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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

Taking ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters. Discover the most effective water filters for reducing PFAS contamination in your water. EWG's extensive tests...

July 11, 2023

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...

January 31, 2023

Federal & State Energy Policy

Power and profit: How PG&E fails California ratepayers and what to do about it

EWG’s utility business model would create a more balanced policy and regulatory regime for PG&E customers. It is designed to hold the company responsible for its investment patterns and shift...

June 16, 2022

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Factory Farms

North Carolina

N.C. Bill to Shield CAFOs’ Liability Would Curb Legal Rights for Hundreds of Thousands

April 17, 2017

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.

Water

California

Cancer-Causing Pesticide ‘Garbage’ Taints Tap Water for Millions in California

April 11, 2017

TCP is just one example of the widespread contamination of drinking water from agriculture chemicals.

Factory Farms

Meat and Dairy Alternatives

North Carolina

Exposing Fields of Filth

November 4, 2016

When high water breaches animal barns, waste lagoons or fields with applied manure, the nearby surface water becomes toxic.

California

Federal & State Energy Policy

Toxic Chemicals May Contaminate Oil Field Wastewater Used to Grow Calif. Crops

October 26, 2016

In the last three years, farmers have irrigated 95,000 acres of food crops with billions of gallons of oil field wastewater possibly tainted with toxic chemicals.

Farm Subsidies

Factory Farms

Meat and Dairy Alternatives

North Carolina

Exposing Fields of Filth in North Carolina

June 21, 2016

North Carolina boasts the nation's second biggest hog farming industry, worth $3 billion in hog and pig sales in 2012 alone, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It ranks third among the...

Expert Spotlight

Chemical companies provide quarterly reports on production and sales figures to shareholders. Why shouldn’t the public and EPA receive similar reports every year about commonly used chemicals, some of which could pose a serious health risk?”

David Andrews, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist, Chemical Research: Chemistry and Toxicology

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Food

Meat and Dairy Alternatives

7 reasons to add more plants to your diet

January 18, 2024

You probably know plant-based and plant-forward diets have considerable benefits. But you might not know the exact benefits.. Do they help your health? The environment?

Cosmetics

Reproductive Health

Hundreds of chemicals in everyday consumer products may increase breast cancer risk

January 17, 2024

More than 900 chemicals found in cosmetics, drinking water, food and cleaning supplies used by millions of Americans every day may cause biological changes linked to risk of developing breast cancer...

Cleaning Supplies

Companies fight to keep consumers in the dark about chemicals in cleaners

January 12, 2024

During the cold winter months you may spend more time inside than out. And you may do more cleaning, especially because it’s also the flu and COVID season. But before you reach for that spray cleaner...

Factory Farms

Farm Pollution

E. coli from factory farms threatens America's leafy greens

January 11, 2024

A single enormous cattle feeding operation potentially threatens the safety of thousands of acres of leafy greens grown in the U.S. during the colder months, an EWG analysis shows.

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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

Power and profit: How PG&E fails California ratepayers and what to do about it

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N.C. Bill to Shield CAFOs’ Liability Would Curb Legal Rights for Hundreds of Thousands

Cancer-Causing Pesticide ‘Garbage’ Taints Tap Water for Millions in California

Exposing Fields of Filth

Toxic Chemicals May Contaminate Oil Field Wastewater Used to Grow Calif. Crops

Exposing Fields of Filth in North Carolina

David Andrews, Ph.D.

EWG comments on the WHO proposed guidelines for PFOA and PFOS contamination of drinking water

Flawed WHO report on ‘forever chemicals’ fails human health, EWG scientists find

Addressing misinformation on the internet about EWG’s ratings systems

What are PFAS? Defining per- and polyfluoroalkyl ether acids

7 reasons to add more plants to your diet

Hundreds of chemicals in everyday consumer products may increase breast cancer risk

Companies fight to keep consumers in the dark about chemicals in cleaners

E. coli from factory farms threatens America's leafy greens

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