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A Few Bad Apples...
Laboratory tests of apples grown in Washington State and purchased in Seattle supermarkets over the past five months found widespread insecticide contamination. Eight percent of apple samples had unsafe levels of a bug killer abruptly banned for use on apples and other foods in August, 1999 by federal authorities because of nervous system risks to children.
Trump Completes Repeal of Clean Water Rule, Imperiling Drinking Water Sources for 117M People
Today the Trump administration will finalize its plan to repeal critical safeguards that prohibit the dumping of industrial and agricultural pollution into sensitive waterways that provide tap water...
At Conference of Top Cancer Researchers, EWG Presents New Analysis Showing Nitrate-Polluted Tap Water Could Cause 12,500 Cancer Cases a Year
Drinking water contaminated with nitrate could be responsible for more than 12,500 cases of cancer each year, according to a peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group presented today at a...
Investigation: Manure From Unregulated Factory Farms Fuels Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae Blooms
EWG’s Tap Water Database Drives Research, Public Awareness
Since 2005, Environmental Working Group's Tap Water Database has been the authoritative source for consumers, journalists and researchers who want to know about contaminants in the nation's drinking...
Public Interest Groups Unite To Form Duke Energy Watchdog
A coalition of public interest, social justice, watchdog and environmental groups are joining forces to hold Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned U.S. electric utility, accountable for its policies...
Duke Energy Demands Indiana Households and Companies Pay for Electricity Not Used During Pandemic
Faking Takings
EWG applauds bill to ban PFAS from cosmetics
Duke Energy, other utilities race to secure weaker Trump coal ash wastewater permit limits
Project Relief
EWG enters fight for rooftop solar in California, calling for monopoly utilities to serve ratepayers, not Wall St. investors
EWG launches major expansion of cosmetics science and certification programs
Forbidden Fruit | Illegal Pesticides in the US Food Supply
Duke Energy seeks license renewal for its oldest nuclear power plant, vulnerable to damage from nearby dam
PG&E wants customers to pay $3.6 billion more a year for wildfire safety
PFAS news roundup
As Duke Energy-backed bill seeking rate hikes advances, utility hands out dividend increases for shareholders
EWG Comments on the California Air Resources Board Climate Change Proposed Scoping Plan
100,000 California Kids Breathe Unhealthy Air at School
Approximately 109,000 children in California breathe unhealthy air at school, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) computer analysis. These children attend one of the 147 schools in the state located in areas where monitored air pollution levels exceed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed new standards for microscopic toxic airborne particles.
EWG Comments to BPA Advisory Panel
EWG and 11 Other Environmental and Civil Society Groups Ask for Release of Major Trade Agreement Text
Citing a lack of transparency and public involvement in the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations, EWG and 11 other organizations sent a letter to Michael Froman, the United States...