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Camp Lejeune Bill Spotlights Importance of Environmental Health
EWG president Ken Cook has issued the following statement on the passage of the Janey Ensminger Act
Senate Panel Votes to Tighten U.S. Chemicals Regulation Law
A key Senate committee today (July 25) approved the first fundamental overhaul of federal chemicals regulation since passage of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), widely considered the...
Senate Passes Landmark Bill for Camp Lejeune Families
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that furnishes health care benefits to veterans and their families made ill from polluted drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
FDA To Bar BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
Less than a year after the state of California banned baby bottles and sippy cups made with the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol-A, BPA, the federal government has followed suit.
FCC To Review Cell Phone Radiation Rules
After years of neglecting to update its scientific statements on cell phone radiation, the Federal Communications Commission, in an about-face, launched a review of its safety standards.
Survey: Strong Bipartisan Support Seen For Shift To Cleaner Energy
The common wisdom is wrong: There is no political "fault line" that divides Americans along party lines when it comes to clean energy issues and solutions.
Free Farm Insurance Could Save Taxpayers up to $18.5 Billion
EWG Investigation: Hair Straighteners Release Potent Carcinogen
EWG's investication of chemical hair straightening treatments, the largest published to date, turned up numerous complaints of hair loss, blisters, burning eyes, noses and throats, headaches and...
New Map Reveals Hot Spots in Emerging Global Food Crisis
EWG Meat Eater’s Guide Spotlights Beef’s Outsize Carbon Footprint
Californians Urge Healthy Food and Jobs Focus in Fast Tracked Farm Bill
More than 60 public health, nutrition, food, farm and environmental groups representing hundreds of thousands of California citizens are urging Gov. Jerry Brown and the state's congressional...
Kids’ Cereals Pack More Sugar Than Twinkies and Cookies
Food and Farm Leaders Plan Congressional Scorecard
National leaders in food and farm policy have taken steps to form a new nonprofit organization that for the first time will hold lawmakers in Congress accountable for their votes on a broad range of...
EWG Seeks FCC-Cell Phone Industry Communications
Louisiana Agribusiness Poised to Reap Millions Under White House-Backed Proposal
Energy Policy: Bush's Rush to Drill Yields a Dry Hole
EWG Taps Craig Cox To Head New Midwest Office
In Recession, Big Bucks for Big Farms
Statement on Federal GMO Labeling Proposal
EWG President Ken Cook issued the following statement in response to the proposal by Sens. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., on GMO labeling.
Public Land Policy Alert: Utah
Think U.S. Agriculture Will End World Hunger? Think Again, Says New Report
U.S. agribusiness spokesmen routinely defend practices that pollute air and water, and destroy soil by claiming that American farmers are doing what it takes to “feed the world.”
New EWG Database Details $30 Billion Spent on U.S. Farm Conservation Programs
In the last decade, U.S. taxpayers have sent $30 billion to farmers and landowners to fund federal conservation programs to protect public health and the environment, according to data obtained...
EWG Announces New Jonas Initiative for Children’s Environmental Health
With the generous support of the Jonas Family Fund, EWG is launching the Jonas Initiative for Children's Environmental Health, redoubling EWG's decades-long commitment to children's environmental...
U.S. Gives ‘Fishy’ Advice that Will Expose Babies to Too Much Mercury
Some pregnant women who follow the new U.S. fish advice will be exposed to far too much mercury, say scientists and advocates. They maintain that the outdated science used for developing the...
