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Atrazine: A Harmful Weedkiller Taints Tap Water for Millions in U.S.
EWG's Worst Environmental Stories of 2010
This Summer, EWG Will Monitor Expected Surge in Toxic Algae Blooms
With peak toxic algae bloom season underway, the Environmental Working Group is releasing an updated map of all algae outbreaks reported in the U.S. since 2010. In coming months, the map will be...
Best of Enviroblog 2009: Top 10 posts
Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Stakeholder Perspectives
Testimony of Scott Fabe, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Environmental Working Groupb before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on...
The Anti-Label Lobby through Q1 2014
Explosion of Unregulated Factory Farms in Maumee Watershed Fuels Lake Erie’s Toxic Blooms
Nitrate in U.S. Tap Water May Cause More Than 12,500 Cancers a Year
Enviroblog’s Top 10 Stories of 2014
From the EWG staff, our picks for the Top 10 Enviroblog stories that had the most impact on Americans' environmental health in 2014.
2012 Farm Bill: Conservation and the Environment
Double Dipping: How Taxpayers Subsidize Farmers Twice for Crop Losses
EWG’s Top 10 Agriculture Stories of 2015
As in past years, EWG asked its staff of scientists, policy analysts and governmental and communications specialists to vote on what they considered the 10 most important stories of 2015 in two...
California announces maximum contaminant level for ‘Brockovich’ carcinogen in drinking water
100 million+ Americans Exposed to Forgotten Toxics in Drinking Water
A new Environmental Working Group analysis of 2011 water quality tests by 201 large U.S. municipal water systems that serve more than 100 million people in 43 states has determined that all are...
EWG’s Top Food and Ag Stories of 2013
EWG's editors asked the entire staff to pick the top agriculture-related stories of 2013, a category that includes the farm bill, farm subsidies, crop insurance, conservation, genetically engineered...
10 Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Louisville, Ky., Tap Water
Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Dietary guidelines need to inform consumers of the dangers of mercury in certain seafood and provide clear labeling of added sugars in food. These are key elements for establishing effective...
Toxic Algae Blooms: What You Should Know
EWG’s 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides Coming Soon
EWG's 2013 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce will be coming out soon. Stay tuned.
Des Moines Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Iowa’s Nitrate-Contaminated Tap Water
In 2015, Des Moines Water Works sued upstream counties to reduce manure and fertilizer runoff into the city's drinking water supply, drawing attention to nitrate pollution. But nitrate contaminates...
'Erin Brockovich' Carcinogen in Tap Water of More than 200 Million Americans
Organic Within Reach
High Levels of Nitrate Foul Tap Water in Illinois Corn Belt
Northwest Illinois is one of the nation's most productive corn-growing regions. But the heavy use of fertilizer and manure on corn fields leads to nitrate pollution in many communities' tap water...