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EWG Opposes USDA Recommendation To Deregulate 2,4-D-Tolerant Corn, Soybeans
A U.S. Department of Agriculture recommendation to deregulate new varieties of genetically engineered corn and soybean seeds would bring a chemical manufacturer one step closer to selling a new toxic...
One Year Later: Iowa’s Battered Soil and Streams Still Unprotected
A new survey of Iowa farmland finds that “ephemeral gullies” are still ravaging many crop fields despite a few welcome signs of improvement compared to a year ago. Unprotected fields were once again...
EWG-Duke Study Finds Five Times As Much Cancer-Causing Fire Retardant in Children As Mothers
Scientists at the Environmental Working Group and Duke University have found evidence that the average level of a cancer-causing fire retardant chemical in the bodies of children tested was nearly...
50 Lawmakers Stand Up for Children’s Health
Fifty members of Congress are standing up for children's health by urging the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture to reject a new toxic weed killer, “Enlist DuoTM,” and...
Government’s Top Doctor Issues Wake-Up Call on Sun Exposure Risks
The government's top doctor's urgent warning today is an important call to action to reduce the skyrocketing rates of skin cancer, EWG said in a statement.
House Advances Bill To Bring Better Sunscreens to U.S. Market
The House of Representatives today advanced a bill that could bring more effective sunscreens to the U.S. market and help reduce the risk of skin cancer, EWG said in a statement today.
EWG Honors Hollie Russon Gilman for Excellence in Technology and Innovation
Hollie Russon Gilman, Ph.D. has been awarded this year's Chris Campbell Award for Excellence in Information Technology and Digital Mobilization, Environmental Working Group announced today.
Citing Health Risks, Doctors and Scientists Urge Congress to Reject Potent Herbicide Mix for Genetically Engineered Crops
Prominent doctors, scientists and business leaders today urged Congress to pressure the Obama administration to reject an application to market “Enlist DuoTM,” a new toxic herbicide mix of 2,4-D and...
More Scientific Evidence That Organic Food Is More Nutritious
A new study led by a team of scientists at Newcastle University in England provides the most compelling and comprehensive evidence that organic crops are more nutritious than their conventional...
New Bill Aims To Bring More Effective Sunscreens to Market
The Environmental Working Group and other leading public health advocates are urging members of Congress to support a new bill that could bring more effective sunscreens to the U.S. market and help...
Ben & Jerry’s, GE-Labeling Advocates Protest Anti-GE Labeling Bill
Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield joined members of Congress and pro-GE labeling advocacy groups on Capitol Hill today to protest a House bill that would deny Americans the right to know about...
Lawmakers Push To Protect Consumers From Toxic BPA
Several members of Congress are pushing a bill to better protect consumers – particularly the elderly, pregnant women children, and workers – from a known toxic hormone disruptor bisphenol-A, or BPA.
Half a Million People Oppose Dow’s Toxic Herbicide Mix
More than 500,000 people have submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging it to reject an application to market a new toxic herbicide called Enlist Duo, a mix of 2,4-D and...
New York State Ruling is a Huge Victory Against Fracking Industry
A new ruling by New York's highest court protecting local communities' right to ban oil and gas drilling in their backyards is a “big win for every town across the state fighting to safeguard the...
Doctors, Scientists Urge Obama Administration to Reject Potent Herbicide Mix
35 prominent doctors, scientists and researchers have signed a letter urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to deny approval of a new double herbicide mix of 2,4-D and glyphosate, which...
Government Gives Flawed Advice for Eating Fish, Ignores New Science
A federal advisory encouraging pregnant women, nursing mothers and children to eat more seafood fails to protect them from methylmercury exposure and guide them to better fish choices, according to a...
Excessive Vitamins and Minerals in Food Put Millions of Children at Risk
Nearly half of American kids age eight and younger consume potentially harmful amounts of vitamin A, zinc and niacin because of excessive food fortification, outdated nutritional labeling rules and...
New FDA Seafood Guidelines Risky for Children, Pregnant Women
New seafood consumption guidelines announced today by the federal Food and Drug Administration could put at risk the health of young children and pregnant and nursing women, according to Environmental...
Supreme Court Supports Toxic Polluters, Imperils Camp Lejeune Vets’ Litigation
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled against some Asheville, N.C. homeowners who unknowingly bought land contaminated by toxic chemicals and are now trying to sue the company that dumped them there.
EPA Seeks To Expand Use of Toxic Pesticide 2,4-D
A plan under consideration by the Obama administration would result in at least a three-fold increase in use of the toxic herbicide 2,4-D on American corn and soybean fields. The ubiquitous crop...