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PFAS Chemicals

EWG News Roundup (5/4): Farm Bill Fails Americans, Hawaii May Ban 2 Sunscreen Chemicals and More

Friday, May 4, 2018

News Roundup (5/4): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

Farming

Absent Federal Action, Communities and Corporations Commit to Renewables

Thursday, May 3, 2018

While the Trump administration is promoting coal, a dirty and dangerous fossil fuel headed for the scrap heap of history, a growing number of communities and companies across the nation are embracing a future powered by clean, safe, renewable energy.

Key Issues:

Renewable Energy

Federal and State Policy

Clean Air Regulations Protect Health and Benefit the Economy

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

The Trump administration is waging war on the laws meant to protect Americans from air pollution, arguing that rolling back regulations on coal-fired power plants, cars and trucks, and other sources of fossil fuel emissions is necessary to ensure a healthy economy.

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Federal and State Policy

Kourtney Kardashian’s Appeal For Cosmetics Safety Reaches 590 Million People

Friday, April 27, 2018

On Tuesday, Kourtney Kardashian joined EWG President Ken Cook on Capitol Hill to brief reporters and congressional staffers about EWG’s #BeautyMadeBetter campaign.

Key Issues:

Cosmetics

EWG News Roundup (4/27): Kourtney Kardashian Lobbies for Cosmetics Safety, Pruitt Losing White House’s Confidence and More

Friday, April 27, 2018

News Roundup (4/27): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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New Research Links BPA to Breast Cancer in Lab Animals, FDA Downplays Concerns

Thursday, April 26, 2018

New federally funded research links low doses of bisphenol A with a sharp increase in breast tumors in laboratory animals.

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BPA

Monsanto Bullies EPA on Glyphosate Ruling

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public input on the health impacts of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide

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Renewables, Not Natural Gas, Should Replace Shuttered Nuclear Plants

Monday, April 23, 2018

Across the nation, utilities continue to announce the planned shutdown of nuclear power plants. Early retirement of these crumbling, outrageously expensive and dangerous plants is long overdue. But will they be replaced by polluting natural gas plants, or can clean, renewable energy be brought on line quickly enough to fill the gap?

Key Issues:

Coal, Natural Gas and Nuclear

Renewable Energy

Federal and State Policy

EWG News Roundup (4/20): Nonstick Chemicals in Drinking Water, Farm Pollution Throughout Midwest and More

Friday, April 20, 2018

EWG News Roundup (4/20): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

Farming

EWG News Roundup (4/13): Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables, Pruitt’s Scandal List and More

Friday, April 13, 2018

EWG News Roundup (4/13): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Like Coal, Natural Gas Losing Ground to Renewables

Monday, April 9, 2018

As expensive, dirty coal power staggers toward its inevitable demise, natural gas has come to dominate the electricity market.

Key Issues:

Coal, Natural Gas and Nuclear

Renewable Energy

EWG News Roundup (4/6): Pruitt Keeps Creating Scandals, Coal and Nuclear Plants Seek Bailout and More

Friday, April 6, 2018

Roundup 4/06: Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Half of Coal Plants Lose Too Much Money to Stay Open on the Free Market

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Despite efforts by the Trump administration and some states to prop up the coal industry, its future remains bleak.

Key Issues:

Coal, Natural Gas and Nuclear

Scott Pruitt Has Literally Made Washington – and America – More Toxic

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Mired in multiple scandals of his own making, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt attempted to shift the blame to “toxic” Washington yesterday.

Photo courtesy of AP Photos

Key Issues:

Food

EWG News Roundup (3/30): Pruitt’s Pesticide Anniversary and $50 Condo, Chemicals Causing Weight Gain and More

Friday, March 30, 2018

Roundup 3/30: Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Thanks to Scott Pruitt, 30 Million Pounds of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Will Be Sprayed on Crops in Next 5 Years

Thursday, March 29, 2018

One year ago today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt sided with the pesticide lobby over EPA scientists in an eleventh-hour decision to abort the agency's proposal to ban chlorpyrifos from use on food crops. Chlorpyrifos is an insecticide that can harm children's brains and nervous systems at small doses.

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Toxic Chemicals May Increase Chances of Regaining Weight After Dieting

Monday, March 26, 2018

Exposure to fluorinated industrial chemicals, known as PFAS or PFC chemicals, may increase the amount of weight that people, especially women, regain after dieting, according to a new study by Harvard University researchers, published in PLOS Medicine. It found that women with higher levels of PFAS chemicals in their blood at the start of the study regained an average of 3.7 to 4.8 pounds more than women with lower levels of the chemicals in their blood.

Key Issues:

Children's Health