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Food & Water

Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

Taking ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters. Discover the most effective water filters for reducing PFAS contamination in your water. EWG's extensive tests...

July 11, 2023

Food & Water

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

A new EWG investigation finds for the first time troubling concentrations of the toxic agricultural chemical chlormequat in oat-based products sold in the U.S., including everyday brands marketed to...

January 31, 2023

Energy

Power and profit: How PG&E fails California ratepayers and what to do about it

EWG’s utility business model would create a more balanced policy and regulatory regime for PG&E customers. It is designed to hold the company responsible for its investment patterns and shift...

June 16, 2022

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Food & Water

Pesticides still found in baby food, but biggest toxic threats eliminated

November 15, 2023

Your baby’s food may contain potentially harmful pesticides – but the Environmental Working Group’s decades of fighting to protect children’s health have helped eliminate the most toxic threats from...

Farming & Agriculture

Crop insurance pays farmers billions of dollars for weather-related losses closely linked to the climate crisis

November 1, 2023

Crop insurance payouts for losses associated with extreme weather have cost billions of dollars, a new Environmental Working Group analysis of Department of Agriculture data shows. Those payments will...

Farming & Agriculture

Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022

September 7, 2023

The federal Crop Insurance Program was created to insure farmers against crop losses. But because of how the program is designed and has been managed over time, it actually only protects around 20...

Toxic Chemicals

Federal PFAS Report Card

August 29, 2023

EWG has researched actions the federal government is committed to taking, or for which it faces congressionally mandated deadlines, to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

Survey finds use of personal care products up since 2004 – what that means for your health

July 26, 2023

A new Morning Consult survey reveals the average adult uses 12 personal care products a day, from shampoos to soaps and deodorants to lipsticks and more. And EWG finds the products could be made with...

Energy

Outrageous costs, deadly dangers: The real risks of keeping Diablo Canyon open

July 25, 2023

If something costs tens of billions to keep, without any clear financial benefits to ratepayers but with the risk of nuclear catastrophe, prolonging it would be folly. But that’s what supporters of...

Food & Water

‘Forever chemicals’ found in water coast to coast builds case for strict EPA limits

July 18, 2023

The findings are just a small sample of what to expect when the Environmental Protection Agency releases first-time data from thousands of public water systems across the U.S. that is likely to show...

Farming & Agriculture

One-third of all crop insurance subsidies flow to massive insurance companies and agents, not farmers

July 12, 2023

The federal Crop Insurance Program is known for paying billions of dollars every year to farmers when they experience reductions in crop yield or revenue. But the Department of Agriculture program...

Food & Water

Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

July 11, 2023

Farming & Agriculture

EWG: In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs

June 21, 2023

A new Environmental Working Group analysis shows a clear connection between rising temperatures linked to climate change in the Southwest and the region’s growing crop insurance costs for heat-related...

Farming & Agriculture

Environmentally sensitive Mississippi River region croplands should be targeted for conservation to benefit the climate and water quality

April 12, 2023

The 13-state Mississippi River Critical Conservation Area, or MRCCA, has millions of environmentally sensitive acres that are full of opportunity to adopt conservation practices that can improve water...

Proof of problems: Bitcoin mining’s pollution toll on U.S. communities

April 5, 2023

Once-dead coal-fired power plants roaring back to life and spewing hazardous emissions, trout being overheated and chopped up by a utility’s water pipe, non-stop white noise at levels that can damage...

Toxic Chemicals

Wildlife warning: More than 330 species contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’

February 22, 2023

Polar bears have a PFAS problem: Pollution from the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS contaminates polar bears, tigers, monkeys, pandas, dolphins and fish and has been documented in more than 330...

Farming & Agriculture

Updated EWG Farm Subsidy Database shows largest producers reap billions, despite climate crisis

February 1, 2023

EWG’s newly updated Farm Subsidy Database shows that federal farm subsidies between 1995 and 2021 totaled $478 billion. This huge amount of taxpayer money does almost nothing to help farmers reduce...

