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While Californians focus on freeing their economy from the grip of a gruesome pandemic and pushing through another season of devastating wildfires and power blackouts, the leadership of Pacific Gas &...

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California State Legislature approves bill with nation’s strictest limit on lead leaching from faucets

September 8, 2021

On Tuesday, California’s State Legislature approved Assembly Bill 100, which would enact the strictest lead-leaching limit for drinking water faucets in the nation.

California lawmakers approve bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in food packaging and straws

September 8, 2021

Today, the California State Legislature approved Assembly Bill 1200, which would ban the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from paper, paperboard or plant-based food packaging, utensils and...

John Reeder, 30-year top EPA veteran, joins EWG’s policy shop

September 8, 2021

John Reeder, who spent more than three decades at the Environmental Protection Agency in several top roles, including 17 years as a senior executive, has joined the Environmental Working Group as vice...

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