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Fight the climate crisis with dairy alternatives
EWG has plenty to say about how producing beef and other animal proteins can make the climate catastrophe worse. But what about dairy?
California gas prices tick up as lawmakers consider penalty on Big Oil’s windfall profits
The average price for a gallon of gas in California is roughly 24 cents more than a month ago, with prices up to almost $5 a gallon, once again some of the highest in the U.S.
For Californians looking to install solar, time is running out to take advantage of state’s financial incentives
The financial incentives California offers residents and small business owners seeking to install solar panels and batteries will be slashed when new rules take effect in April.
Groundbreaking map shows toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in more than 330 wildlife species
Today the Environmental Working Group published an analysis of peer-reviewed data that for the first time shows the global scope of contamination by the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, which may be...
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Wildlife warning: More than 330 species contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
Polar bears have a PFAS problem: Pollution from the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS contaminates polar bears, tigers, monkeys, pandas, dolphins and fish and has been documented in more than 330 other species of wildlife around the world, some endangered or threatened.
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Proof of problems: Bitcoin mining’s pollution toll on U.S. communities
Once-dead coal-fired power plants roaring back to life and spewing hazardous emissions, trout being overheated and chopped up by a utility’s water pipe, non-stop white noise at levels that can damage hearing – these are just some of the ways bitcoin mining has been polluting communities across the U.S.
Cyndie Roberson finally had her dream home here. But the arrival of several crypto mines in this small community brought with it blaring high-pitched noise 24 hours a day, seven days a week – and it drove her to leave.
EWG testimony to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry on the 2023 Farm Bill
Attached is EWG’s testimony to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry on conservation and forestry programs in the 2023 Farm Bill.
EPA proposes bold new limits for tackling 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
Today the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled unprecedented new limits on the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS as a way to tackle drinking water contamination. The proposal targets six...
25 current members of the House collected $14 million in federal farm subsidies
Dozens of House lawmakers and their immediate family members, including eight members of the House Agriculture Committee or their family members, received over $14 million in federal farm subsidies...
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Dirty Secrets: Vinyl Chloride
The story of vinyl chloride is a tale of corporate deception in which chemical industry executives kept workers and government health officials in the dark about the debilitating and sometimes fatal consequences of working with the chemical.
What they’re saying about the EPA’s proposal to regulate ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Here’s what leaders from environmental, health and community advocacy organizations are saying about the EPA’s announcement, which marks historic progress on addressing PFAS:
Loving those tasty spring holiday candies? Look out for harmful ingredients
Spring holidays are almost here and stores are flush with popular Easter- and Passover-themed sweets, but beware, some candies often contain chemicals that can harm your health.
Gov. Newsom’s gas price penalty proposal targeting Big Oil sails through Senate
California’s Senate today passed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to give state energy regulators the authority to punish Big Oil refiners for hiking gas prices in the future.
Serve up healthy mornings at home with EWG’s top organic cereal choices
Breakfast is, for many people, their most important meal. What you choose to eat first thing can set the tone for the rest of the day. Often we don’t have to time cook a big breakfast, let alone sit...
EWG news roundup (8/12): NAS urges EPA to look into risks of sunscreen UV filters, 'Erin Brockovich’ chemical spill in Michigan and more
EWG news roundup (8/12): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
Scorching heat and historic drought threaten California’s electric grid, showing need for more rooftop solar
Temperatures are soaring in much of central California – above 100 degrees in places – and the resulting higher demand on the electricity grid could cause blackouts.
EWG news roundup (8/19): Newly signed IRA includes $20B for climate conservation spending, chemists develop new method for destroying PFAS and more
EWG news roundup (8/19): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG applauds future leaders of environmental and public health advocacy
The Environmental Working Group just completed its latest summer as a partner in the Stanback Fellowship Program through Duke University, which provides undergraduate students for internships in...
California ban on gas cars will require far more rooftop solar for EV charging
The Golden State on Thursday is expected to announce it will ban all new gasoline-powered automobiles by 2035, according to press reports.
We must expand – and reform – the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program
It’s good news the Inflation Reduction Act will invest $20 billion to reward farmers when they take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Pregnant with PFAS: The threat of ‘forever chemicals’ in cord blood
The developing fetus faces a threat from the harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their umbilical cord, a new Environmental Working Group science review finds.
Honeywell lobbying Gov. Newsom to veto measure banning ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics products
Technology giant Honeywell is lobbying California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would ban the sale in the state of cosmetics intentionally made with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS...
EPA hazardous substance proposal holds ‘forever chemicals’ polluters accountable
The Environmental Working Group applauds the Environmental Protection Agency for today proposing to designate the two most commonly detected toxic “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the...
