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Dramatic decline: Oxybenzone use plummets to only 13 percent of non-mineral sunscreens
Ahead of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend and the increasing need for sun protection, the Environmental Working Group has released its 2023 Guide to Sunscreens. This year’s guide reviews the...
EWG VERIFIED® Sunscreens: Pioneering healthier choices for consumers
With the launch of EWG VERIFIED® Sunscreens, the Environmental Working Group in a groundbreaking move aims to transform the sunscreen industry and redefine the expectations for sunscreen safety.
California advances bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cleaners
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Household and industrial cleaning products sold in California may soon be free of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Today the California Assembly voted 60-0 in favor of...
The Pentagon’s contamination time bomb: Cleanup backlog outpaces funding
The Department of Defense is failing to confront an almost $4 billion increase in the cost of cleaning up contaminated sites, many polluted by the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. And its cleanup...
1 in 4 California child care centers found to have alarming levels of lead in drinking water, putting babies and children at risk
Results of lead tests released today by California reveal that nearly 1,700 licensed child care centers across the state have exceeded the amount of allowable lead in drinking water given daily to...
EWG applauds federal court ruling mandating EPA regulate toxic perchlorate in drinking water
On Tuesday a federal appeals court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must use its authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act, or SDWA, to regulate the toxic chemical perchlorate in the U...
Public health groups urge FDA to cancel approval of titanium dioxide in food
A coalition of five public health advocacy organizations – the Environmental Working Group, Environmental Defense Fund, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Center for Food Safety and Center for...
EPA proposes allowing dangerous pesticide for use on foods marketed toward children
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday issued a proposed decision to allow a highly toxic agricultural chemical for use on crops like oats, wheat and barley grown in the U.S.
California makes strides to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in artificial turf
On April 18, the California Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxics Materials Committee approved a measure that would ban the manufacturing and sale of artificial turf containing the toxic “forever...
California bill would ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cleaners
Today California lawmakers in the Environmental Safety and Toxics Materials Committee approved a new bill to ban toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from household and industrial cleaners sold in...
California Assembly Environmental Committee advances ban on fiberglass in mattresses and other upholstered furniture
Today, the California Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxics Materials Committee approved a bill to ban the sale of mattresses and upholstered furniture that contain fiberglass and other toxic flame...
California Assembly toxics panel advances landmark ban on chemicals in processed food
On Tuesday the California Assembly’s Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials approved a first-in-the-nation bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed...
The New Lede’s ‘Paraquat Papers’ scoop recognized by agriculture journalists
The New Lede and its managing editor, Carey Gillam, have scooped a top recognition from leading U.S. agriculture journalists for an exclusive investigative series showing a decadeslong plot by the...
EPA considers more ‘forever chemicals’ for future hazardous substance designation
The Environmental Working Group applauds the Environmental Protection Agency for announcing today a chance for the public to provide feedback about the agency's possible future designation of at least...
HCPA and EWG launch coalition to support the EPA
The Environmental Working Group and the Household & Commercial Products Association have launched the Partnership for the Future of EPA to advocate for mission-critical resources for the Environmental...
EWG applauds Congressional leaders’ bill to ban asbestos imports, commercial use
The Environmental Working Group applauds House and Senate lawmakers for introducing legislation to ban the production, use and distribution of commercial asbestos in the U.S. The bill, if enacted...
EPA announces $6.5B to tackle critical drinking water challenges, including lead and ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced more than $6.5 billion for essential drinking water infrastructure projects and upgrades across the country. The funds will help tackle...
EWG’s 2023 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™: Blueberries, green beans join the Dirty Dozen™
Thirty years after a landmark National Academies of Sciences study warning of the dangers posed to children by pesticides, 75 percent of non-organic fruits and vegetables sold in the U.S. are still...
EPA proposes bold new limits for tackling 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
Today the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled unprecedented new limits on the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS as a way to tackle drinking water contamination. The proposal targets six...
Ruffalo applauds historic PFAS drinking water standard
The following is the statement of Activist and Actor Mark Ruffalo on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new PFAS drinking water standard.