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EWG Updates Bug Repellent Guide to Focus on Zika Emergency

The Environmental Working Group has updated its bug repellent guide to give consumers accurate information on the right products for their circumstances.

EWG’s 2016 Dirty Dozen™ List of Pesticides on Produce: Strawberries Most Contaminated, Apples Drop to Second

Conventional strawberries top the Dirty Dozen™ list of EWG's 2016 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, displacing apples, which headed the list the last five years running.

For Spring 2016, EWG Updates Guide to Healthy Cleaning

The Environmental Working Group today released a new edition of its Guide to Healthy Cleaning, an online database detailing the health hazards and environmental concerns for more than 2,500 household...

Shop Smarter, Choose EWG VERIFIED® Products

The EWG VERIFIED® program now features 118 products, allowing shoppers to quickly and easily identify cosmetics and personal care items that meet our strictest health and transparency standards.

General Mills to Disclose GMOs

EWG applauds General Mills for disclosing the presence of GMOs on their products.

The Defeat of the DARK Act is a Win for Consumers

In a major win for consumers, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) failed to earn the votes he needed to stop debate on a bill known to opponents as the Deny Americans the Right to Know Act, or DARK Act.

U.S. Seafood Advice Could Expose Women and Babies to Too Much Mercury, Not Enough Healthy Fats

Pregnant women who follow the federal government's draft dietary advice could eat too much fish high in toxic mercury, which is harmful to the developing brains of fetuses, babies and young children...

New Draft of Senate’s DARK Act Blocks Consumers’ Right to Know

Today, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kans.) filed the latest version of a bill known by opponents as the Deny Americans the Right to Know Act, or DARK Act, which the full Senate will likely consider this week.

Sen. Merkley Introduces GMO Labeling Bill that Consumers and Food Industry Can Support

EWG applauds Sen. Jeff Merkley (D- Ore.) for introducing a common-sense approach to GMO labeling that both the food industry and consumer groups can support.

Maura Walsh Named EWG Vice President of Digital Strategy

EWG is pleased to announce that Maura E. Walsh has joined our growing team as vice president of digital strategy. Walsh, a highly-regarded digital communications leader, brings more than fifteen years...

Americans Want Stronger Regulation of Cosmetics

A survey released today by the Mellman Group and American Viewpoint shows that voters overwhelmingly support stricter regulation of the chemical ingredients used in their personal care products.

Statement of EWG’s Scott Faber on Passage of DARK Act by Senate Agriculture Committee

The Environmental Working Group issued the following statement today after the Senate Agriculture Committee narrowly passed a version of the House-adopted Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK Act...

Procter & Gamble Leads Industry Toward Ingredient Transparency

EWG commended Procter & Gamble, the multinational manufacturer of family, personal care and household products, for taking a significant step today toward greater transparency about its ingredients by...

Senate Introduces New DARK Act

Today Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced draft legislation intended to preempt state GMO labeling laws.

New Report Shows Farmers Win Big on Crop Insurance

Most farmers collect more money in crop insurance payouts than they pay in premiums on their federal policies over time, making the term “insurance” a misnomer, according to a new report from EWG.

Budget Proposal Would Reform Broken Crop Insurance Program

Proposed cuts to crop insurance and other expensive farm subsidy programs in the Obama administration's 2017 budget would be good for taxpayers and the environment, EWG said in a statement today.

Voluntary Conservation Practices Are a Fool’s Errand

A new EWG report reveals the fatal flaw in the voluntary approach to cutting pollution from farm fields: Farmers who voluntarily start pollution control practices can just as easily stop.

Study: Monsanto’s Glyphosate Most Heavily Used Weed-Killer in History

Monsanto's signature herbicide glyphosate, first marketed as “Roundup,” is now the most widely and heavily applied weed-killer in the history of chemical agriculture in both the U.S. and globally...

Farm Bill “Reforms” Fall Flat as Crop Subsidies Soar in New Projections

Despite promises from Congress that reforms to the farm subsidy program would save taxpayers money, spending on subsidies will soar in the next three years, according to new government spending...

EWG's Dietary Guidelines Give Straight Facts, No Spin

EWG's new Dietary Guidelines give people solid nutrition advice and highlight the shortcomings of the Obama administration's Dietary Guidelines for Americans released earlier this month, which were...

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