken: Priscilla Woolworth
“Five Questions from Ken” is a new series of conversations with EWG President Ken Cook and inspiring leaders of the environmental health world.
EWG News Roundup (6/15): Senate Panel Approves Bipartisan Farm Bill, Pressure Mounts on HHS to Publish Suppressed PFAS Study and More
News Roundup (6/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (2/8): Kardashian Stands Up for #BeautyMadeBetter, Babies Born Pre-Polluted with Teflon Chemicals and More
As Meat Prices Soar in Pandemic, Try These Healthier High-Protein Foods
Meat and poultry processing plants are hot spots for COVID-19 outbreaks, constricting the supply chains for beef, chicken and pork – and sending their prices soaring.
Harmful BPA Replacements Contaminate Store Receipts
EWG News Roundup (12/11): EWG VERIFIED® Diapers Launches Nationwide, Tom Vilsack as Biden’s Top Pick for Ag Secretary and More
EWG News Roundup (12/11): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.