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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

Taking ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters. Discover the most effective water filters for reducing PFAS contamination in your water. EWG's extensive tests...

July 11, 2023

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

A new EWG investigation finds for the first time troubling concentrations of the toxic agricultural chemical chlormequat in oat-based products sold in the U.S., including everyday brands marketed to...

January 31, 2023

Federal & State Energy Policy

Power and profit: How PG&E fails California ratepayers and what to do about it

EWG’s utility business model would create a more balanced policy and regulatory regime for PG&E customers. It is designed to hold the company responsible for its investment patterns and shift...

June 16, 2022

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Asbestos

Asbestos Still A Public Health Tragedy; Congress Taking Action

February 28, 2008

Asbestos kills an estimated 10,000 people in the United States each year, and the number of deaths is increasing. More people die from asbestos diseases annually than from skin cancer, or from fires...

Asbestos

disGraceful

January 31, 2006

Newly uncovered, never-before-released documents from W.R. Grace show that workers in at least 14 W.R. Grace insulation factories around the country labored under inhumane conditions where the amount...

Asbestos

Into Thin Air

May 9, 2005

More than 10,000 people a year die from asbestos disease, 5,000 of them from asbestos-caused lung cancer. It is precisely people like these, those most seriously harmed and dying from asbestos disease...

Asbestos

Asbestos Hotspots

May 9, 2005

The Specter-Leahy Asbestos Bill allows residents of Libby, Montana, home of the notorious W.R. Grace vermiculite mine to sidestep the Byzantine criteria for assistance in the bill, and receive a...

Asbestos

Trouble in The Air

April 25, 2005

The U.S. Senate's latest scheme to limit the liability of asbestos makers would cut benefits dramatically to people dying of the fatal asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, and pre-empt laws in 12 states...

Asbestos

A Slow Death in Texas

February 14, 2005

As the Texas legislature begins consideration of controversial asbestos legislation that would restrict the legal rights of people injured by asbestos, hundreds of Texans continue to die of asbestos...

Asbestos

Asbestos: Think Again

March 4, 2004

A six-month EWG Action Fund investigation into asbestos in America uncovered an epidemic of asbestos disease and mortality that affects every state and virtually every community in the country...

Expert Spotlight

Chemical companies provide quarterly reports on production and sales figures to shareholders. Why shouldn’t the public and EPA receive similar reports every year about commonly used chemicals, some of which could pose a serious health risk?”

David Andrews, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Investigations and and Senior Scientist

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Climate & Agriculture

Conservation

USDA conservation funding ‘guardrails’ vital for reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

April 24, 2024

When Congress provided almost $20 billion in Department of Agriculture funding for climate-smart farming practices, it included legislative “guardrails” to ensure the money goes to practices that...

Cosmetics

Best bang for your buck mascaras

April 22, 2024

It’s prom season, which means millions of teenagers across the U.S. will be getting done up for one of the most high school experiences. It’s a time for “promposals,” dancing and getting enough...

PFAS Chemicals

What they’re saying about the EPA’s ‘hazardous substances’ designation for two PFAS

April 19, 2024

On April 19 the Environmental Protection Agency designated two of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and...

Water

PFAS Chemicals

What does the EPA’s new hazardous substances designation for two ‘forever chemicals’ mean?

April 17, 2024

More than 5,000 sites across the U.S. are polluted with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, creating an urgent national health and environmental crisis. The Biden administration took a...

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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

Power and profit: How PG&E fails California ratepayers and what to do about it

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Asbestos Still A Public Health Tragedy; Congress Taking Action

disGraceful

Into Thin Air

Asbestos Hotspots

Trouble in The Air

A Slow Death in Texas

Asbestos: Think Again

David Andrews, Ph.D.

‘Forever chemicals’: Top 3 ways to lower your exposure

EWG comments on the WHO proposed guidelines for PFOA and PFOS contamination of drinking water

Flawed WHO report on ‘forever chemicals’ fails human health, EWG scientists find

Addressing misinformation on the internet about EWG’s ratings systems

USDA conservation funding ‘guardrails’ vital for reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

Best bang for your buck mascaras

What they’re saying about the EPA’s ‘hazardous substances’ designation for two PFAS

What does the EPA’s new hazardous substances designation for two ‘forever chemicals’ mean?

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