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7 Ways Children Will Be Healthier Under the Biden Administration

The Trump administration's assault on science has been a disaster for children, according to a report in February from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Now the election of Joe Biden and Kamala...

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EWG News Roundup (3/8): Why Organic is ‘Cleaner,’ Teflon Chemicals Taint Military Sites and More

EWG News Roundup (3/8): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG news roundup (4/23): EWG partners with EnergySage to promote solar, California lawmakers advance bill banning ‘forever chemicals’ in food packaging and more

EWG news roundup (4/23) Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
Children’s Health
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Food & Water

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.

EWG news roundup (7/2): Cover crops planting plateaus across the Midwest, ‘forever chemicals’ legislation introduced and more

EWG news roundup (7/2): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Research

Feeding the world

Growing food takes a major toll on the environment, one that will grow worse in the coming decades as humanity faces the challenge of feeding a burgeoning population.
Research

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 adults and children. The chemical may be harmful to human health. Chlormequat was discovered in all but one of 13 non-organic oat-based cereals, granola and other products in EWG-commissioned tests
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Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
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EWG News Roundup (12/7): EWG Analyzes Korean Beauty Trends, Coal Consumption Plummets and More

EWG News Roundup (12/7): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG news roundup (3/11): Decades of FDA failure to act on ‘forever chemicals,’ how cancer-causing benzene ends up in cosmetics and more

EWG news roundup (3/11): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Children’s Health
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EWG News Roundup (4/26): Tainted Water Wells in Iowa, EPA PFAS Clean-Up Plan Falls Short, and More

EWG News Roundup (4/26): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (7/2): Enjoying a Healthy (and Safe) Independence Day, PFAS Provisions Added to Military Spending Bill and More

EWG News Roundup (7/2): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Ask an Expert: Your Questions Answered by Curt DellaValle, Ph.D., Senior Scientist

EWG's community has lots of questions about chemicals in consumer products and food, and from time to time we do our best to provide answers.

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.

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EWG News Roundup (10/25): 2019 National Tap Water Database, Nonstick Chemicals Taint Louisville Drinking Water and More

EWG News Roundup (10/25): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Research

Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Drinking Water for Millions of Americans

Seasonal spikes of atrazine, a weed killer that disrupts hormones and harms the developing fetus, contaminate the drinking water of millions of Americans at potentially hazardous levels as run-off from corn-growing areas finds its way into source waters and reservoirs.

EWG News Roundup (1/15): Follain Commits To Support Black-Owned Brands, Trump EPA Announces 11th-Hour Toxic Rollbacks and More

EWG News Roundup (1/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (4/10): Mapping PFAS Discharges, COVID-19 Hand Care Tips and More

EWG News Roundup (4/10): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

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EWG News Roundup (5/4): Farm Bill Fails Americans, Hawaii May Ban 2 Sunscreen Chemicals and More

News Roundup (5/4): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

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EWG’s News Roundup (11/9): U.S. Fails in Climate Leadership, Tips on Avoiding Toxic Dust and More

On Tuesday, the U.S. earned the awful distinction of being the only nation on Earth to stand in opposition to the Paris climate accord. EWG was quick to call out the Trump administration for its...

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.

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Congressional Testimony on GE Labeling

Scott Faber, senior vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, testified Dec. 10 before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health against H.R...

Food & Water
Farming & Agriculture
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EWG News Roundup (6/22): City Slickers Collect Farm Subsidies, PFAS Study Finally Released and More

News Roundup (6/22): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (3/13): AspenClean Earns EWG VERIFIED® Mark, Landmark Cosmetics Legislation Advances and More

This week AspenClean announced nine new cleaning products that meet EWG's rigorous standards for health, ingredient disclosure and transparency to earn our EWG VERIFIED® mark.

EWG News Roundup (1/24): EWG Finds PFAS in Major Cities’ Water, Federal Clean Energy Policies Lag Behind and More

EWG News Roundup (1/24): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.