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Maine data unveils troubling trend: 55 PFAS-related chemicals in over 1,400 pesticides

More than 1,400 pesticides contain active ingredients that meet Maine’s definition for the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to a new analysis of data from the state by Environmental...
Household & Consumer Products
Cell Phones
Family Health
Reproductive Health
Children’s Health

Advocacy groups call on the FDA to address radiation exposures from electronic products

The Food and Drug Administration is failing its duty to protect the public from unnecessary exposure to harmful radiation from smartphones and other electronic products, says an advocacy group...

Man using cellphone
California

Cemeteries: The Next Drilling Frontier?

When it comes to drilling in the Marcellus Shale, the natural gas industry leaves no stone unturned.
Toxic Chemicals
Chromium-6
Food & Water
Water

California and Hawaii Lead the Way on Chromium-6; Some States Standing in the Way

Across the nation, water agencies have conducted hundreds of voluntary tests for this pollutant in response to EWG's startling discovery in 2010 that chromium-6 contamination is widespread in...
Food & Water
Water

GAO Flunks Some States on Tap Water Quality Monitoring

A new report from Government Accountability Office, Congress's investigative arm, shows that a number of states have made serious errors in tap water safety data reporting. GAO attributed the lapses...
Food & Water

Reusing Your Gray Water: State Laws Vary for Homeowners

Recently, we took a look at the water-saving potential of residential "gray" water, which, naturally, leads people to wonder: Can I use this technology in my home, too?
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products

Cosmetics Industry To Disavow Hair Straighteners

Most people are - by now - well aware that overexposure to formaldehyde is unsafe. From the FEMA trailer fiasco (remember Katrina?) to the Obama administration's recent decision to classify...
Sunscreen

9 Surprising Truths about Sunscreen

Sunscreens prevent sunburns, but beyond that simple fact surprisingly little is known about the safety and efficacy of these ubiquitous creams and sprays. FDA's failure to finalize its 1978 sunscreen...
Chemical Policy

Cancer: Putting Prevention First

Medical experts will never cease searching for cures for the gravest illnesses that afflict people. But a growing consensus is forming in the medical and public health communities that preventing...
Chromium-6
Water

Water utilities, meet water drinkers.

The Water Research Foundation, an offshoot of the American Water Works Association of water utilities, has accused Environmental Working Group of informing utility customers about the presence of...
Food & Water
Food
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals
Regional Issues
California

California Senate Health Committee advances revolutionary food chemical bill

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On June 28, the California Senate Committee on Health approved a first-in-the-nation bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food. Assembly Bill...
Energy
Utilities
Federal & State Energy Policy
Renewable Energy

EWG applauds Biden EPA’s historic $7B investment in low-income residential solar

The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a $7 billion Solar for All competitive grant program to help low-income communities across the U.S. install residential solar panels.
Food & Water
Food
Farming & Agriculture
Climate & Agriculture
Meat and Dairy Alternatives

EWG: USDA should prohibit ‘climate-friendly’ claims on beef products

Today the Environmental Working Group petitioned the Department of Agriculture to prohibit beef producers like Tyson Foods’ Brazen Beef from claiming their products are “climate-friendly” and to...
Angus beef cows
Farming & Agriculture
Climate & Agriculture

EWG applauds climate and agriculture research investments by USDA

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department of Agriculture will invest $300 million through President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda to improve measurement, monitoring...
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

Detections of 'forever chemicals' in water coast to coast strengthen call for stringent EPA regulations

New laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group have found the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, including major metropolitan...
California

Save the Delaware River

Since George Washington crossed the Delaware in 1776, the river has become an iconic American image. Nearly 16 million people rely on the Delaware river for drinking water, and every year 5.4 million...
Personal Care Products
Cosmetics
Household & Consumer Products
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals

What are parabens?

Parabens are a group of chemicals that preserve our personal care products. But their extensive use in these everyday items puts people at repeated risk of exposure.

Woman applying shampoo

Case study: PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

EWG’s fight against PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” reaches back 20 years.

EWG news roundup (1/27): FDA announces standards for toxic metals in baby food, NRC rejects PG&E’s request to revive license for unsafe Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and more

EWG news roundup (1/27): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup
Energy
Utilities
Federal & State Energy Policy
Fossil & Nuclear
Regional Issues
California

Gas gouging payday: Chevron announces record $35.5 billion profits for 2022

On Friday, California-based Chevron announced it made nearly $36 billion in record profits in 2022, more than double what the oil giant made the previous year.
Chevron gas station
Food & Water
Food
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals

EWG statement on proposed creation of a FDA deputy commissioner for human foods

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf today proposed the creation of a deputy commissioner for human foods.
FDA building
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals

Toxic threats linger for Ohio community after train derailment spews harmful chemicals

The Ohio town of East Palestine faces an ongoing danger from hazardous chemical pollution after a train derailment earlier this month, putting air and water quality at risk and raising concerns about...
East Palestine, Ohio train derailment mushroom cloud

Bad for the climate, bad for Seneca Lake

Running down the halls of the New York State Assembly, Anna Kelles knew she was in a race against time. The assemblymember was pushing a bill to pause bitcoin mining in the state due to climate concerns, and wanted to beat opponents to briefing her colleagues.
Senaca Lake, New York
Change the Code, Not the Climate

Trapped in their own home by bitcoin mining's inccessant din

For more than 30 years, Annette and Ron Tiveron had the home of their dreams in a quiet part of Adel, in Cook County. They were surrounded by farmland and ponds and enjoyed relaxing on their porch, watching deer and other wildlife pass by.
Welcome sign to Adel, Georgia