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House Committee Advances Critical PFAS Reforms

Thursday, July 2, 2020
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted to include critical reforms to the regulation of toxic fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021, which funds the Department of Defense.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Water
Tap Water

Study: All PFAS Pose Risk to Public Health, Should Be Treated as a Class

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
In a study published today in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, a group of U.S. and international scientists emphasized that the current approach to regulating and managing the harm of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS has failed to protect public health. The study recommended a new approach that classifies all PFAS as concerning and calls for an end to all non-essential use.
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Toxics
PFAS Chemicals
Consumer Products
Food
Water

Bayer-Monsanto Agrees to $10B Settlement With Victims Poisoned by Roundup Weedkiller

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
In a settlement reached today, Bayer AG agreed to pay $10 billion over claims its signature herbicide Roundup causes cancer in people, according to a report by Reuters.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Glyphosate
Farming
Food

EWG Investigation: Across Farm Country, Nitrate Pollution of Drinking Water for More Than 20 Million Americans Is Getting Worse

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
In much of America’s farm country, nitrate contamination of drinking water, largely caused by polluted runoff from crop fields, poses a serious health risk – and the problem is getting worse, according to an Environmental Working Group analysis of data from 10 states.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Farming
Farming & Tap Water
Water
Tap Water

Siding with Monsanto, California Judge Blocks Cancer Warning Label on Weedkiller Glyphosate

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
A federal judge in California has blocked efforts by the state to require cancer warning labels on Bayer-Monsanto’s signature weedkiller, Roundup.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Glyphosate
Farming

Citing PFAS, Key Senators Oppose Trump’s Consumer Safety Nominee

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Pointing to her efforts to limit regulation of PFAS in consumer products, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced they would oppose President Trump’s nominee to chair the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Nancy Beck.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Consumer Products

California Assembly Approves Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act in Historic Bipartisan Vote

Thursday, June 11, 2020
Today, the California Assembly passed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act , A.B. 2762 . If enacted, the law would be the first in the nation to ban 12 toxic ingredients , including mercury and formaldehyde, from the beauty and personal care products Californians use every day.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Mercury
Phthalates
PFAS Chemicals
Consumer Products
Children’s Products
Cosmetics

Report: Duke Energy Policies Consistently Harm Low-Income Customers

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Duke Energy, the nation’s largest investor-owned electric utility, claims to make affordability, efficiency and access to renewable energy for its low-income customers a priority. But an investigation by the Environmental Working Group shows that just the opposite is true.
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Key Issues: 
Energy
Renewable Energy
Utilities
Clean Energy and You
Coal, Natural Gas and Nuclear
Federal and State Policy

Renewables Outpace Coal in U.S. Energy Consumption for First Time Since 1885

Friday, May 29, 2020
After a 134-year reign as the leading energy source in the U.S., King Coal has been toppled from the throne, replaced by wind, solar and other renewables.
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Key Issues: 
Energy
Renewable Energy
Clean Energy and You
Federal and State Policy

EWG Investigation: Manure Overload Threatens Water in Minnesota’s Farm Country

Thursday, May 28, 2020
Manure from Minnesota’s 23,000 animal feedlots threatens to overload nearby cropland with chemicals that can pollute lakes, streams and aquifers, including drinking water sources, a new Environmental Working Group investigation found .
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Key Issues: 
Midwest
Farming
Farming & Tap Water

Congress Should Tap CCC Funds to Protect Farmworkers

Friday, May 22, 2020
To protect farmworkers from the risks posed by COVID-19 and support food supply chains, Congress should tap funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to ensure farmworkers are protected.
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Key Issues: 
Farming
COVID-19 & Food
Food

Three-Fourths of Sunscreen Products Offer Inferior Protection or Contain Worrisome Ingredients

Thursday, May 21, 2020
As states reopen and Americans leave their homes to venture outside, it’s important for them to remember to protect their skin from the sun’s harmful rays. Today the Environmental Working Group released its 14th annual Guide to Sunscreens.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Consumer Products
Sunscreens
Cosmetics

EPA Chief: Environmental and Public Health Rollbacks ‘Make Things Better’

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler told a Senate oversight committee today that the scores of rollbacks of environmental and public health regulations under the Trump administration have made things better.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Farming
Food
Water

In Major Win for Consumers, Johnson & Johnson Ends Sale of Talc-Based Baby Powders

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
EWG today welcomed the news that Johnson & Johnson will soon end the sale of talc-based baby powders in the U.S. and Canada, and called on other cosmetic companies to end the use of talc in other loose powders
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Consumer Products
Cosmetics

EWG Statement on USDA Rule for the Coronavirus Food Protection Program

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $19 billion COVID-19 farm and food relief initiative, including $16 billion in direct payments to farmers. These new payments come on top of at least $14 billion in payments made to offset the effects of the Trump administration’s trade war with China and more than $15 billion in ongoing, annual taxpayer-funded farm subsidies.
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Key Issues: 
Farming
COVID-19 & Food
Food

NYT: Trump EPA Won’t Limit Rocket Fuel Chemical in Drinking Water

Thursday, May 14, 2020
In defiance of a federal court order, the Trump administration will not adopt any limits on perchlorate, a rocket fuel chemical associated with brain damage in infants and young children.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Perchlorate
Water
Tap Water

Alert: Tests Find Asbestos in Talc-Based Eye Shadow Kits

Friday, May 15, 2020
The notorious human carcinogen asbestos has been found in two talc-containing eye shadow palettes, according to laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Asbestos
Consumer Products
Cosmetics

Duke Energy Demands Indiana Households and Companies Pay for Electricity Not Used During Pandemic

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Duke Energy, the biggest investor-owned power utility in the country, is asking Indiana regulators to force the state’s residents and companies to pay for electricity they have not used due to the coronavirus pandemic that has shuttered businesses and kept people at home.
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Key Issues: 
Energy
Utilities
Clean Energy and You
Coal, Natural Gas and Nuclear
Federal and State Policy

As Homes Become Classrooms, Calif. Gov. Newsom Moves To Protect Kids From Pesticide Drift

Friday, May 8, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has directed all counties to tighten restrictions on pesticide spraying near homes, to protect children from toxic chemicals drifting from crop fields while they are homebound during the coronavirus pandemic. Newsome’s order signals a new approach to California agriculture regulation, calling for “transitioning away from harmful chemicals.”
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Pesticides

Public Interest Groups Unite To Form Duke Energy Watchdog

Thursday, May 7, 2020
A coalition of public interest, social justice, watchdog and environmental groups are joining forces to hold Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned U.S. electric utility, accountable for its policies, which impact almost 8 million Americans in six states – and by extension, impede the nation’s progress toward a clean energy future.
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Key Issues: 
Energy
Renewable Energy
Clean Energy and You
Coal, Natural Gas and Nuclear
Federal and State Policy

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