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Beware misleading ‘regenerative’ soil claims on non-organic foods
Misleading claims that making non-organic foods – from beef to butter – is “regenerative” for soil are proliferating, as more companies make unverified statements about their products.
What if the U.S. produced all the world’s beef?
The U.S. leads the world in beef production – only Brazil and China even come close. But what does this mean for the climate crisis?
This cancer-causing chemical may be lurking in your bread
Many packaged baked goods are made with flour that may contain potassium bromate, an additive linked to cancer. The chemical is added to flour to strengthen dough and allow it to rise higher, benefits...
Fast-food restaurants should ditch packaging coated in ‘forever chemicals’
Some fast-food restaurants are moving quickly to get the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS out of food packaging, but others have not committed to phasing them out.
Study finds new link between lead in private waters wells and juvenile delinquency
A first-time study of the link between early-life exposure to lead in private water wells and juvenile delinquency finds that children who get lead-laced drinking water from private wells have much...
Tackling the rising climate costs of American food and farming
Even if the U.S. stopped burning fossil fuels tomorrow, rising greenhouse gas emissions from food and farming could make a climate catastrophe unavoidable.
EWG: ‘Forever chemicals’ may taint nearly 20 million cropland acres
The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS could be contaminating nearly 20 million acres of U.S. cropland, according to an EWG estimate.
EWG analysis: Almost all new food chemicals greenlighted by industry, not the FDA
Nearly 99 percent of all food chemicals introduced since 2000 were greenlighted for use by the food and chemical industry, according to a new EWG analysis – not by the Food and Drug Administration...
EPA data show almost 900 ‘forever chemical’ foam releases, many into local waterways
Data newly released by the Environmental Protection Agency show almost 900 spills or uses of firefighting foam made with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS across the U.S. and the amount that...
For decades, the FDA knew ‘forever chemicals’ were harmful but failed to act
The Food and Drug Administration has understood since 1966 that the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS could increase cholesterol and cause liver lesions, E&E reported today.
What is chromium-6? Here’s what you need to know
Hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6, is the cancer-causing chemical that poisoned the community of Hinkley, Calif., made notorious by the 2000 film “Erin Brockovich.”
The vital nutrition facts you’re missing when buying groceries online
When you’re shopping for groceries online, you’re likely missing out on vital nutritional information. That’s because the law requiring these facts to be printed on food product labels is a few...
Why is EWG talking about plant-based foods and the climate crisis?
It’s no secret we’re living through a period of unprecedented and catastrophic climate change, and every day serious problems from the crisis become more apparent.
Our beef with Big Beef’s bad math
During a recent hearing on Capitol Hill, lobbyists for the beef industry claimed the greenhouse gas emissions caused by beef production are simply too small to matter in fighting the climate crisis.
On Valentine’s Day, end your toxic relationship with chemicals in candy
Valentine’s Day is approaching, when kids will exchange treats in class and many of us will give each other food and gifts. This February 14, consider ending your toxic relationship with some...
Pesticide peril: Toxic threats to farmworkers and families in Ventura County
A toxic threat is facing many parts of California’s Ventura County, where everyone from farmworkers to families could be at risk from increased exposure to harmful pesticides.
Almost 250 DOD sites have detectable levels of ‘forever chemical’ PFHxS
A toxic “forever chemical” detected in the blood of West Virginia residents is also commonly found in the groundwater or drinking water or both of almost 250 Department of Defense sites.
New tests find toxic 'forever chemicals' in bedding, yoga pants and other textiles
Two new reports find detectable levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in consumer textile products like bedding, tablecloths and sportswear.
‘Low carbon’ beef: As nonsensical as ‘low cancer’ cigarettes
The Department of Agriculture has approved a label designating “low carbon” beef, a statement as nonsensical as the Food and Drug Administration calling a cigarette “low cancer.”
