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DuPont, Chemours and Corteva Reach $4 Billion Settlement on ‘Forever Chemicals’ Lawsuits

Friday, January 22, 2021
Today DuPont, Chemours and Corteva announced a cost-sharing agreement worth $4 billion to settle lawsuits involving the historic use of the highly toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals

EWG Applauds Biden’s Nomination of Richard Glick To Chair Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Friday, January 22, 2021
The Environmental Working Group applauds President Biden’s nomination of Richard Glick to be chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Initially nominated by then-President Trump, Glick has been a member of the commission since November 2017.
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Key Issues: 
Energy
Renewable Energy
Clean Energy and You
Coal, Natural Gas and Nuclear
Federal and State Policy

EPA Starts Long Process to Set Legal Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Tap Water – But Action Needed Now

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Today the Environmental Protection Agency took two long-overdue preliminary actions toward regulating the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in Americans’ tap water, committing to set legal limits for the two most notorious PFAS compounds and to test public water systems for more than two dozen others.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water
Tap Water

Still Trashing the Place on the Way Out, Trump EPA Will Scrap Plans To Ban Some Uses of Three Dangerous Chemicals

Thursday, January 14, 2021
In one of the most reprehensible and dangerous decisions by the Trump Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator Andrew Wheeler will announce tomorrow that the agency will drop proposals to ban certain hazardous uses for three extremely toxic, even lethal chemicals.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Water
Tap Water

Toyota to Pay $180 Million for ‘Systemic, Longstanding’ Emissions Violations of Clean Air Act

Thursday, January 14, 2021
Toyota will pay $180 million to settle federal civil charges of repeatedly failing for at least a decade to report emissions-related defects in its vehicles, in what the Environmental Protection Agency called a “serious violation” of Clean Air Act rules designed to protect public health and the environment from harmful air pollutants.
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Key Issues: 
Energy
Clean Energy and You
Federal and State Policy

In Another 11th-Hour Rollback, Trump EPA Weakens ‘Forever Chemical’ Protections

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
In yet another 11th-hour rollback of public health protections, political leaders at the Environmental Protection Agency overruled career scientists and watered down a major health assessment for one of the most toxic “forever chemicals” estimated to contaminate the drinking water for nearly 1 million Americans.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water
Tap Water

EWG VERIFIED™ Brand Partner Follain Diversifies Clean Beauty and Commits 15 Percent of Shelf Space to Black-Owned Brands

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Today Follain launches seven new EWG VERIFIED™ products at ULTA Beauty, the largest beauty retailer in the U.S. The collection of Follain skincare products is the result of years of consultations with thousands of people with different skin types and concerns.
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Key Issues: 
Consumer Products
Cosmetics

EWG Calls for Immediate Removal of President Trump from Office

Thursday, January 7, 2021
In response to yesterday’s shocking and deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol by a riotous mob incited by President Trump, Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook today called for Trump’s immediate removal from office through the 25th Amendment, followed by impeachment, conviction and disqualification from ever again holding office.
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New State Data: More Than 100 Ohio Water Systems Contaminated With Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’

Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Newly released test data from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency show that more than 100 public water systems in the state are contaminated with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water
Tap Water

Another Last-Minute Poison Pill: Trump Administration Kneecaps EPA’s Use of Sound Science To Protect Public Health

Tuesday, January 5, 2021
With two weeks left in President Trump’s term, his Environmental Protection Agency has once again issued an 11th-hour rule that will hamper the incoming Biden administration’s efforts to protect public health.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Farming
Water

Spending Bill Provides Nearly $300 Million To Address ‘Forever Chemicals’

Tuesday, December 22, 2020
The FY 2021 omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress Monday night provides nearly $300 million for new investments to address the regulation and cleanup of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water

EWG Applauds Farm and Food Worker Protection Funds in Covid-19 Relief Package

Monday, December 21, 2020
EWG applauds the inclusion of funds for Covid-19 protections for farm and food workers in the pandemic relief package congressional leaders agreed to on Sunday. The package, which awaits a final vote before being sent to President Trump for his signature or veto, authorizes the Department of Agriculture to pay for protections for farm and food workers.
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Key Issues: 
Farming
COVID-19 & Food

Scientists Say New EPA Guidance Would Perpetuate PFAS Contamination

Friday, December 18, 2020
An eleventh-hour proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency would approve incineration and other disposal methods for some of the fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS that would neither destroy nor contain the toxic “forever chemicals.”
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals

Nomination of Michael Regan Shows Biden’s Commitment To Rebuild EPA, Protect Public Health and Advance Environmental Justice

Thursday, December 17, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Michael Regan as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, The New York Times reports. Regan, 44, currently North Carolina’s top environmental official, would be the second Black person to lead the agency charged with protecting public health and the environment, after Lisa Jackson, who headed the EPA during President Obama’s second term.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Farming
Food
Water

Biden’s Choice of Granholm for Energy Secretary Heralds Shift to Clean, Renewable Sources

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick of former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to be energy secretary signals a commitment to the clean energy revolution – a sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s failed attempt to prop up dirty fossil fuels.
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Key Issues: 
Energy
Renewable Energy
Clean Energy and You
Coal, Natural Gas and Nuclear
Federal and State Policy

California Bill Would Sharply Reduce Lead Leaching From Faucets

Friday, December 11, 2020
State legislation introduced today would set a legally enforceable limit on the amount of lead leaching from drinking water faucets and fixtures, reducing by five times the amount now allowed by a plumbing industry standard. Assembly Bill 100, by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), would restrict the amount of lead leaching from faucets and fixtures to no more than 1 microgram.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Lead
Water
Tap Water

CDC Investigates Potential Link Between ‘Forever Chemicals’ and Decreased Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines

Friday, December 11, 2020
A federal health agency is investigating whether exposure to the fluorinated "forever chemicals" called PFAS could affect the potential effectiveness and duration of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
COVID-19 & Your Health
PFAS Chemicals

EWG VERIFIED™ Diapers Launches Nationwide With New Healthynest Diapers

Thursday, December 10, 2020
Today the Environmental Working Group published a new comprehensive Guide to Safer Diapers, an analysis of the chemicals and materials used in baby diapers, to help parents and caregivers sort through the vast array of product options – and related advertising claims – available on the market.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Consumer Products
Children’s Products

New Rule Makes It Harder for EPA To Fight Air Pollution and Climate Change

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
With just over 40 days left in office, on Wednesday the Trump administration finalized a rule making it harder for the Environmental Protection Agency to enact clean air standards that protect public health and address the climate crisis.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics

Next Agriculture Secretary Must Confront New Food and Farm Challenges

Tuesday, December 8, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Tom Vilsack to be Secretary of Agriculture, according to news reports. Here is a statement from Scott Faber, EWG’s senior vice president for government affairs
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Key Issues: 
Midwest
Toxics
Farming
Food
Water

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