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This week, federal regulators rejected the Trump administration's proposal to require the use of electricity from failing coal and nuclear plants, even when cheaper sources are available

Babies of mothers who live near fracked natural gas wells are more likely to be born underweight, according to a new study of more than 1.1 million births in Pennsylvania.

The Trump administration's scheme to make utility customers subsidize dirty, dangerous and aging coal and nuclear power plants would result in 27,000 premature deaths and a net cost of $263 billion by...

The Environmental Protection Agency knows that dozens of the chemicals used in fracking pose health hazards. The agency not only allows their use, but also lets the oil and gas industry keep the...

EWG's News Roundup (10/13): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Scott Pruitt, polluters' puppet and head of the Environmental Protection Agency, knows most Americans are strongly opposed to his anti-public health, anti-kids, anti-science agenda. That's why he does...

Americans who live in highly polluted areas are likely at greater risk of developing cancers, especially breast and prostate cancers, according to a new study from the University of Illinois at...

California's well-earned reputation as the nation's greenest state, with cutting-edge policies mandate fuel efficiency and renewable energy, hides a surprising fact: California also produces the third...

Americans who live in highly polluted areas are likely at greater risk of developing cancers, especially breast and prostate cancers, according to a new study from the University of Illinois at...

Midwestern politicians, such as Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, usually love mandates to blend more and more ethanol into our gasoline. In fact, Portman cites ethanol as one way to “lower gas prices and...

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed billionaire investor Carl Icahn as his special adviser on regulatory reform.

A new rule by the Obama administration will require coal mining corporations to take additional steps to protect drinking water sources and nearby forests from being polluted and damaged during...

President-elect Donald Trump's posture and plans for the nation's environmental and public health laws took their most ominous turn yet with the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency is Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt. The nomination, which must be approved by the Senate, brings real concerns...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Attorney General, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is one of the most outspoken critics of environmental science and biggest climate change skeptics in Washington.

At EWG we're fans of swamps.

A week before the election, Reuters reported that new cars are more fuel efficient than ever: You might think carmakers would welcome this news of progress toward cutting the fuel emissions that drive...

The EPA has failed to determine whether the Renewable Fuel Standard, a so-called environmental policy that's costing American taxpayers $1 billion to $2 billion a year, has a net benefit on the...

The recent Porter Ranch methane spill in Los Angeles County spewed about 66 tons of methane into the air every hour for four months. After the leak was finally sealed in February, scientists estimated...

Production of corn ethanol has led growers to plow up of millions of acres of prairie grassland and wetlands to plant more corn. By the Environmental Protection Agency's own definition, this means...