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EWG applauds Biden EPA’s historic $7B investment in low-income residential solar
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a $7 billion Solar for All competitive grant program to help low-income communities across the U.S. install residential solar panels.
California Senate Health Committee advances revolutionary food chemical bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On June 28, the California Senate Committee on Health approved a first-in-the-nation bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food. Assembly Bill...
EWG applauds Senate National Defense Authorization Act provisions tackling ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Working Group applauds the Senate Armed Services Committee for including several provisions to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in the National Defense Authorization Act...
EWG applauds National Defense Authorization Act provisions tackling ‘forever chemicals’
Today the Environmental Working Group applauds the House Armed Services Committee for including several provisions to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in the National Defense Authorization...
EWG analysis: As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
Hotter weather linked to climate change drove up crop insurance costs for heat-related crop damage and losses in the Southwest, according to a new Environmental Working Group analysis of federal data...
Spending bill shortchanges defense communities hammered by PFAS pollution
The House version of the Defense Department spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 cuts spending to clean up contamination from “forever chemicals” and other toxic pollutants by 30 percent – from $1.6...
Maine data unveils troubling trend: 55 PFAS-related chemicals in over 1,400 pesticides
More than 1,400 pesticides contain active ingredients that meet Maine’s definition for the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to a new analysis of data from the state by Environmental...
Biden EPA moves closer to total ban of toxic weedkiller DCPA
The Environmental Protection Agency this week released part of its health assessment showing the weedkiller DCPA, sold under the brand Dacthal and widely used on U.S. food for decades, poses serious...
California Assembly advances bill to eliminate lead from school drinking water as new test data shows alarming levels at child care centers
Today the California State Assembly voted [insert vote count] in favor of a bill aimed at removing all lead from drinking and cooking water used in schools. If passed, it would help protect young...
EWG statement on the debt ceiling agreement: It will hurt hungry people
The following is the statement of Scott Faber, EWG’s senior vice president for government affairs, on the debt ceiling agreement released this week by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin...
California Assembly approves ban on fiberglass in mattresses and other upholstered furniture
Today the California Assembly handily passed a state-wide ban on the sale of mattresses and upholstered furniture that contain fiberglass and other toxic flame retardant chemicals.
Supreme Court ruling will weaken EPA's authority to protect drinking water sources from agriculture pollution
Today's Clean Water Act ruling by the Supreme Court will limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to safeguard much of the country’s drinking water sources from farm pollution runoff.
California Assembly advances bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in artificial turf
Today the California Assembly in a [insert vote count] vote approved a bill that would ban the manufacturing and sale of artificial turf containing the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
EWG VERIFIED® Sunscreens: Pioneering healthier choices for consumers
With the launch of EWG VERIFIED® Sunscreens, the Environmental Working Group in a groundbreaking move aims to transform the sunscreen industry and redefine the expectations for sunscreen safety.
Dramatic decline: Oxybenzone use plummets to only 13 percent of non-mineral sunscreens
Ahead of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend and the increasing need for sun protection, the Environmental Working Group has released its 2023 Guide to Sunscreens. This year’s guide reviews the...
Duke Energy’s solar attack heads to court
DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Utilities Commission blatantly ignored state law in March by approving Duke Energy’s plan to lower financial benefits for residential solar customers, which would...
Proposed cuts “devastating” to farmers, hungry people
The following is the statement of Scott Faber, EWG’s senior vice president for government affairs, on the annual Department of Agriculture spending bill released today by Republican members of the...
California Assembly passes first-in-the-nation ban on chemicals in processed food
On May 15th, the California Assembly approved a landmark bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food.
The Pentagon’s contamination time bomb: Cleanup backlog outpaces funding
The Department of Defense is failing to confront an almost $4 billion increase in the cost of cleaning up contaminated sites, many polluted by the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. And its cleanup...
California advances bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cleaners
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Household and industrial cleaning products sold in California may soon be free of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Today the California Assembly voted 60-0 in favor of...
