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Arsenic levels at New York City housing complex add to fears of unsafe tap water
EWG urges Congress to quickly set limits on toxic metals in baby food
FDA announces voluntary recall of infant rice cereal after tests find high arsenic levels
EWG applauds introduction of Superfund ‘polluter pays’ bill
Congressional Investigation: Popular Baby Foods Contain High Levels of Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium and Mercury
Several brands of widely sold baby foods are tainted with dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, according to a new investigation by a House subcommittee...
‘Meets All Government Standards’: EWG’S 2019 Tap Water Database Details Unsafe Contamination in Communities Nationwide
EWG: A Novel Method for Assessing Combined Risk of Multiple Tap Water Pollutants
The array of toxic pollutants in California drinking water could cause more than 15,000 cases of cancer, according to a peer-reviewed EWG study that is the first ever to assess the cumulative risk...
Scott Pruitt Axed EPA Center That Helps Protect Babies from Arsenic, Pesticides
In Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's latest blow to children's health, the agency is shutting down a vital office that provides funding to scientists studying the impacts of toxic...
EWG Applauds Rep. DeLauro’s Bill to Protect Americans from Arsenic in Rice
EWG applauds Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., for her commitment to protect public health from the worrisome amounts of inorganic arsenic in rice and popular rice-based processed foods.
EWG's “Dirty Dozen” list of hormone-disrupting chemicals
EWG and the Keep A Breast Foundation today released a guide to educate consumers about some of the most problematic hormone-altering chemicals that people are routinely exposed to. EWG parntered with...
Reducing Arsenic in Your Diet
Human Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water Near Gas Drilling Ops
The federal Environmental Protection Agency's detection of arsenic, a known human carcinogen, barium and other contaminants in the well water of homes near natural gas drilling operations in Dimock...