EWG News Roundup (5/17): Cover Crops Expand Across the Corn Belt, Billion Dollar Monsanto Ruling and More
EWG News Roundup (5/17): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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EWG News Roundup (10/12): Trump’s War on Children’s Health, Algae Outbreaks Rise 40 Percent in 2018 and More
News Roundup (10/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
What Bill Nye Got Right About GMOs
Twitter was buzzing this week that Bill Nye the Science Guy – every elementary school's favorite scientist – has changed his mind about GMOs.
EWG, Scientists and Doctors Sign Letter Urging EPA To Reject Potent Herbicide Mix
Administrator Gina McCarthy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Dow AgroSciences application to amend their 2,4-D choline salt herbicide for use on 2...
EWG News Roundup (9/28): Calif. Leads Nation to Protect Kids from Lead, Trump Fights Pesticide Ban, Top Children’s Health Official Ousted at EPA and More
EWG News Roundup (9/28): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG Comments to California OEHHA to Prioritize Chemicals for Proposition 65 Review
EWG submitted comments to California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee to recommend the prioritization of four...
FDA tests find U.S. food supply awash in pesticide residues
More than 50 percent of thousands of domestic and imported foods tested by the Food and Drug Administration had detectable levels of at least one pesticide, according to results the agency released...
EWG News Roundup (8/31): Trump’s Farm Bail Out, Back-to-School Tips and More
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Behind the science: How EWG found the pesticide chlormequat in most people tested
EWG recently revealed that the dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat was found in four out of five people we tested.
EWG News Roundup (9/14): Health Effects from Hurricane Florence, Groundbreaking BPA Study and More
EWG News Roundup (9/14): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG’s first major break was born through radical team coordination – the science was all there to show that kids’ growing bodies are exposed to too many harmful chemicals, which affect them in a way that’s different from the way they harm the adult body.
2017: EWG Sets Health Standards for Chemicals in Tap Water, Pushes Industry Transparency in Cosmetics, Cleaning Products and More
In 2017, EWG once again pushed the envelope in our mission to protect public health and the environment and empower all Americans to make better decisions about their safety and well-being.
GMOs: What the Experts Actually Said
After an expert panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences issued a long-awaited report on genetically engineered foods, much of the news coverage said it gave GMOs an unqualified seal of...
Chef Colicchio, Activists, Lawmakers Demand Action on GMO Labeling
Chef Tom Colicchio joined Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) today as they reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would give Americans...
EWG News Roundup (10/18): California Seeks To Reduce Lead From Daycare Facilities, Debunking PFAS Polluters’ False Claims and More
EWG News Roundup (10/18): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (4/5): EPA Chief Dodges Questions, Big Pork Will Make Its Own Food Safety Inspections, Why Trump Hates Wind and More
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler made the rounds of Capitol Hill this week, displaying twice his questionable commitment to protecting Americans' public health.
Claims of GMO Yield Increases Don’t Hold Up
At a hearing of the House Agriculture Committee this week, opponents of mandatory labeling of GMO foods trotted out the now familiar argument that genetically engineered crops are the key to feeding...
Attack of the Frankenfoods: Genetically Engineered Crops Use 26% More Pesticides, and Growing
The dedicated folks at The Organic Center released a hard hitting report today, Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use: The First Thirteen Years.
EWG news roundup (5/28): Little progress on cleanup of ‘forever chemicals’ at military bases, a healthy and safe Memorial Day and more
EWG news roundup (5/28): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (8/13): Schools’ Tap Water in the Time of COVID-19, Nitrate Pollution in Minnesota, a Twitter Battle with BP and More
On Monday, EWG released an article on government officials' inadequate guidance about reopening schools safely as the coronavirus pandemic seems to worsen.
Chemical ag's flyboys often miss the mark
"I came out of a sound sleep and honestly our entire house was shaking, and I said, 'What is that God-awful roar'," said Stephanie Feller, a resident of Sagewater Court in Fossil Lake Ranch (Colorado)...
Kraft-Heinz Rejects Effort To Get Phthalates Out of Mac and Cheese
Food corporation Kraft-Heinz just sent a clear message to parents: Your worries about phthalate contamination in our food chain isn't our problem.
Study: Elevated Levels of Toxic Chemicals Found in Menstrual Pads and Disposable Diapers
Many brands of menstrual pads and disposable diapers contain elevated levels of chemicals linked to developmental and reproductive harm, according to a recent study published in the journal...
Five Kids’ Snacks You Should Always Buy Organic
Did you know that in order to receive organic certification, packaged foods must be free of not only toxic pesticides but also thousands of added chemicals like artificial preservatives, colors and...
