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2018

Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Drinking Water for Millions of Americans
America’s Nitrate Habit Is Costly and Dangerous
Breakfast With a Dose of Roundup?
EWG’s 2018 Guide to Bug Repellents
Decoding Meat and Dairy Product Labels
Supermarket Meat Still Superbugged, Federal Data Show
Report: Up to 110 Million Americans Could Have PFAS-Contaminated Drinking Water
Across U.S., Toxic Blooms Pollute Lakes
Polluted Runoff: A Broken Promise Threatens Drinking Water in the Heartland
Update: Mapping the Expanding PFAS Crisis
Farm Bill Resource Center
Case Study: Corn Belt Communities Plagued by Nitrate in Tap Water
Case Study: Iowa Cities Struggle to Keep Farm Pollution Out of Tap Water
170 Million in U.S. Drink Radioactive Tap Water. Trump Nominee Faked Data to Hide Cancer Risk.

2017

Double Dipping: How Taxpayers Subsidize Farmers Twice for Crop Losses
Picking Losers: Why Coal and Nuclear Interests Are Desperate for a Ratepayer Bailout
Less Farm Pollution, More Clean Water
One-Third of California’s High-Risk Kids Not Tested for Lead Poisoning
EWG Investigates: Mr. Pay to Spray, Michael Dourson
Hidden Carcinogen Taints Tap Water, Consumer Products Nationwide
Drinking Water and Children’s Health
Introducing EWG Standards
How Toxic Pollutants Can Harm Future, Unexposed Generations
California Proposes Safe Level for Roundup More Than 100 Times Lower Than EPA Limit
WHERE IS TRICLOSAN STILL APPROVED FOR USE?
Mapping a Contamination Crisis
‘Retired’ Sensitive Cropland: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
Organic Within Reach
N.C. Bill to Shield CAFOs’ Liability Would Curb Legal Rights for Hundreds of Thousands
Cancer-Causing Pesticide ‘Garbage’ Taints Tap Water for Millions in California
Is Federal Crop Insurance Policy Leading to Another Dust Bowl?
Growing Organic
Mapping Cover Crops on Corn and Soybeans in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, 2015-2016
Trump Plan to Gut Stream Protections Imperils Tap Water of 117 Million Americans
Many Fast Food Wrappers Still Coated in PFCs, Kin to Carcinogenic Teflon Chemical
EWG Investigates: Pruitt’s Toothless Poultry Law
EWG Investigates: Scott Pruitt and Poultry Pollution

2016

Under New Safety Law, EPA Picks First 10 Chemicals for Review
Big Market for Black Cosmetics, but Less-Hazardous Choices Limited
Exposing Fields of Filth
Toxic Chemicals May Contaminate Oil Field Wastewater Used to Grow Calif. Crops
Feeding The World
Dangerous Monsanto Chemical Remains in Thousands of Schools
'Erin Brockovich' Carcinogen in Tap Water of More than 200 Million Americans
Under New Safety Law, 20 Toxic Chemicals EPA Should Act On Now
California Policy Linked to Higher Flame Retardant Exposures
Exposing Fields of Filth
BPA Bombshell
The Pollution in People
The "Farm Crisis" Myth
Off the Books II: More Secret Chemicals
Mercury in Seafood
Food Lobby Spends $101 Million in 2015 to Avert GMO Labeling
Crop Insurance Lottery
Fooling Ourselves
EWG's Dietary Guidelines

2015

Cutting the Fat
Crying Wolf
Crop Insurance
Better Biofuels Ahead
Nailed
Potassium Bromate
Teflon Chemical Harmful at Smallest Doses
California’s Fracking Fluids
EWG's Dirty Dozen: Cancer Prevention Edition
Big Food Companies Spend Millions to Defeat GMO Labeling
Rethinking Carcinogens
Rethinking Carcinogens
EWG Exposes Hidden Trans Fat
BPA in Canned Food
Hidden In Plain Sight
Poisoned Legacy
Boondoggle
Corporate spending to fight GMO labeling skyrockets
Propyl Paraben
Feeding the world
Toxic Stew
States Lead the Way
Does Your Cell Phone Case Raise Your Radiation Exposure?
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit

