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On Environmental Record, Did Kavanaugh Lie to Senate?

On Environmental Record, Did Kavanaugh Lie to Senate?

By Scott Faber In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh grossly misrepresented his record on the environment. Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to fill the court’s critical swing seat, cited four cases as evidence of his willingness to rule against industry to protect the environment. But in one of those […]

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    Roundup for Breakfast? Weed Killer Found in Kids’ Cereals, Other Oat-Based Foods

    Roundup for Breakfast? Weed Killer Found in Kids’ Cereals, Other Oat-Based Foods

    Popular oat cereals, oatmeal, granola and snack bars come with a hefty dose of the weed-killing poison in Monsanto’s Roundup, according to independent laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). These new findings come days after a California jury awarded $289 million to a school groundskeeper who claimed Roundup gave him lymphoma. #Monsanto […]

    8 Reasons Senate Farm Bill Is Better Than House Bill

    8 Reasons Senate Farm Bill Is Better Than House Bill

    By Scott Faber It’s not hard to see the differences between the terrible, partisan House farm bill and the bipartisan Senate farm bill. Here are eight ways the Senate version—which passed in the Senate last week—is better than the House bill: 1. Thanks to Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Senate bill finally denies farm subsidies to […]

    These Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Are Getting Into Your Meals

    These Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Are Getting Into Your Meals

    By Rachel Smilan-Goldstein On a busy weeknight, takeout and fast food are easy dinner time solutions. But your family’s favorite on-the-go meal may come with a side of toxic fluorinated chemicals. Per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, or PFAS, are a family of greaseproof, waterproof and nonstick industrial compounds. They’re used in hundreds of consumer products, including […]

    What All Parents Need to Know About Pesticides in Produce

    What All Parents Need to Know About Pesticides in Produce

    By Robert Coleman Every spring the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases our Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™. The guide can be used by anyone trying to avoid pesticides, but it’s especially important for parents to limit their children’s exposures to these toxic chemicals. The idea is simple: Parents can buy organic versions of the […]

    Across U.S., Toxic Algal Blooms Threaten Lakes and Other Waterways

    Across U.S., Toxic Algal Blooms Threaten Lakes and Other Waterways

    Across the U.S., a growing epidemic of toxic algal blooms is polluting lakes and other waterways, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group. Toxic algal blooms occur when chemical pollution from farms and other sources runs off into waterways, forming a thick, green, soup-like substance on the surface. The blooms are hazardous […]

    What Produce Should You Be Buying Organic?

    What Produce Should You Be Buying Organic?

    All adults and children should eat more fruits and vegetables, whether they are organic or conventionally grown. With EWG’s 2018 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™, you can choose healthy produce while minimizing unwanted doses of multiple toxic pesticides. Many shoppers don’t realize that pesticide residues are common on conventionally grown produce, even after it […]

    Toxic Chemicals May Increase Chances of Regaining Weight After Dieting

    Toxic Chemicals May Increase Chances of Regaining Weight After Dieting

    By Alexis Temkin Exposure to fluorinated industrial chemicals, known as PFAS or PFC chemicals, may increase the amount of weight that people, especially women, regain after dieting, according to a new study by Harvard University researchers, published in PLOS Medicine. It found that women with higher levels of PFAS chemicals in their blood at the […]