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The latest from EWG’s staff of experts

Scott Pruitt Has Literally Made Washington – and America – More Toxic

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Mired in multiple scandals of his own making, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt attempted to shift the blame to “toxic” Washington yesterday.

Photo courtesy of AP Photos

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Food
Water

Dying Coal- and Nuclear-Powered Utility Asks Again for Government Bailout

Monday, April 2, 2018

FirstEnergy, a utility struggling to stay alive in the dying coal and nuclear industries, is once again looking for a bailout from government regulators.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Energy
Fossil Fuels

EWG News Roundup (3/30): Pruitt’s Pesticide Anniversary and $50 Condo, Chemicals Causing Weight Gain and More

Friday, March 30, 2018

Roundup 3/30: Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Consumer Products
Energy
Farming
Food
Water

Thanks to Scott Pruitt, 30 Million Pounds of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Will Be Sprayed on Crops in Next 5 Years

Thursday, March 29, 2018

One year ago today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt sided with the pesticide lobby over EPA scientists in an eleventh-hour decision to abort the agency's proposal to ban chlorpyrifos from use on food crops. Chlorpyrifos is an insecticide that can harm children's brains and nervous systems at small doses.

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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Pesticides
Farming

Toxic Chemicals May Increase Chances of Regaining Weight After Dieting

Monday, March 26, 2018

Exposure to fluorinated industrial chemicals, known as PFAS or PFC chemicals, may increase the amount of weight that people, especially women, regain after dieting, according to a new study by Harvard University researchers, published in PLOS Medicine. It found that women with higher levels of PFAS chemicals in their blood at the start of the study regained an average of 3.7 to 4.8 pounds more than women with lower levels of the chemicals in their blood.  

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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Nonstick Chemicals

EWG News Roundup (3/23): Washington State Bans PFCs in Food Packaging, Pruitt’s Pricey ‘Pasta’, Congress Targets Food Stamps and More

Friday, March 23, 2018

Roundup 3/23: Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Consumer Products
Farming
Food
Water

Washington Is First State to Ban Fluorinated Chemicals in Food Packaging

Thursday, March 22, 2018

On Wednesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed the first state law to ban toxic fluorinated chemicals in food packaging, such as microwave popcorn bags, pizza boxes and fast-food wrappers.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Nonstick Chemicals
Consumer Products
Food Containers
Food

Wind Power, Not Oil Drilling, Is Future of Offshore Energy

Monday, March 19, 2018

In an era of bitterly divisive politics, there’s one thing that unites Democrats and Republicans across the nation: They oppose Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s proposal to allow offshore drilling for oil and gas.

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Key Issues: 
Energy
Renewable Energy
Fossil Fuels

Health Professionals: Fracking Can’t Be Done Without Threatening Public Health

Friday, March 16, 2018

Fracking for oil and gas poses an impending health crisis in the U.S., two leading groups of health professionals warn in a new report.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Energy
Fracking
Oil & Gas Drilling

EWG’s News Roundup (3/16): Scrutinizing Stain-Resistant Carpets, Mining the Grand Canyon and More

Friday, March 16, 2018

Roundup 3/16: Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Energy
Mining

Study: Lead Exposure Can Be Deadly For Adults

Thursday, March 15, 2018

The danger of children's exposure to even the lowest level of lead is well known. Now, a new study finds that adults who are exposed to lead face major risks of death from heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Lead
Water
Tap Water

In a First, California Moves to Protect People from Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Carpets

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

In a groundbreaking move, California has proposed that carpets and rugs containing the stain-resistant fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS should be considered a priority product under the state’s Safer Consumer Products program.

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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Nonstick Chemicals
Consumer Products

Study: Eating Highly Processed Foods Linked to Increased Cancer Risk

Monday, March 12, 2018

The more highly processed foods you eat, the higher your risk of cancer.

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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Food
Healthy Eating
Chemicals in Food

Trump Administration Plans Spin Campaign on Dying Nuclear Energy

Monday, March 12, 2018

“Let it be written that environmentalists didn’t kill the nuclear industry, economics did,” Houston Chronicle business columnist Chris Tomlinson wrote last summer.

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Key Issues: 
Energy
Renewable Energy
Fossil Fuels

EWG’s News Roundup (3/9): Shazi Visram Joins EWG Board, Pruitt Gets ‘Report Card’ and More

Friday, March 9, 2018

News Roundup (3/9): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Consumer Products
Water

EWG’s News Roundup (3/2): EPA’s Pruitt Axes Environmental Health Center, Calif. Judge Blocks Pesticide Spraying by State Ag Agency and More

Friday, March 2, 2018

News Roundup (3/2): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Cleaning Products May Harm Female Workers’ Lungs as Much as Smoking a Pack a Day

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, is thought to be the first to assess occupational or domestic cleaning product exposure as it relates to the decline of lung function.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Consumer Products
Cleaning Products

Asbestos Is No Joke

Monday, February 26, 2018

The full-page ad on the back of this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is supposed to be funny.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Asbestos
Consumer Products

EWG’s News Roundup (2/23): Pruitt’s First-Class Travel, Air Pollutants in Your Home and More

Friday, February 23, 2018

EWG News Roundup 2/23: Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Consumer Products

Chemicals in Everyday Products Rival Cars as Source of Air Pollution

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Releases from chemical products, including ones we use every day in our homes, are as much a cause of air pollution as automobile emissions, according to a new study that has big implications for how airborne pollutants are regulated.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Consumer Products
Cosmetics
Cleaning Products

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