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It’s Time To End the Use of Talc in Loose Powders
The news, announced Tuesday, that Johnson & Johnson will soon end the sale of baby powder with talc is long overdue. Because talc and asbestos can form in the same parent rock, cosmetics made with...
Massachusetts’ Net-Zero Goal Could Stall Without Federal Pandemic Relief
In January, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced a goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Although all New England states have aggressive carbon reduction targets...
Hair Color With Less Harm: New In-Home Hair Dyes in Skin Deep®
As many hair salons remain closed months into the national shutdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, at-home hair dyes are flying off store shelves. But many of these products may contain...
National Potato Giant Uses Obscure Leasing Scheme To Skirt Environmental Oversight in Minnesota
One of the nation's largest industrial agriculture operations is hiding behind a small family farm to try to avoid environmental oversight of a plan to clear-cut pristine Minnesota forestland for a...
EWG News Roundup (5/15): Farm and Food Workers at COVID-19 Risk, EPA Balks at Regulating Rocket Fuel Chemical and More
This week, EWG broke down how America's farmworkers are imperiled when it comes to contracting COVID-19.
Investigation: Counties With Meatpacking Plants Report Twice the National Average Rate of COVID-19 Infections
Work Conditions Make Farmworkers Uniquely Vulnerable to COVID-19
Deep in the Heart of Texas, the Pandemic Threatens Renewable Energy
When you think of energy and Texas, you think of oil. But besides being the leading oil and natural gas production and refining state, Texas is also a national leader in renewable energy.
Celebrating Mother’s Day With a Wish for Healthy Babies
EWG News Roundup (5/8): MultiState Duke Energy Watchdog Formed, Protecting Farm and Food Workers During Pandemic and More
EWG News Roundup (5/8): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
The Pandemic Sends an Ill Wind Through Iowa. Will Congress Step Up To Help?
In 1983, Iowa was the first state to set a renewable energy standard – requiring utilities to generate a mandated share of electricity from renewable sources – and it paid off: Wind power is Iowa's...
EWG News Roundup (5/1): Despite COVID Outbreaks, Trump Forces Meat Processing Plants To Stay Open, Rethinking Beauty Routines at Home and More
EWG News Roundup (5/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
COVID-19 Farm Bailout Funds Should Help Farmworkers, Not Big Farmers
Congress should direct the Department of Agriculture to use COVID-19 relief funds to ensure that farmworkers –not big farmers – have protections, free testing and paid sick leave.
How Michigan Reduced Industrial Discharges of PFAS
Five Ways To Clean Up Your Beauty Routine During COVID-19 Lockdown
As Pandemic Rages, Federal Nuclear Regulators Put Keeping Reactors Running Ahead of Public Health and Safety
The federal government's toothless nuclear “watchdog” has historically shown more concern for keeping dangerous aging reactors running than for Americans' safety from a nuclear accident. So how is the...
After the Pandemic, Kentucky Can Rebuild the Economy and Create Jobs by Investing in Clean Energy
The coronavirus pandemic will leave in its wake an urgent need to rebuild state economies. In Kentucky, building out the state's huge potential for wind and solar power can play a major role – but...
EWG News Roundup (4/24): PFAS Cleanup Will Be Costly, But Necessary, Farm Workers Deserve Protections and More
EWG News Roundup (4/24): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.