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We Can Take Climate Action Now – and Create Millions of Green-Collar Jobs

Monday, April 22, 2019

When Congress returns, the House will consider the Climate Action Now Act, which would direct the Trump administration to honor America’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gases.

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Key Issues: 
Energy

EWG News Round Up (4/19): EPA Balks at Asbestos Ban, Toxic-Free Easter Eggs and More

Friday, April 19, 2019

EWG News Roundup (4/19): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Farm Conservation on the Rise, But Also Threats to Drinking Water and Climate

Monday, April 15, 2019

The latest federal Census of Agriculture shows that more farms are adopting conservation practices that can help keep drinking water clean and slow climate change, but it also shows that much more ambitious action will be needed to actually address those challenges.

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Key Issues: 
Farming
Conservation
Water
Tap Water

EWG News Roundup (4/12): The First EWG VERIFIED™ Fragrance, Unregulated Factory Farms in Ohio and More

Friday, April 12, 2019

EWG News Roundup (4/12): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Midwest
Toxics
Farming
Food
Water

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Former EPA Head Scott Pruitt Hired as Lobbyist To Save Coal in Indiana. (He Can’t.)

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
A major coal mining company in Indiana has hired former Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt to lobby against plans to close several coal-fired power plants in the state.
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Key Issues: 
Energy

U.S. Court Orders Trump EPA to Decide Fate of Brain-Damaging Pesticide

Friday, April 19, 2019
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today gave Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler 90 days to decide whether his agency will ban the use of the brain-damaging pesticide chlorpyrifos on foods.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Farming
Food

EPA Asbestos Rule ‘Half Step’ That Leaves Deadly Carcinogen Legal

Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The rule announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency claiming to strengthen the agency’s ability to restrict certain uses of the notorious carcinogen asbestos falls short of what is required to fully protect public health, said EWG legislative attorney Melanie Benesh.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Asbestos

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Assist Vets, Military Families Exposed to PFAS Chemicals

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) have reintroduced a bill to help veterans, service members and their families with health problems potentially triggered by exposure to the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water
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