Food & Water

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

January 31, 2023

Toxic Chemicals

The health risks of pesticides in Stanislaus County

January 31, 2023

The residents of Stanislaus County are at potential risk of health harms associated with the spraying of pesticides on agricultural fields in the region. Stanislaus County is one of 10 counties in...

The health benefits of a whole foods, plant-forward diet

December 1, 2022

A plant-forward diet – loosely defined as a diet that is rich in plant foods but that can also include eggs, dairy foods, and occasionally lean meat, poultry and seafood – is becoming more widely...

EWG analysis: North Carolina’s factory farms are everywhere – even floodplains and other flood-prone areas

December 1, 2022

A new EWG geospatial analysis finds that, as of 2020, 156 of North Carolina’s swine and poultry factory farms are located in or just outside floodplains – 59 swine and 97 poultry facilities.

Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields may affect heart health, new EWG analysis finds

November 22, 2022

Electromagnetic radiation in the radiofrequency range emitted by cell phones, tablets and other wireless communication devices is absorbed by the human body and may affect heart health, according to a...

Farming & Agriculture

In the Midwest, increased precipitation from climate change goes hand in hand with ballooning crop insurance costs

October 19, 2022

A new EWG analysis has found that the overwhelming majority of Midwestern counties with increased precipitation between 2001 and 2020 also had growing crop insurance costs during that period due to...

Farming & Agriculture

New EWG analysis: Of $7.4B spent on two of USDA’s biggest conservation programs in recent years, very little went to ‘climate-smart’ agriculture

September 28, 2022

Farmers received almost $7.4 billion in payments from two of the largest federal agricultural conservation programs between 2017 and 2020, but only a small proportion of these payments went to...

Food & Water

Fruit leather: A snack sometimes chock full of pesticides and sugar

September 15, 2022

When parents and caregivers herd kids out the door for an outing, they typically grab snack food on the way. And one of the most convenient is a product kids love – fruit leather.

Food & Water

EWG survey: At least 50 percent of people surveyed think tap water is unsafe

August 11, 2022

In a recent survey of visitors to the Environmental Working Group’s Tap Water Database, at least half the participants said they think their tap water is unsafe.

Farming & Agriculture

EWG analysis: In the Western Lake Erie Basin, newly identified animal feeding operation hot spots produce excess manure, threatening waterways and human health

July 28, 2022

A new EWG analysis has identified and mapped more than 2,500 animal feeding operations in the Western Lake Erie Basin, a watershed encompassing nearly 6 million acres in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio...

Expert Spotlight

Chemical companies provide quarterly reports on production and sales figures to shareholders. Why shouldn’t the public and EPA receive similar reports every year about commonly used chemicals, some of which could pose a serious health risk?”

David Andrews, Ph.D.

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Energy

Ignoring NuScale blunder, Duke Energy set to squander hundreds of millions on non-existent small nuclear technology

November 27, 2023

Unfazed by the termination of NuScale Power’s multimillion-dollar wasteful Utah small nuclear reactor, or SMR, project in early November, Duke Energy is pushing ahead with a plan to waste potentially...

Food & Water

Surprise! Some of your favorite foods may contain artificial sweetener

November 27, 2023

You’ve probably heard some of the concerns being raised lately about artificial sweeteners. Maybe you’ve even sworn off diet products as a result.

Household & Consumer Products

What are quats?

November 22, 2023

To protect your health, it’s essential to know what’s in your cleaning products, especially if you have kids, who are more vulnerable to the effects of toxic chemicals.

Food & Water

Safer storage: Avoiding microplastic concerns while managing holiday leftovers

November 22, 2023

As the holidays approach, our kitchens are warming with festive feasts for friends and loved ones. The joy of preparing and indulging in holiday delicacies is often followed by the challenge of...

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