2014

Monster Wells
EWG’s Dirty Dozen Guide to Food Additives
Debunking the Myth that GE Crops Reduce Soil Loss
Danger in the Air
EWG’s Consumer Guide to Seafood
The Anti-Label Lobby
Vitter Pressures EPA Inspector General
“Washout” Revisited
NO ESCAPE:
The Anti-Label Lobby
Five Things FDA and EPA Didn’t Tell You About Seafood Safety
2,4-D Herbicide & GMO Crops
How Much is Too Much?
Ethanol's Broken Promise
Children's Cereals
Broken Stream Banks
Men's Health
Nearly 500 ways to make a yoga mat sandwich
EWG’s 2014 Shopper’s Guide To Avoiding GMO Food
US Seafood Advice Flawed on Mercury, Omega-3s

2013

Cutting Waste in the Crop Insurance Program
Cell Phone Radiation Depends On Wireless Carrier
Forbes Fat Cats Collect Taxpayer-Funded Farm Subsidies
Dirty Dozen Endocrine Disruptors
Untapped
All Over The Map
Exposing the Cosmetics Cover-up
Pumped Up
BB and CC Creams
Five Reasons to Skip Bottled Water
Hallmarks of Cancer
EWG's Guide to Safer Cell Phone Use
Going, Going, Gone!
Washout
Poisons in the Pipeline
Price Supports
Paradise Lost
The Downfall of Direct Payments
Taxpayers, Crop Insurance, and the Drought of 2012
EWG’s UPDATED Water Filter Buying Guide
Water Treatment Contaminants:

2012

Murky Waters
Farming in California
Cuomo Aide’s Oil/Gas Investments Questioned in N.Y. Fracking Debate
Five things you should know about GMOs
Plowed Under
Impact of Scaling Back
Inside Track
Healthy Food Gets Short Shrift
Troubled Waters
USGS: Some Earthquakes “Almost Certainly Manmade”
The Revenue Insurance Boondoggle
Giving It Away Free
California Regulators
Federal Scientists Warn NY of Fracking Risks
Ethanol Report 2012
Conservation Compliance
EWG's Bottled Water Scorecard, 2011

2011

Top 10 Stories of 2011
Drilling Doublespeak
Sugar in Children's Cereals
Drilling Doublespeak: Slideshow
Congress Must Finally Put an End to Direct Payments
Corn Cop Out
Chemical Makers Inform Investors, Not The Public
Cracks in the Facade
Gas Drilling and Fracking
What Scientists Say About Vitamin A in Sunscreen
EWG Updates Sunscreen Guide | 50+ New Products
2004 Industry Study Found Chrome-6 Nationwide
Identifying Congress Members Who Get Farm Subsidies
Hot Spots in the Emerging Global Food Crisis

2010

Chromium-6 in U.S. Tap Water
Bay out of Balance
Will the Real Ethanol Beneficiaries Please Stand Up?
Safer Cleaning Supplies for Your Home
U.S. Sunscreens Get Flunking Grade for UVA Protection
Throwing Good Money at Bad Land
FCC downplays cell phone radiation risks
New Study Confirms BPA in Receipts
BPA Coats Cash Register Receipts
Dioxin
Kellogg's Cereal Recall:
Clearcut Disaster
Not So Sexy
Farm Subsidies in California:
Drilling Around the Law

2009

Off the Books
Pollution in Minority Newborns
Greener School Cleaning Supplies
Crying Wolf on Climate Change
California’s Climate Change Policy Leaves Agriculture in the Dust
Facing Facts in the Chesapeake Bay
EWG's Report on Cell Phone Radiation
Dog Food Comparison Shows High Fluoride Levels
Is Your Bottled Water Worth It?
Seizing a Watershed Moment
Higher Ethanol Blends May Harm Health and Engines
Pollution in 5 Extraordinary Women
CDC Scientists Find Rocket Fuel Chemical In Infant Formula
Anniston, Alabama
Free Pass for Oil and Gas
Toxic Chemicals in Kids' Bath Products
On The Hook: Commercial Fishing Reaps Billions
America Needs a True Renewable Energy Policy
Bush Administration Moved to Okay Teflon Pollution
Ethanol’s Federal Subsidy Grab Leaves Little For Solar, Wind And Geothermal Energy

