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EWG News Roundup (9/6): Hurricane Dorian Threatens N.C. Factory Farms, Climate Crisis Takes Center Stage in 2020 Campaign and More
EWG News Roundup (9/6): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (8/30): DuPont and 3M’s Half-Century of PFAS Deception, Monsanto’s Thoughts on Moms and More
EWG News Roundup (8/30): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (8/23): Big Energy Bends the Truth About Solar, Trump Team Hypocrites on Asbestos and More
EWG News Roundup (8/23): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Update: Trump’s USDA Trade Bailout Flows to City Slickers, a D.C. Lobbyist and ‘Farms’ on Golf Courses
EWG News Roundup (8/9): Mapping Harmful Algae Toxins, Back-to-School Cellphone Tips and More
EWG News Roundup (8/9): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Curbing Polluting Farm Runoff Is Key to Fighting the Epidemic of Toxic Algae Blooms
In 2011, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., fell “deathly sick” from a severe upper respiratory illness after swimming in a lake infected with toxic algae. Inhofe, a notorious science-denying patron of...
EWG News Roundup (8/2): Rich Farmers Get Bailed Out by Trump, Steps To Combat the PFAS Contamination Crisis and More
EWG News Roundup (8/2): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
USDA Bailout for Impact of Trump’s Tariffs Goes to Biggest, Richest Farmers
Farm bailout payments designed to offset the impacts of President's Trump's trade war have overwhelmingly flowed to the largest and most successful farmers, according to EWG's analysis of the latest...
EWG News Roundup (7/19): Trump EPA Keeps Brain-Damaging Pesticide Legal, ‘Unhealthy’ Air Days Rise in U.S. Cities and More
EWG News Roundup (7/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (7/12): PFAS Contamination Crisis Grows as House Passes Critical Cleanup Bill, USDA’s Racist Legacy and More
EWG News Roundup (7/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Trump’s Farm Bailout Program Continues USDA’s Racist Legacy
EWG News Roundup (7/5): Lead Contaminates California Schools, Billions To Bail Out Nuke Energy and More
EWG News Roundup (7/5): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
It’s Time To Designate PFAS a “Hazardous Substance”
This Fourth of July, You’ll See 70 Percent More Algae Outbreaks Than Last Year
Over the Fourth of July holiday, many of us love to beat the heat in a favorite lake, pond or river. But this year, vacationers from coast to coast will have to look out for a potentially record...
Nitrates in Tap Water: What Parents Need to Know
A new EWG study published in Environmental Research found that nitrate, one of the most common contaminants of drinking water, may cause up to 12,594 cases of cancer per year, but that's not its only...
EWG News Roundup (6/14): Nitrate Pollution of U.S. Tap Water Could Cause 12,500 Cases of Cancer Each Year, Monsanto’s Weedkiller Still Contaminates Foods Marketed to Children and More
EWG News Roundup (6/14): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
7 Reasons Your Family May Want To Become Vegetarian
You've likely heard that eating meat and poultry isn't good for your health or the planet. Recent news from Washington may make meat even less palatable: Pork inspections may be taken over by the...
FOIA Data Show Thousands Exceed Payment Limit for Trump’s Farm Bailout
Nearly 3,500 farms have received more than $125,000 each in bailout payments intended to offset the impacts of President Trump's trade war, according to an EWG analysis of Department of Agriculture...
The Huge Cost of Toxic Algae Contamination
The city of Toledo, Ohio, is spending an astounding $54 million on a new treatment facility to remove contaminants, including toxins produced by algae blooms, from its drinking water.