National Academy Calls for Lowering Fluoride Limits in Tap Water
National Academy of Sciences report calls for lowering fluoride levels in drinking water.
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House Passes Farm Bill That Would Let Billionaires, Non-Farmers Collect Farm Subsidies
House Republicans pushed through their version of the 2018 Farm Bill today, which would waste billions more in taxpayer money with new loopholes. The bill would let the super rich and people who don't...
EWG Analysis: Trump Loophole Would Exempt 1 in 6 GMO Foods from New Disclosure Law
Loopholes proposed by the Trump administration could exempt more than 10,000 – or one out of six – genetically modified foods from a new GMO disclosure law, according to a new analysis by EWG.
Bill to Disclose Ingredients in Cleaning Products Gets Hearing
On Wednesday, March 29 at 9:30 a.m., the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee will consider the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 (SB-258).
Calif. Bill Would Be First to Ban Teflon-Like Chemicals from Fast Food Wrappers
Legislation introduced today would make California the first state to ban perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, from fast food wrappers and takeout containers.
Award-Winning Chefs Come to D.C., Urge Congress to Create Smarter Food Policy
Plate of the Union, a campaign to shift federal food policy to better serve all Americans, kicked off this week with more than 30 top U.S. chefs convening on Capitol Hill to promote nutrition programs...
Groups Sue FDA to Protect Food Safety
Today, consumer, health, and food safety groups challenged a Food and Drug Administration rule that undermines the integrity of our food safety system.
EWG’s 2017 Guide to Sunscreens
Just in time for summer, EWG released its 2017 Guide to Sunscreens today, which found that almost three-fourths of the products evaluated rate poorly for skin protection, or have ingredients that...
After Industry Protest, EPA Chief Scraps Plan To Cut Discharges of Lead, Arsenic and Other Poisons into Drinking Water Sources
In the face of opposition by the power industry, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is planning to scrap an Obama-era rule to curb discharges of lead, arsenic and mercury from power...
Pruitt’s EPA Cedes Pesticide Oversight to Agriculture Department
Internal Environmental Protection Agency documents show that Administrator Scott Pruitt has effectively relinquished the EPA's oversight of pesticide safety to the Department of Agriculture, said...
Pruitt Press Aide Plays God with EPA’s State Grant Funding
A report today by Juliet Eilperin of the Washington Post details the enormous power Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has handed to a former Florida political consultant, who...
Calif. Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Major Reform of Kids’ Lead Testing Program
California lawmakers unanimously approved sweeping legislation today that could mean hundreds of thousands more at-risk children would be tested for lead poisoning each year. The legislation would...
In California, Cleaning Products Come Clean on Ingredients
In a major victory toward safer cleaning products in the marketplace, today California lawmakers approved legislation to require manufacturers to disclose the ingredients in home and commercial...
Russian Asbestos Giant Praises Trump Administration Actions to Keep Deadly Carcinogen Legal
One of the world's biggest producers of asbestos, a Russian company with ties to Vladimir Putin, is praising President Trump for allowing asbestos to remain legal in the U.S.
EWG Updates Bug Repellent Guide to Focus on Zika Emergency
The Environmental Working Group has updated its bug repellent guide to give consumers accurate information on the right products for their circumstances.
EWG’s Guide to Better Bug Repellents
As Americans confront Lyme disease, West Nile virus and other serious bug-borne diseases, Environmental Working Group's new guide helps consumers find more effective, less toxic bug repellents.
EPA Watchdog Slams Agency’s Response to Flint Tap Water Crisis
The Environmental Protection Agency failed to respond quickly and forcefully enough to the crisis of lead in the tap water of Flint, Mich., in 2014, the agency's inspector general said in a report...
EWG Launches Website for Parents, Caregivers to Help Safeguard Children’s Environmental Health
The Environmental Working Group has launched a new website that will help parents and caregivers protect children from toxic chemicals, pesticides, air and water pollution, and other environmental...
Calif. Lawmakers Send Gov. Brown Sweeping Blueprint to Protect Children and Workers from Lead Exposure
With overwhelming bipartisan support, state lawmakers have sent Gov. Jerry Brown a suite of landmark proposals to safeguard Californians, from preschool to the workplace, from lead.
EPA’s Top Children’s Health Dr. Shown the Door – Will Program be Axed?
The Environmental Protection Agency's top children's health official was abruptly put on administrative leave Tuesday, which could be a prelude to shutting the office she ran. EWG said Dr. Ruth Etzel...
Congress Passes Measure To Dramatically Restrict Major Source of PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water
Congress passed legislation Wednesday that will give commercial airports the option to switch to firefighting foams that do not include the highly toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.
EPA: GenX Nearly as Toxic as Notorious Non-Stick Chemicals It Replaced
GenX, introduced a decade ago as a “safer” alternative for the notorious non-stick chemicals PFOA and PFOS, is nearly as toxic to people as what it replaced, says an Environmental Protection Agency...
Trump Elevates Coal Lobbyist To Lead EPA
After a career as a coal lobbyist and five months as acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler has been tapped by President Trump to be the agency's next administrator.
New EWG Database Reveals 16,000 Foods That May Be Packaged with BPA
For consumers who want to avoid bisphenol A, EWG today unveiled an easily searchable database of more than 16,000 food and beverage items that may come in cans, bottles or jars containing the hormone...