2008

Shopper's Guide to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
FDA's Midnight Mischief Heightens Mercury Risk to Pregnant Women, Infants
Independent Science Panel Rebukes FDA on Toxic Plastic
Bush Ignores Law Protecting Grand Canyon as Uranium Mining Claims Soar
Tips to avoid BPA exposure
Bottled Water Quality Investigation
EWG's Back-To-School Guide
EWG’s Healthy Home Tips for Parents
Guide to Baby-Safe Bottles & Formula
Teen Girls' Body Burden of Hormone-Altering Cosmetics Chemicals
State by State EQIP Cuts
What the Chemical Industry Doesn't Want You to Know
Congress Poised To Cut Conservation Funds That Aided Farm Bill’s Passage
Fire Retardants in Toddlers and Their Mothers
The Unintended Environmental Impacts of the Renewable Fuels Standard
Pesticide in Soap, Toothpaste and Breast Milk - Is It Kid-Safe?
Coming Up Dry
Biofuels and Bad Weather
Colorado's Chemical Injection
Credibility Gap: Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging
Timeline: BPA from Invention to Phase-Out
Polluted Pets
Sundown on the Sagebrush Rebellion
CDC: Americans Carry Body Burden of Toxic Sunscreen Chemical
EPA Axes Panel Chair at Request of Chemical Industry Lobbyists
Asbestos Still A Public Health Tragedy; Congress Taking Action
Grand Canyon Threatened by Approval of Uranium Mining Activities
FDA Food Testing Shows Widespread Rocket Fuel Contamination of Commonly Consumed Foods and Beverages
NIH to Review Flawed Report on Impacts of BPA Exposure

2007

Colorado’s Pristine Roan Plateau Threatened by Drilling Surge
Nurses' Health
EWG's Guide to Infant Formula and Baby Bottles
Science Policy Memo Detailing EWG Findings on C8
EWG Assessment of EPA Draft Human Health Risk Assessment for the Teflon Chemical PFOA
Children Overexposed to Rocket Fuel Chemical
Washington Post Wrong
A Disaster Waiting To Happen…Forever
Trouble Downstream
Federal Fluoride Cap Too High
Toxic Plastics Chemical in Infant Formula
Short Crop
Chlorine Pollutants High in DC Tap Water
Down the Drain
Power Drain
Stolen Inventory
New study from CDC and Boston University shows babies getting unsafe dose of perchlorate
Bisphenol A - Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food
Scented Secrets

2006

PFC Dictionary
Thyroid Threat
After Two Decades of Agricultural Disaster Aid A Chronic Dependency Takes Root
Real MPG - Putting the Truth in Your Tank
Across Generations
Gas Gouge Calculator
Bonus Subsidy
Stolen Inventory (California)
Dead in the Water
disGraceful
Stolen Inventory (National)

2005

Chrome-Plated Fraud
Gibbons' Fixes Fall Short
Dirt Cheap: America's Lands in Speculators' Hands
Soaking Uncle Sam
Stuck in the Sand
Double Dippers
Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns
Into Thin Air
Asbestos Hotspots
Trouble in The Air
Smoggy Schools
Like Oil and Water
Virtual Flood
A Slow Death in Texas
Taking from the Taxpayers
DuPont Study Finds Link Between Teflon Contaminant and Elevated Cholesterol

2004

California Water Subsidies
Marks the Spot
Still Above The Law
Obstruction of Justice
Rocket Fuel in Cows' Milk - Perchlorate
PBDEs - Fire Retardants in Dust
Lead Astray in Ohio
Gas Tax Losers
Asbestos: Think Again
Public Land Policy Alert: Utah

