EWG news roundup (9/24): Key PFAS provisions included in Department of Defense spending bill, coalition calls for Toyota to drop opposition to Biden EV plan and more
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EWG’s News Roundup (12/1): Chemicals in Cribs, Investigating the EPA and More
EWG's News Roundup (12/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Triclosan: Not Safe, Not Effective
The time has come to wash our hands of triclosan and other unnecessary antimicrobial chemicals for good.
EWG News Roundup (1/29): Solvay Fails to Report PFAS Risk, Coalition Stages Hearing to Hold Duke Energy Accountable and More
EWG News Roundup (1/29): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Rate Your Plate: Three Things for Your Memorial Day Picnics and Barbeques
Memorial Day is right around the corner, and picnic season is in full bloom. That means lots of people are fixing fruit salads, readying the spinach dip and putting together sandwiches full of cold...
EWG’s News Roundup (10/20): Trouble in Farm Country, EPA Toxics Nominee Hopscotches Senate and More
EWG's News Roundup (10/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG for the Win: Tips for Your Healthiest Super Bowl Yet
The big game is right around the corner and millions of Americans are making winning game plans for a Super Bowl party packed with quintessential football fare. Super Bowl Sunday comes in second only...
EWG News Roundup (10/11): California Bans Brain Damaging Pesticide, Algae Blooms Across U.S. Swell in 2019 and More
EWG News Roundup (10/11): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG’s News Roundup (9/22): Trump Nominee Imperils Chemical Safety, CPSC Moves to Ban Flame Retardants
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (March 31): Pesticide Push-Back, the Clean Power Plan, Frozen Foods and More
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Who’s Really Missing the Point?
Two weeks ago in this space, my colleague Sheila Karpf called out the five largest commodity crop organizations over the glaring lack of women in leadership positions on their boards. Her impetus was...
EWG News Roundup (9/3): Landmark Public Health Bills Pass Calif. Legislature, Duke Energy’s $11.6 Billion Failures and More
EWG News Roundup (9/3): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (2/21): EPA (Finally) Moves To Regulate PFAS, Toxic Algae Poses Airborne Risks and More
EWG News Roundup (2/21): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG’s Stress-Free Thanksgiving Menu
As we head into the holiday season, the marathon task of preparing a Thanksgiving dinner or even just one dish to contribute as a guest – may be stressful. To help you combat the inevitable stress...
EWG News Roundup (6/12): Landmark California Cosmetics Bill Clears Hurdle, COVID-19 Afflicts Food Processors and More
EWG News Roundup (6/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Down the Drain
EWG and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) researchers analyzed samples of wastewater from residential, commercial, and industrial sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. 18 of 19 wastewater samples examined contained at least 1 of 3 unregulated, widely-used hormone disruptors – phthalates, bisphenol A, and triclosan; 2 samples contained all 3 substances. Despite sophisticated wastewater
EWG News Roundup (11/22): Mark Ruffalo, EWG Demand PFAS Action; Trump ‘Bails Out’ Rich Farmers Again and More
EWG News Roundup (11/22): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (5/31): EWG Seeks Details on Trump Cuts to Children’s Health Research, Calif. Lead Bill to Protect Workers Advances, Monsanto Caught Paying Front Group to Defend Weedkiller and More
EWG News Roundup (5/31): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (8/24): How Would a Justice Kavanaugh Vote on Asbestos, Trump’s Dirty Power Scam, Avoid Bug Bites and More
EWG News Roundup (8/24): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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EWG analysis: In the Western Lake Erie Basin, newly identified animal feeding operation hot spots produce excess manure, threatening waterways and human health
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 that drains into Lake Erie, which has a well-known toxic algae bloom every summer. These facilities house about 400,000 cows, 1.8 million hogs and nearly 24 million chickens and turkeys.
EWG News Roundup (10/23): Inside the FDA’s Failure To Ban Toxic Hair Straighteners, How the Supreme Court Could Dismantle Environmental Law and More
EWG News Roundup (10/23): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
"The EWG list of best sunscreens can't be beat in my opinion."
Late last week, news outlets began reporting that the Federal Communications Commission was considering revising its cell phone radiation testing methods - for the first time in 15 years. Early this...
EWG News Roundup (5/24): EWG’s 2019 Guide to Sunscreens, EWG Board Member Michelle Pfeiffer Lobbies for Safe Cosmetics and More
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UPDATE: Exposing Fields of Filth
In the past eight years, three predominantly Black, Native American and Latino counties in North Carolina – already home to most of the state's industrial hog operations – added 30 million chickens and turkeys, according to a new geospatial analysis by the Environmental Working Group and Waterkeeper Alliance.
