The latest from EWG’s staff of experts

Electric utilities often tout natural gas as a clean fuel – an essential weapon in the fight against global warming. Even if they admit the need to replace fossil fuels with solar and wind power eventually, they insist that natural gas is a bridge to the renewable energy future.

Key Issues: 

Energy

Fossil Fuels

Last year the Trump administration’s Energy Department announced the launch of a media campaign to counter what an official called “misinformation” about nuclear power. We haven’t noticed an upsurge in pro-nuclear news – because there is none to report.

Key Issues: 

Energy

Fossil Fuels

Efficiency should be the core of national, state and local energy policy. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy estimates that, since 1990, advances in energy efficiency have supplanted the need for more than 300 large power plants, averting the release of hundreds of millions of tons of air pollution and saving consumers nearly $790 billion.

Key Issues: 

Energy

Renewable Energy

Another 12 months is just about in the books. It was full of moments that impacted health and the environment in a variety of ways. From clean water to Kavanaugh, from Pruitt to “poop lagoons,” EWG has been with you every step of the way, keeping you in the know. As the year comes to a close, it’s time to look back at the most popular stories.

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Children's Health

Midwest

Toxics

Consumer Products

Energy

Farming

Food

Water

By failing to require full disclosure of genetically modified ingredients in food, the Trump administration has forced food companies to decide whether they’re truly committed to being transparent about what’s in the food they sell.

Key Issues: 

Food

GMO Foods

News Roundup (12/14): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Toxics

Consumer Products

Farming

Food

EWG News Roundup (12/7): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues: 

Children's Health

Toxics

Consumer Products

Energy

The heavy rains and high waters after Hurricane Florence flooded 35 industrial poultry operations in North Carolina housing an estimated 1.8 million birds, according to a new investigation by Waterkeeper Alliance and the Environmental Working Group. The state estimates it spent $11 million disposing of dead poultry following the hurricane.

Key Issues: 

Toxics

Farming

Water

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, news of a salmonella outbreak in turkey is a serious concern.

Key Issues: 

Children's Health

Food

Healthy Eating