Water
Nothing is more important to your health and quality of life than safe drinking water and clean streams and lakes. Across the country, pollution from farms is one of the primary reasons water is no longer clean or safe. Agriculture is the leading source of pollution of rivers and streams surveyed by U.S. government experts, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Thankfully, if we make simple changes in the way we farm, we can take a big step toward clean water.
On Tuesday, the U.S. earned the awful distinction of being the only nation on Earth to stand in opposition to the Paris climate accord. EWG was quick to call out the Trump administration for its actions around climate change and indifference to leadership.
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Earlier today the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to assess President Trump's nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. We're here with EWG's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs to get his take on the hearing. You can learn more about Dourson’s toxic history here.
Read MoreWe pulled together some highlights from the first eight months of 2017 that we hope you will enjoy. And, a huge THANK YOU from the team here at EWG for your support!
Read MoreWhen most Americans drink a glass of tap water, they're also getting a dose of industrial or agricultural contaminants linked to cancer, brain and nervous system damage, developmental defects, fertility problems or hormone disruption. Learn more at www.ewg.org/tapwater.
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A cancer-causing chemical, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, or TCP, has been uncovered in the drinking water served to many living in the California Central Valley. The details of the widespread pollution were hidden for years by the chemical’s manufacturers Dow and Shell.
Read MoreDavid Page, an attorney from Scott Pruitt's home state of Oklahoma, reveals the Environmental Protection Agency nominee's history of protecting corporate polluters over people's health.
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Ponca Councilwoman, Casey Camp-Horinek, talks about Scott Pruitt's environmental record in Oklahoma.
Read MoreThis week, the Senate will hold a confirmation hearing for President-elect Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency pick, Scott Pruitt. A Pruitt EPA could have disastrous consequences for public health and the environment.
Read MoreEWG's Nneka Leiba unpacks our recent report on chromium-6 in drinking water.
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Despite years of asking for help from Iowa state officials and Big Ag, river pollution – particularly from nitrates, which are toxic byproducts of fertilizer and manure – is only getting worse and costlier to remedy.
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A quick look back on EWG’s biggest accomplishments in 2016.
Read MoreA quick look back on EWG’s biggest accomplishments in 2015.
Read MorePregnant women’s exposure to a rocket fuel chemical, which contaminates drinking water for millions of Americans, could harm the development of fetuses' brains, a new British study found.
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The Environmental Working Group’s mission is to empower people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment. With breakthrough research and education, we drive consumer choice and civic action.
Read MoreAlexandra Cousteau – a National Geographic explorer, environmentalist and mother – explains how the Environmental Working Group has helped her family live a happier, healthier life.
Read MoreFrom all of us at EWG to all of you, THANK YOU for being a part of our community! We're thrilled and honored to have reached over 300,000 Facebook fans!
Read MoreJoin us in celebrating the Environmental Working Group's 20th anniversary!
Read MoreEWG Co-Founder and President Ken Cook explains a short history of the Environmental Working Group and his vision for EWG in the next 20 years.
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt will deliver remarks at the annual board meeting of the American Chemistry Council, the main chemical industry trade and lobby group, according to a press report by the Washington Post.
Read MoreLast year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that 1 percent of samples from public drinking water systems nationwide were contaminated with PFOA, a nonstick chemical formerly used to make DuPont's Teflon.
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