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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters
Taking ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters. Discover the most effective water filters for reducing PFAS contamination in your water. EWG's extensive tests reveal brands that achieve up to 100% elimination of measurable PFAS.
Funding for climate-smart agriculture critical to tackling the climate emergency
If Congress cuts billions in climate-smart funding for agriculture in the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, to increase farm subsidies, U.S. farmers could soon become the nation’s leading source of...
Spending bill shortchanges defense communities hammered by PFAS pollution
The House version of the Defense Department spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 cuts spending to clean up contamination from “forever chemicals” and other toxic pollutants by 30 percent – from $1.6...
Congress shouldn’t create a polluter holiday for ‘forever chemicals’
With more than 2,800 contaminated sites across the U.S., pollution from the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS has created an urgent national health crisis. But rather than hold the polluting...
EWG applauds Senate National Defense Authorization Act provisions tackling ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Working Group applauds the Senate Armed Services Committee for including several provisions to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in the National Defense Authorization Act...
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‘Forever chemicals’ found in water coast to coast builds case for strict EPA limits
The findings are just a small sample of what to expect when the Environmental Protection Agency releases first-time data from thousands of public water systems across the U.S. that is likely to show the full scale of the PFAS problem is magnitudes of order worse.
EWG comments to USDA on reforms to the prevented planting provision of the federal Crop Insurance Program
The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, urging the agency to reform the prevented...
EWG tests find four water filters that effectively remove ‘forever chemicals’ from home taps
New laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group found four water filters that reduce the detected “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in sampled drinking water by nearly 100 percent...
EWG comments to EPA on DCPA
The Environmental Working Group submits comments to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to cancel all uses of DCPA and to revoke DCPA food tolerances.
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Survey finds use of personal care products up since 2004 – what that means for your health
A new Morning Consult survey reveals the average adult uses 12 personal care products a day, from shampoos to soaps and deodorants to lipsticks and more. And EWG finds the products could be made with 112 unique chemical ingredients, including some that may pose health risks.
Corn Belt farmers could dramatically reduce nitrous oxide emissions with a handful of conservation practices
Widespread adoption of six simple farm stewardship practices by corn farmers in the Midwest could dramatically reduce nitrous oxide emissions, EWG has found. Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas that is...
EWG comments to California DTSC on proposed inclusion of microplastics to the Candidate Chemical List
Attached are EWG submitted comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control supporting the listing of microplastics to the state agency's Candidate Chemical List.
Save the Delaware River
Since George Washington crossed the Delaware in 1776, the river has become an iconic American image. Nearly 16 million people rely on the Delaware river for drinking water, and every year 5.4 million...
If good science is only ever seen by scientists, it can’t have real world impact. Data doesn’t translate to action without data scientists who use it to tell a story.
The science and research EWG conducts is about influencing massive public health decisions. That requires, on all levels, a combination of intellectual creativity, pragmatism and absolute scientific rigor.
Keeping You in the Dark on Tap Water Contaminants
More than 300 pollutants contaminate the water Americans drink, an EWG analysis of almost 20 million public records found.
What are quats?
To protect your health, it’s essential to know what’s in your cleaning products, especially if you have kids, who are more vulnerable to the effects of toxic chemicals.
Statement from EWG on EPA's updated lead and copper rule
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a comprehensive approach to addressing the long-standing public health challenges posed by lead in drinking water by proposing new standards to...
Blockbuster GAO report reveals skyrocketing costs of federal Crop Insurance Program, enriching wealthy farmers, insurance companies and agents
A shocking new report by the Government Accountability Office published on Monday reveals an alarming surge in the cost of the federal Crop Insurance Program, with wealthy farmers, insurance agents...
Four ways to reduce emissions from food and farming
Food and farming is a large – and growing – source of greenhouse gas emissions. As officials gather for a global climate change conference, here are four steps the Biden administration can take to...
California clean energy industry rocked with widespread jobs losses, bankruptcies, following state’s dismantling of rooftop solar program
California’s once-thriving residential solar industry is in ruins after state officials slashed rooftop solar incentives, causing thousands of job losses, said clean energy advocates and solar...
EWG applauds EPA move to prioritize vinyl chloride review
The Environmental Protection Agency will designate vinyl chloride a high-priority chemical for review. Vinyl chloride, largely used to make plastic, is known to cause serious harms, such as cancer...
Agency delays threaten federal progress on ‘forever chemicals’
Lengthy interagency reviews could delay actions to address the contamination crisis caused by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
1 EWG staffer, 4 New Year’s resolutions
I joined EWG in June 2022, after a series of unexpected events that I can (mostly) attribute to the global pandemic. Though I had always loved learning about ways to create a healthier life for myself...
