TOPGUN Navy base has top ‘forever chemicals’ contamination
Extremely high levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS have been detected at the home of the Navy’s famous TOPGUN training school, at Fallon Naval Air Station, in Nevada.
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Key Senate committee adopts Hassan amendment to ban ‘forever chemicals’ from food packaging
A key Senate committee yesterday approved by a 13 to 9 vote an amendment to ban the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from food packaging.
Fight the climate crisis with dairy alternatives
EWG has plenty to say about how producing beef and other animal proteins can make the climate catastrophe worse. But what about dairy?
Ham and Cheese Again? Revamp your Lunch, Rethink that Sandwich
Let me guess. You, like most Americans, usually have a sandwich for lunch. Or maybe it's a panini or a wrap, if you want to get technical. Regardless, it's what you eat the majority of the time. When...
We must expand – and reform – the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program
It’s good news the Inflation Reduction Act will invest $20 billion to reward farmers when they take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Pregnant with PFAS: The threat of ‘forever chemicals’ in cord blood
The developing fetus faces a threat from the harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their umbilical cord, a new Environmental Working Group science review finds.
Honeywell lobbying Gov. Newsom to veto measure banning ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics products
Technology giant Honeywell is lobbying California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would ban the sale in the state of cosmetics intentionally made with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS...
Dogs still not safe from toxic algae blooms in 2022
EWG’s annual tracking of algae bloom news reports finds more than 400 stories already this year, and further proof that toxic algae can be deadly for dogs.
Safe - vs. Safer
The agribusiness trade group Alliance For Food and Farming (AFF) recently asked us this question: "EWG - do you agree that both conventional and organic fruits and vegetables are safe to eat - yes or...
Gov. Newsom vetoes California bill to track and report toxic ‘forever chemicals’
On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required collection and reporting of information on products and substances sold or brought into the state containing the toxic “forever...
Newsom signs law banning toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics in California
On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans intentionally added toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from cosmetics sold in California.
California lawmakers warn state against exploiting new federal climate law to impose solar tax on constituents
Sixteen members of Congress from California are asking state utility officials to resist using the landmark Inflation Reduction Act’s incentives for expanding solar as an excuse to impose a new tax...
PG&E plot to sell roughly 50 percent of non-nuclear power generation to Wall Street investors reveals business model’s flaws
Pacific Gas & Electric executives are looking to sell to Wall Street investors about half the utility’s non-nuclear electricity generation capacity. The sale would take place via a new subsidiary in a...
Another Delay from FDA
Late Thursday EWG found out the Food and Drug Administration was going to delay their sunscreen regulations by six months, at the request of the cosmetics industry. EWG replied with a statement that...
Serve up healthy mornings at home with EWG’s top organic cereal choices
Breakfast is, for many people, their most important meal. What you choose to eat first thing can set the tone for the rest of the day. Often we don’t have to time cook a big breakfast, let alone sit...
EWG news roundup (8/12): NAS urges EPA to look into risks of sunscreen UV filters, 'Erin Brockovich’ chemical spill in Michigan and more
EWG news roundup (8/12): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
Scorching heat and historic drought threaten California’s electric grid, showing need for more rooftop solar
Temperatures are soaring in much of central California – above 100 degrees in places – and the resulting higher demand on the electricity grid could cause blackouts.
EWG news roundup (8/19): Newly signed IRA includes $20B for climate conservation spending, chemists develop new method for destroying PFAS and more
EWG news roundup (8/19): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
New study finds over 57,000 additional suspected dischargers of toxic ‘forever chemicals’
A new study published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters identifies at least 57,000 sites potentially contaminated with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
EWG report: As climate crisis worsens, a wetter Midwest is linked to climbing crop insurance costs
As precipitation increased in recent years across the Midwest, so did crop insurance costs for wetter weather linked to the rapidly accelerating climate catastrophe, finds a new Environmental Working...
EWG news roundup (10/21): EWG updates report card tracking federal agencies’ PFAS deadlines, chemicals in hair straighteners linked to uterine cancer and more
EWG news roundup (10/21): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
It’s time to designate ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances ‘expeditiously,’ 150 groups say
A letter sent today to the Environmental Protection Agency by 150 environmental, health and justice organizations, including the Environmental Working Group, is pressing for final designation of two...
As ratepayers struggle to pay PG&E energy bills, CEO rakes in over 190 times the typical employee salary
Pacific Gas & Electric’s CEO Patricia Poppe received $51.2 million in compensation last year, more than 190 times what the utility’s average employee earns and a tone deaf windfall amid soaring energy...
Research
The health benefits of a whole foods, plant-forward diet
A plant-forward diet – loosely defined as a diet that is rich in plant foods but that can also include eggs, dairy foods, and occasionally lean meat, poultry and seafood – is becoming more widely accepted as a way of eating that promotes optimal health.