2003

MTBE In Drinking Water
Mother's Milk
PCBs in Farmed Salmon
Tainted Catch
Monsanto in Alabama
DuPont workers smoke Teflon-laced cigarettes in company experiments
Canaries in the Kitchen
Suspect Salads
PFCs: Global Contaminants
SUVs - Suddenly Upside-down Vehicles
Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water

2002

DuPont Hid Teflon Pollution For Decades
Is Water From Vending Machines Really “Chemical-Free”?
Glacier Vended Water and Contaminants in California
Chemicals linked to birth defects can stay in cosmetics, says Cosmetic Industry safety panel
Science Review Reveals West Va. Agency Policy Contradicted by Fed, Industry Research
MTBE With Knowledge
All Hands on Deck
Not Too Pretty
Particle Civics
Focus Pocus
Anniston, Alabama: In-Depth

2001

The Poisonwood Rivals
Consider the Source
Rocket Science
Tampering With Truth
Another Emergency Bail Out for Agriculture
Driving Under the Influence
Poisoned Playgrounds
Lead Pollution at Outdoor Firing Ranges: Poisonous Pastime
Poisonous Pastime
Lead Pollution at Outdoor Firing Ranges
Brain Food
Every Breath You Take

2000

The Facts About Diazinon
Green Energy Guide
Beauty Secrets
Fuzzy Air
Bumper Crop
Give Me a Fake: Stossel Under Fire
Give Us a Fake
Uncontrolled Lusts
Prime Suspects
Green Acre$
Lead Astray
An Ill Wind
A Few Bad Apples...
Moms and Pops
Clean Water Report Card
Maladroit Farm
Clean Water Report Card for California
Pollution Pays
Freedom to Farm in Iowa
Judicial Integrity

1999

Attack of the Killer Weeds
As You Sow
Statement on Phase-out of Cyanazine
Power Plants Caught Cheating
Mercury Falling
Ban Dursban
George W. Bush's Anti-Environmental Advisors
Potholes and Politics
Polluter Privilege
Do As We Say, Not As We Do
Above the Law in California
Up In Smoke
Into the Mouths of Babes
From Bureaucrats to Fat Cats
Above the Law
Reading, Writing and Risk
Ban Methyl Parathion Now
How 'Bout Them Apples
What You Don't Know Could Hurt You

1998

Unplugged
Full Disclosure
The English Patients
Greening Hospitals
Same as it Ever Was
Dumping Sewage Sludge On Organic Farms?
Factory Farming
Overexposed || Organophosphate Insecticides in Children's Food

1997

Catching the Limit
Last Gasp
Tests Find Methyl Bromide Drifting Into Mobile Home Park
New Clean Air Standards are No Sweat in Florida
Tough To Swallow
Methyl Bromide Poisoning
Methyl Bromide in Castroville, CA
The Other Clean Air Rule
Particle Pollution and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in the United States
California Study Admits Methyl Bromide Safety Standard Inadequate
Clearing The Air
People of Color in California Breathe the Most Heavily Polluted Air
100,000 California Kids Breathe Unhealthy Air at School
Smokestacks and Smokescreens
Share the Road
Mean Streets
The Highway Beautification Act
Take More Money and Run
Something's in the Air
The Balanced Budget Amendment
Particulate Air Pollution

1996

Dishonorable Discharge
The Nation's New Pesticide Law
Toxic Farm Fumigants Drifting Into California Neighborhoods
Comments on the Proposed Reissuance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Nationwide Permits
Pay to Spray
Just Add Water
"Congress, We Have A Problem"
Swamped With Cash
Heavy Methyl Bromide Use Near California Schools
Pouring It On
Freedom to Farm

1995

Deal Breaker
Setting the Record Straight
The Cash Croppers: Farm Subsidies 1985-1994
Weed Killers By The Glass
Background Information on Cyanazine
Pesticides in Baby Food
In The Drink
Pesticide Industry Propaganda: The Real Story
Much Ado About Nothing
City Slickers
Faking Takings
Project Relief
Forbidden Fruit | Illegal Pesticides in the US Food Supply