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PFAS Chemicals

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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Water

EWG’s 2024 guide to countertop water filters

January 23, 2024

If you’re concerned about harmful chemicals in your tap water, you may be thinking of getting a water filter pitcher for your kitchen countertop – or if you already have a filter, making sure it’s the...

PFAS Chemicals

Water

Defense Communities

Federal PFAS Report Card

December 14, 2023

EWG has researched actions the federal government is committed to taking, or for which it faces congressionally mandated deadlines, to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

Factory Farms

Contaminated cantaloupe: The risk of farm fields near CAFOs

December 7, 2023

A salmonella outbreak from contaminated cantaloupes produced in Mexico has garnered headlines – eight people have died, 3 in the U.S. and 5 in Canada, at least 45 hospitalized and many others sickened...

Food

Pesticides

Children’s Health

Pesticides still found in baby food, but biggest toxic threats eliminated

November 15, 2023

Your baby’s food may contain potentially harmful pesticides – but the Environmental Working Group’s decades of fighting to protect children’s health have helped eliminate the most toxic threats from...

Farm Subsidies

Crop insurance pays farmers billions of dollars for weather-related losses closely linked to the climate crisis

November 1, 2023

Crop insurance payouts for losses associated with extreme weather have cost billions of dollars, a new Environmental Working Group analysis of Department of Agriculture data shows. Those payments will...

Farm Subsidies

Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022

September 7, 2023

The federal Crop Insurance Program was created to insure farmers against crop losses. But because of how the program is designed and has been managed over time, it actually only protects around 20...

Cosmetics

Survey finds use of personal care products up since 2004 – what that means for your health

July 26, 2023

A new Morning Consult survey reveals the average adult uses 12 personal care products a day, from shampoos to soaps and deodorants to lipsticks and more. And EWG finds the products could be made with...

Federal & State Energy Policy

Fossil & Nuclear

California

Outrageous costs, deadly dangers: The real risks of keeping Diablo Canyon open

July 25, 2023

If something costs tens of billions to keep, without any clear financial benefits to ratepayers but with the risk of nuclear catastrophe, prolonging it would be folly. But that’s what supporters of...

Water

PFAS Chemicals

‘Forever chemicals’ found in water coast to coast builds case for strict EPA limits

July 18, 2023

The findings are just a small sample of what to expect when the Environmental Protection Agency releases first-time data from thousands of public water systems across the U.S. that is likely to show...

Climate & Agriculture

Conservation

Farm Subsidies

One-third of all crop insurance subsidies flow to massive insurance companies and agents, not farmers

July 12, 2023

The federal Crop Insurance Program is known for paying billions of dollars every year to farmers when they experience reductions in crop yield or revenue. But the Department of Agriculture program...

Water

PFAS Chemicals

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

July 11, 2023

Farm Subsidies

California

EWG: In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs

June 21, 2023

A new Environmental Working Group analysis shows a clear connection between rising temperatures linked to climate change in the Southwest and the region’s growing crop insurance costs for heat-related...

Farm Subsidies

Conservation

Midwest

Environmentally sensitive Mississippi River region croplands should be targeted for conservation to benefit the climate and water quality

April 12, 2023

The 13-state Mississippi River Critical Conservation Area, or MRCCA, has millions of environmentally sensitive acres that are full of opportunity to adopt conservation practices that can improve water...

Change the Code, Not the Climate

Proof of problems: Bitcoin mining’s pollution toll on U.S. communities

April 5, 2023

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...

PFAS Chemicals

Wildlife warning: More than 330 species contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’

February 22, 2023

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...

Conservation

Farm Subsidies

Updated EWG Farm Subsidy Database shows largest producers reap billions, despite climate crisis

February 1, 2023

EWG’s newly updated Farm Subsidy Database shows that federal farm subsidies between 1995 and 2021 totaled $478 billion. This huge amount of taxpayer money does almost nothing to help farmers reduce...

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

January 31, 2023

Pesticides

California

The health risks of pesticides in Stanislaus County

January 31, 2023

The residents of Stanislaus County are at potential risk of health harms associated with the spraying of pesticides on agricultural fields in the region. Stanislaus County is one of 10 counties in...

Factory Farms

North Carolina

Farm Pollution

EWG analysis: North Carolina’s factory farms are everywhere – even floodplains and other flood-prone areas

December 1, 2022

A new EWG geospatial analysis finds that, as of 2020, 156 of North Carolina’s swine and poultry factory farms are located in or just outside floodplains – 59 swine and 97 poultry facilities.

Meat and Dairy Alternatives

Climate & Agriculture

Food

The health benefits of a whole foods, plant-forward diet

December 1, 2022

A plant-forward diet – loosely defined as a diet that is rich in plant foods but that can also include eggs, dairy foods, and occasionally lean meat, poultry and seafood – is becoming more widely...

Cell Phones

Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields may affect heart health, new EWG analysis finds

November 22, 2022

Electromagnetic radiation in the radiofrequency range emitted by cell phones, tablets and other wireless communication devices is absorbed by the human body and may affect heart health, according to a...

Farm Subsidies

Climate & Agriculture

In the Midwest, increased precipitation from climate change goes hand in hand with ballooning crop insurance costs

October 19, 2022

A new EWG analysis has found that the overwhelming majority of Midwestern counties with increased precipitation between 2001 and 2020 also had growing crop insurance costs during that period due to...

Conservation

Climate & Agriculture

Farm Subsidies

Midwest

New EWG analysis: Of $7.4B spent on two of USDA’s biggest conservation programs in recent years, very little went to ‘climate-smart’ agriculture

September 28, 2022

Farmers received almost $7.4 billion in payments from two of the largest federal agricultural conservation programs between 2017 and 2020, but only a small proportion of these payments went to...

Food

Children’s Health

Pesticides

Fruit leather: A snack sometimes chock full of pesticides and sugar

September 15, 2022

When parents and caregivers herd kids out the door for an outing, they typically grab snack food on the way. And one of the most convenient is a product kids love – fruit leather.

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.

Senior Scientist, Chemical Research: Chemistry and Toxicology

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News & Insights

Farm Subsidies

As farm income returns to normal levels, gaps continue to grow

February 8, 2024

While farm income is expected to return to normal levels in 2024, the gap between the largest, most successful farmers and their poorer neighbors continues to grow. Increasing farm subsidies, as some...

Climate & Agriculture

Conservation

Farm Subsidies

Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers

February 7, 2024

Increasing price guarantees for major crops, as some farm groups and legislators are proposing, would make it harder for young farmers – those aged 35 or younger – to compete against larger, legacy...

Food Chemicals

Protein predicament: Health concerns about protein bars

February 7, 2024

Protein bars might not immediately come to mind when you think of unhealthy foods, but some aren’t as beneficial as they seem. Many bars sold today contain large amounts of ultra-processed ingredients...

How to buy a mattress without toxic chemicals

February 7, 2024

How hard can it be to buy a mattress? The answer: There’s more to consider with this big ticket consumer item than you might suspect – including your health.

A mattress is a purchase you may make o...

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