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Federal Judge's Ruling Allows Class Action Suit Against PFAS Makers to Proceed
New State Data: Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Widespread in California Drinking Water Sources
Drinking water sources for 74 community water systems serving 7.5 million Californians are contaminated with the highly toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, according to an Environmental Working...
EWG: Study Estimates More Than 100,000 Cancer Cases Could Stem From Contaminants in Tap Water
A toxic cocktail of chemical pollutants in U.S. drinking water could result in more than 100,000 cancer cases, according to a peer-reviewed study from Environmental Working Group – the first study to...
Trump Completes Repeal of Clean Water Rule, Imperiling Drinking Water Sources for 117M People
Today the Trump administration will finalize its plan to repeal critical safeguards that prohibit the dumping of industrial and agricultural pollution into sensitive waterways that provide tap water...
Tests Find Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ at 10 Oregon Army Installations
Drinking water supplies at 10 Army installations in Oregon are contaminated with the toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, according to newly released Department of Defense data obtained by EWG...
Study: Newer PFAS Chemicals ‘May Pose More Risks’ Than Those They Replaced
A new peer-reviewed study refutes claims by the chemical industry that the next generation of toxic fluorinated compounds, or PFAS, is safer than two notorious PFAS chemicals linked to cancer and...
Report: Toxins From Algae Outbreaks Plague Hundreds of Lakes in 48 States
Federal and state tests have found dangerous toxins, common in outbreaks of blue-green algae, in hundreds of lakes, rivers and other bodies of water nationwide – yet authorities are doing little to...
Pentagon Announces PFAS Task Force to Address Contamination at Military Bases
The Defense Department will establish a new task force to address drinking water contamination from the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS at military facilities and in nearby communities...
Retired Marine Jerry Ensminger Calls on House To Designate PFAS as “Hazardous Substances”
Retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger, who was stationed for many years at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina, lost his daughter Janey, in 1985, at the age of nine from...
EWG Applauds Passage of Amendment to Designate PFAS as “Hazardous Substances”
The House of Representatives today approved an amendment to designate PFAS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA, the Superfund law.
House Passes Major PFAS Cleanup Legislation
The House passed a major defense spending bill today that includes important amendments requiring the Defense Department and the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor and clean up the toxic...
House to Debate PFAS Amendments to Defense Bill
This week, the House will consider amendments to quickly end the military's use of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in firefighting foam and food packaging, and place limits on PFAS...
Trump EPA Dismisses Risks of Notorious Carcinogen Widespread in Tap Water and Consumer Products
The cancer-causing chemical 1,4-dioxane, which contaminates the drinking water of millions of Americans and is found in personal care products and other consumer goods, is “not an unreasonable risk”...
Senate Passes Bill To Expand PFAS Monitoring, Eliminate Major Source of Contamination
The Senate today passed a defense spending bill including a bipartisan amendment to dramatically expand efforts to monitor the scope of the PFAS contamination crisis and eliminate a major source of...
PFAS Amendments to House Defense Bill Would Monitor Contamination and Speed Cleanup
Amendments proposed Tuesday to the House version of a must-pass defense bill would dramatically expand efforts to monitor and clean up contamination of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.
At Conference of Top Cancer Researchers, EWG Presents New Analysis Showing Nitrate-Polluted Tap Water Could Cause 12,500 Cancer Cases a Year
Drinking water contaminated with nitrate could be responsible for more than 12,500 cases of cancer each year, according to a peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group presented today at a...
Bipartisan Senate Compromise Amendment Expands PFAS Monitoring
A bipartisan amendment proposed for the Senate version of an annual defense spending bill would dramatically expand efforts to monitor the scope of the toxic PFAS chemical contamination crisis.
EWG: Nitrate Pollution of U.S. Tap Water Could Cause 12,500 Cancer Cases Each Year
Nitrate pollution of U.S. drinking water may cause up to 12,594 cases of cancer a year, according to a new peer-reviewed study by the Environmental Working Group.
This Summer, EWG Will Monitor Expected Surge in Toxic Algae Blooms
With peak toxic algae bloom season underway, the Environmental Working Group is releasing an updated map of all algae outbreaks reported in the U.S. since 2010. In coming months, the map will be...
Trump EPA Sets Tap Water Limit for Rocket Fuel Chemical 3X Higher Than Agency Scientists Recommend
The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to set a drinking limit for a toxic rocket fuel chemical three times higher than agency scientists recommended during the Obama...
