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EWG News Roundup (Oct. 21): Water Contamination, Food Policy and Conservation

Beginning this Friday, EWG will post news you can use – some of the recent media coverage featuring our content and spokespeople.

Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Linked to Diminished IQ

In a 2010 meeting between the pesticide industry and the Obama Administration, the pesticide industry revealed its objective that government food testing data (like the USDA pesticide residue data EWG...

EWG news roundup (7/22): Analyzing endocrine disruptors, making healthier food choices and more

EWG news roundup (7/22): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Their Spray Rigs in a Twist

When industry lobbyists want the government to do something the public won't like, they usually go about it quietly. Not so for the produce and pesticide lobby.

EWG news roundup (11/19): Congress moves to tackle PFAS in firefighting foam and food packaging, tips for a healthy Thanksgiving and more

EWG news roundup (11/19): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (10/2): California Cosmetics Bill Signed Into Law, Algae Beach Closures and More

EWG News Roundup (10/2): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

15 Tips to Keep July Fourth Celebrations Fun and Safe

ndependence Day celebrations are supposed to be enjoyable. We barbecue, picnic, swim, and gather with family and friends. The holiday weekend is all about fun in the sun.

EWG News Roundup (2/17): Pruitt’s Emails, DuPont’s $671M Teflon Settlement and Lead in Lipstick

Today, in a near-partisan vote, Scott Pruitt was confirmed as the next head of the Environmental Protection Agency. It's no secret that EWG opposed him for the job.

Want Some Bug-Killer With That?

If you like your fruits and vegetables with pesticides, then you'll be glad to know the conventional produce industry is boasting of a big win with the Obama administration.

EWG News Roundup (2/3) Pruitt, PFCs in Food, Harvard, Truth-Challenged White House and More

Holy smokes, what a week. It began with reports from EWG and others showing food wrappers from several top fast food chains were contaminated with toxic PFCs. The Senate broke its own rules to force a...

EWG News Roundup (2/14): Trump EPA Fails To Protect Kids From Pesticides, Few Signs of Progress on PFAS and More

EWG News Roundup (2/14): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Change the code, not the climate

A campaign to push bitcoin to change its software code to use far less energy was launched today by the Environmental Working Group, Greenpeace USA and several groups battling bitcoin mining...

EWG News Roundup (7/6): Pruitt Leaves EPA, EWG Comments on GMO Rule and More

EWG's News Roundup (7/6): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

President’s Cancer Panel Warns Public of Chemical Dangers

Washington, D.C. – In a landmark report issued today, the President's Cancer Panel asserts that public health officials have "grossly underestimated" the likelihood that environmental contaminants...

New EWG research finds many North Carolina factory farms are at risk of flooding

A new Environmental Working Group geospatial analysis finds over 2 percent of North Carolina’s 7,352 swine and poultry factory farms are in or just outside floodplains. When these farms flood, they...