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Cosmetics

80 Years Later, Cosmetics Chemicals Still Unregulated

It's been 80 years since Congress last voted to regulate cosmetics.
Toxic Chemicals
Energy
Food & Water
Food & Water

Knee-Deep in Alligators, Trump Transition Remembers to Drain Swamp

At EWG we're fans of swamps.
Toxic Chemicals
Energy
Fossil & Nuclear
Federal & State Energy Policy

Health Professionals: Fracking Can’t Be Done Without Threatening Public Health

Fracking for oil and gas poses an impending health crisis in the U.S., two leading groups of health professionals warn in a new report.

Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Farm Subsidies
Conservation

Bad Ideas Spring from Drought

Several members of Congress are using the drought to push for a costly and duplicative disaster assistance program and passage of the worst farm bill in decades.
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy
BPA
Flame Retardants
California
Conservation
Food

EWG Celebrates 13 Women Scientists in 2013 Women’s History Month

March is Women's History Month, when the nation honors the many women who have had a lasting impact on American culture, history and women's rights.
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Farm Subsidies

Meet the Farmers of Manhattan

A 52-story skyscraper on Park Avenue in New York City is the world headquarters for JPMorganChase, the largest bank in the U.S. But according to data from the Department of Agriculture, it's also the...
Children’s Health
Midwest
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Energy
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food & Water

EWG’s Most Popular Stories of 2018 – and Some You May Have Missed

Another 12 months is just about in the books. It was full of moments that impacted health and the environment in a variety of ways. From clean water to Kavanaugh, from Pruitt to “poop lagoons,” EWG...
Research

Top 10 Stories of 2011

Staff members at EWG scanned the headlines and their memory banks to come up with a rundown of the major developments of the year, then voted. Here's a visual summary of the top five "good news" and the top five "bad news" stories.
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
COVID-19
Household & Consumer Products
Cleaning Supplies

16 Effective and Safe Products To Guard Against Coronavirus

You can combat the novel coronavirus effectively while using products that are safe for you and your family.
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Defense Communities

It’s Time To Switch to PFAS-Free Firefighting Foams

Firefighting foam is one of the most significant sources of water contamination from the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS. PFAS-based firefighting foams have been widely used by the military...
Food & Water
Water
Farm Pollution
Toxic Algae

Mississippi River Flood Management Could Cause Another Devastating Gulf Coast Toxic Algae Bloom This Year

The Army Corps of Engineers just opened a huge flood management structure to relieve the swollen Mississippi River, which could cause a recurrence of a huge toxic algae bloom along the Gulf Coast...

Food & Water
Water
Farm Pollution
Toxic Algae
Children’s Health

Keeping Kids Safe from Toxic Algae

Outbreaks of potentially toxic algae are fouling lakes, rivers and other bodies of water across the U.S. Nationally, news reports on algae outbreaks have been on the rise since 2010.

Research

Congress Must Finally Put an End to Direct Payments

Direct payment farm subsidies are in the budget crosshairs and may at long last be eliminated as Congress works to reduce the federal deficit. These long-discredited subsidies send checks out year-after-year to highly profitable farm businesses with huge landholdings. Originally set to expire in 2002, direct payments have long been protected by the efforts of the subsidy lobby even though farm
Food & Water
Farming & Agriculture
Factory Farms
Farm Pollution
Toxic Chemicals
Regional Issues
North Carolina

Waterkeeper Alliance and EWG Investigation Finds Hurricane Florence Flooded Poultry Operations Housing 1.8 Million Birds

The heavy rains and high waters after Hurricane Florence flooded 35 industrial poultry operations in North Carolina housing an estimated 1.8 million birds, according to a new investigation by...
Energy
Renewable Energy
Utilities
Renewable Energy

As the Climate Crisis Accelerates, Big Utilities Go Slower on Cutting Carbon Emissions

Just when carbon emissions must be rapidly slashed to combat the climate crisis, in coming years some of the biggest U.S electric utilities will move more slowly to cut carbon pollution, according to...

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

We Want You To Protect Your Kids From Nonstick Chemicals: Here’s How

Every day more toxic nonstick chemicals are being discovered in our water, food and homes.
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (7/12): PFAS Contamination Crisis Grows as House Passes Critical Cleanup Bill, USDA’s Racist Legacy and More

EWG News Roundup (7/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (7/19): Trump EPA Keeps Brain-Damaging Pesticide Legal, ‘Unhealthy’ Air Days Rise in U.S. Cities and More

EWG News Roundup (7/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Food & Water
Household & Consumer Products
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals

Labor Day Made Fun and Safer With EWG

Does your family head to the beach for Labor Day? Host friends and family for a barbecue? Whatever your particular tradition, EWG has you covered when it comes to marking the end of summer safely and...

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products

New Push for Ingredient Labels on Menstrual Products

New York may soon become the first state to require that menstrual products disclose their ingredients on the label. The groundbreaking action follows the release of a study showing that many brands...

Farm Subsidies
Farm Subsidies

Fairway Farmers

The grass is always greener for “fairway farmers” who, despite living next to golf courses instead of crop land, have raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from the first round of...
Energy
Renewable Energy
Utilities
Renewable Energy
Fossil & Nuclear

Natural Gas: A 'Bridge' to a Hotter Climate, Bigger Utility Bills and More Threats to Public Health

For decades, big utilities and the fossil fuel industry have touted natural gas as a cheap, lower-pollution fuel that provides a “bridge” from coal and oil to clean renewable energy. That notion has...

Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Food & Water
Water

Mapping the PFAS Contamination Crisis

Research by the Environmental Working Group and the PFAS Project at Northeastern University's Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute, or SSEHRI, has helped to map the crisis of...
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
COVID-19
Pesticides
Farming & Agriculture
COVID-19
Food & Water

EWG Sends Open Letter to Produce Industry: Do More to Protect Consumers and Farmworkers from Pathogens and Pesticides

During this time of the coronavirus crisis, the Environmental Working Group stands firmly in defense of food safety for all Americans. From the day EWG was founded, we have advocated for everyone to...