New Duke Study Finds that Reducing Air Pollution Saves Lives
Want the secret to a longer life? It may be as simple as breathing – not meditation, but the quality of the air you breathe.
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Dirty Drinking Water in Farm Country
A new study from the University of Minnesota confirms what we've been saying – big agriculture is contaminating your drinking water.
Subsidies and Ethanol Mandate Fuel Massive Dust Storms
Dust storms have re-emerged across much of Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Texas, fueled by the same combination of persistent drought, plowing up fragile land and poor public policy that led to the...
EPA Study Points to Ag for Pervasive River Pollution
A March 26 report by the Environmental Protection Agency has found that 55 percent of the nation's stream and river miles are in poor condition, mainly because of industrial agriculture.
It’s Time to Regulate Farm Runoff
Simple, well-understood conservation measures would go a long way toward saving Lake Erie and hundreds of other water bodies afflicted with periodic algal blooms.
Corn Lobby Reaps Crops of Trouble
Last week, the corn lobby posted a blog that abruptly declared its independence from so-called “advanced biofuels.” This announcement made it painfully clear that corn ethanol will never gain America...
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PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water Far More Prevalent Than Previously Reported
New laboratory tests commissioned by EWG have for the first time found the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, including major metropolitan areas. The results confirm that the number of Americans exposed to PFAS from contaminated tap water has been dramatically underestimated by previous studies, both from the Envirionmental Protection Agency
Will the Obama Administration Give Cotton Growers a New $10 Billion Subsidy?
The price tag for subsidizing cottonseed turns out to be a whopping $10 billion over the next 10 years. The cotton industry wants to take that big chunk of change out of the pockets of taxpayers who...
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...
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N.C. Bill to Shield CAFOs’ Liability Would Curb Legal Rights for Hundreds of Thousands
The legislation would cap the amount of damages that could be sought in so-called nuisance suits brought by owners of property near concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.
Federal Agencies Investigate Safety of Crumb Rubber on Playgrounds
Three U.S. government agencies have teamed up to investigate the safety of widely used crumb rubber surfaces on playgrounds and playing fields. To date, safety studies of crumb rubber – tiny “crumbs”...
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Cancer-Causing Pesticide ‘Garbage’ Taints Tap Water for Millions in California
TCP is just one example of the widespread contamination of drinking water from agriculture chemicals.
Chefs Shine Light On GMOs
I love chefs. They make delicious meals, create food innovations to tantalize our taste buds and have (arguably) some of the best reality TV shows. And now they've come together to stand up for our...
Will Consumers Scan QR Codes?
Will consumers use their smartphones to figure whether the food they're buying contains genetically engineered ingredients, or GMOs?
Ten Years After California Ban, Big Drop in Fire Retardants in Breast Milk
The science of biomonitoring – measuring the chemical pollution in people – produces a seemingly unbroken stream of horror stories, with study after study reporting a new toxic threat building up in...
Chemical Giants Spend $55 Million to Weaken Toxic Chemicals Law
The American Chemistry Council, along with chemical giants Dow, DuPont, BASF, 3M, Honeywell and Koch Industries, spent more than $55 million last year to lobby lawmakers – bringing their four-year...
Tea Tree and Lavender Oils: What We (Don't) Know
"Natural" and homemade cosmetics and cleaning products aren't by definition safer than mainstream products. EWG takes a closer look at two common plant-based ingredients - tea tree and lavender oils -...
Legal Analysis Debunks “Patchwork Quilt” of State GMO-Labeling laws
In the debate over labeling foods that contain genetically modified ingredients, one of the most frequently repeated arguments against state GMO-labeling laws is this: that state laws will create a...
Monsanto’s Top GMO Myths
As the deadline nears for companies to comply with Vermont's GMO labeling, Big Food and Big Ag lobbyists are making increasingly desperate claims about the impact of mandatory labeling of foods with...
The “Farm Crisis” Myth: Subsidies Should Help Those Most in Need
The farm subsidy lobby has been proclaiming that growers are suffering through a “farm crisis” as a result of falling commodity prices. A new EWG analysis released today, however, shows that the large...
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How Toxic Pollutants Can Harm Future, Unexposed Generations
In the last decade, studies by EWG and other researchers have firmly established that toxic chemicals can pass from pregnant women to fetuses through the umbilical cord, affecting children's future health and development. Now a growing body of research shows that some chemicals may alter gene function in ways that can be passed on not only to the immediate offspring, but also to grandchildren and
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...
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...
“Last Resort” Antibiotic Threatened by Overuse in Livestock
A team of scientists at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Army Institute of Research in Washington, D.C. has discovered the first instance of a person living in the U.S. infected...
