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Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Tap Water for Millions in Corn Belt
Seasonal spikes of atrazine – a weed killer that can disrupt hormones and harm developing fetuses – contaminate drinking water in corn-growing areas of the Midwest and beyond, according to an analysis...
In Rebuke of Trump Administration, Voters Deliver Strong Backing for Public Health and Environmental Protection
The results of the mid-term elections are a repudiation of President Trump's pro-polluter agenda that could not have come at a more critical time for the health and well-being of every American, said...
Is EPA’s Climate Change Website Gone for Good?
The section of the Environmental Protection Agency's website that linked human activity, fossil fuels and carbon dioxide to climate change seems to have disappeared for good.
Landmark Federal Study: ‘Clear Evidence’ Linking Cellphone Radiation to Cancer
California Baby® Creates New Plant-Based Preservative
California Baby®, a global skincare leader, is advancing the marketplace with a plant-based solution for preservatives in personal care products.
Tests Reveal More Weed Killer Than Some Vitamins in Kids’ Cereals
FDA Bans Lead-Based Neurotoxin from Consumer Hair Dyes
The Food and Drug Administration will ban the use of toxic lead acetate in consumer hair dyes such as Grecian Formula, the agency announced today. Lead acetate is the active ingredient that slowly...
Roundup for Breakfast, Part 2: In New Tests, Weed Killer Found in All Kids’ Cereals Sampled
Asbestos Imports Surge as Trump White House Moves to Keep Deadly Carcinogen Legal
Massive Study Finds Eating Organic Slashes Cancer Risks
Eating organic foods free from pesticides is strongly correlated with a dramatic reduction in the risk of cancer, according to a groundbreaking study published today in an American Medical Association...
Trump White House Pushes to Let Minors Spray Brain-Damaging Pesticides on Farms
The White House's just-released list of planned environmental and public health rollbacks includes letting high-school-age kids spray brain-damaging pesticides on commercial farms.
Trump’s Regulatory Rollback Agenda Leaves Families and Workers Exposed to Toxic Chemicals
The Trump administration's just-released regulatory roadmap leaves no stone unturned when it comes to rolling back safeguards designed to protect children, families and workers from exposure to...
White House Drops Scheme to Bail Out Coal, Nukes
The White House has reportedly shelved a plan by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to prop up the failing coal and nuclear industries by making operators of regional electric grids buy power from aging coal...
Senate Approves Trump Climate Skeptic To Run Environmental Enforcement at Justice Dept.
A climate change skeptic who once labeled President Obama's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions a communist plot is now the nation's top environmental enforcement official.
FDA Bans 7 Cancer-Causing Food Additives Found in Popular Foods
EPA Watchdog Investigating Potential Enforcement Failure of Critical Pollution Monitoring Program
The Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog is launching an investigation over whether the agency has failed to enforce a critical program that tracks toxic spills into the environment.
Map: Florence Drenched Thousands of North Carolina CAFOs and Animal Waste Pits
Congress Passes Measure To Dramatically Restrict Major Source of PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water
Congress passed legislation Wednesday that will give commercial airports the option to switch to firefighting foams that do not include the highly toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.
White House Strikes Discussion of Impacts of Climate Change on Children’s Health from Draft EPA Rule
The White House removed key language documenting the heightened risks climate change presents to children from a draft EPA proposal to repeal a rule to reduce heat-trapping chemicals leaking into the...
EWG Report: Small Rural Communities Bear Costly Burden of Nitrate Pollution of Tap Water
Tap water across the nation is contaminated with an agricultural pollutant linked to cancer, and the problem is worst in small communities that can least afford to fix it, according to a new EWG...