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Chlormequat

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

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Factory Farms

North Carolina

And Manure for All

December 13, 2018

North Carolina's dense concentration of approximately 6,500 confined animal feeding operations, often called CAFOs, annually generate two million tons of dry chicken waste and 10 billion gallons of...

Water

Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Drinking Water for Millions of Americans

November 14, 2018

Seasonal spikes of atrazine, a weed killer that disrupts hormones and harms the developing fetus, contaminate the drinking water of millions of Americans at potentially hazardous levels as run-off...

America’s Nitrate Habit Is Costly and Dangerous

October 2, 2018

America has a serious problem with nitrate contamination of drinking water – and it is most severe in the small communities that can least afford to fix it.

Glyphosate

Breakfast With a Dose of Roundup?

August 14, 2018

Popular oat cereals, oatmeal, granola and snack bars come with a hefty dose of the weed-killing poison in Roundup, according to independent laboratory tests commissioned by EWG.

Food

Food Chemicals

Decoding Meat and Dairy Product Labels

June 29, 2018

Most animals raised for meat, milk and eggs are on industrial farms that contaminate our air, soil and water. These farms rely heavily on antibiotics and other synthetic treatments to boost outputs...

Food

Supermarket Meat Still Superbugged, Federal Data Show

June 28, 2018

EWG’s most recent analysis of more than 47,000 federal government lab ...

Report: Up to 110 Million Americans Could Have PFAS-Contaminated Drinking Water

May 22, 2018

More than 1,500 drinking water systems across the country may be contaminated with the nonstick chemicals PFOA and PFOS, and similar fluorine-based chemicals, a new EWG analysis shows.

Water

Toxic Algae

Across U.S., Toxic Blooms Pollute Lakes

May 15, 2018

In 2010, there were just three reports of toxic blooms in the U.S. In 2015, there were 15, including the largest to date in Lake Erie, although the bacteria did not get into Toledo's drinking water...

PFAS Chemicals

Update: Mapping the Expanding PFAS Crisis

April 18, 2018

The latest update of an interactive map by EWG and the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute at Northeastern University documents publicly known PFAS pollution from 94 sites in 22...

Case Study: Corn Belt Communities Plagued by Nitrate in Tap Water

February 1, 2018

In December 2015, the 1,500 residents of Erie, Ill., received a warning that the community's tap water should not be given to babies under 6 months old, or used to mix formula or juice for those...

Case Study: Iowa Cities Struggle to Keep Farm Pollution Out of Tap Water

January 11, 2018

The Raccoon River in central Iowa runs through one of the most intensely farmed regions of the nation. Agriculture is vital to the area's economy, but polluted runoff from farms poses an acute threat...

Water

170 Million in U.S. Drink Radioactive Tap Water

January 11, 2018

Drinking water for more than 170 million Americans contains radioactive elements at levels that may increase the risk of cancer, according to an EWG analysis of 2010 to 2015 test results from public...

EWG Investigates: Mr. Pay to Spray, Michael Dourson

September 14, 2017

President Trump has nominated Michael Dourson to oversee chemical safety for the EPA, even though Dourson has repeatedly sought to weaken chemical safety standards on behalf of polluters for a price.

Water

Hidden Carcinogen Taints Tap Water, Consumer Products Nationwide

September 6, 2017

An industrial solvent classified as a likely carcinogen, which is also a common impurity in cosmetics and household cleaners, was detected in samples of drinking water supplies for nearly 90 million...

Water

Introducing EWG Standards

July 26, 2017

When it comes to drinking water, getting a passing grade from the government does not mean water is safe.

Meat and Dairy Alternatives

Water

Drinking Water and Children’s Health

July 26, 2017

Toxic pollutants in drinking water are particularly hazardous for children. Compared to adults, children drink more water per pound of body weight, resulting in greater exposure and greater risk. They...

PFAS Chemicals

Mapping a Contamination Crisis

June 8, 2017

The known extent of the contamination of U.S. communities with PFCs – highly fluorinated toxic chemicals, also known as PFASs, that have been linked to cancer, thyroid disease, weakened immunity and...

Organic Within Reach

May 1, 2017

With a little planning, cooking organic food can save money and time, help you eat better, cut down on waste and help protect the environment.

Water

California

Cancer-Causing Pesticide ‘Garbage’ Taints Tap Water for Millions in California

April 11, 2017

TCP is just one example of the widespread contamination of drinking water from agriculture chemicals.

Trump Plan to Gut Stream Protections Imperils Tap Water of 117 Million Americans

March 1, 2017

Trump signed an executive order requiring the Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA to overhaul the Waters of the United States rule – also known as the Clean Water Rule. In 2015, President Obama signed...

Factory Farms

North Carolina

Exposing Fields of Filth

November 4, 2016

When high water breaches animal barns, waste lagoons or fields with applied manure, the nearby surface water becomes toxic.

California

Federal & State Energy Policy

Toxic Chemicals May Contaminate Oil Field Wastewater Used to Grow Calif. Crops

October 26, 2016

In the last three years, farmers have irrigated 95,000 acres of food crops with billions of gallons of oil field wastewater possibly tainted with toxic chemicals.