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Behind the science: ‘Big year’ for neonics as EWG calls for stricter EPA insecticide reviews

A rare window is opening for public health advocates to push the Environmental Protection Agency to rethink how it assesses the health risks of five neonicotinoids – insecticides that EWG and others...

Farming & Agriculture
Climate & Agriculture
Conservation
Farm Subsidies

USDA should strategically expand list of climate-smart conservation practices

A top Department of Agriculture official is touting plans to expand the USDA’s list of climate-smart conservation practices eligible for $11.7 billion in federal funding – and the department should...
Fields
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Food
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Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals

From baguettes to bombs: Surprising industrial uses of common food chemicals

What does bread have in common with explosives, industrial cleaners and photo-developing solution? You may be surprised to learn they’re all made with the same chemical ingredient.
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Farm Workers
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Regional Issues
California

Popular POM juice producer among California's leading users of paraquat

The Wonderful Company, California-based maker of the popular pomegranate juice POM, is the state’s second-largest user of paraquat – a toxic herbicide banned in over 60 countries – a new Environmental...
Grocery display of pomegranates
Personal Care Products
Cosmetics
Family Health

Best bang for your buck: Mascaras

It’s prom season, which means millions of teenagers across the U.S. will be getting done up for one of the most high school experiences. It’s a time for “promposals,” dancing and getting enough...
Mascaras
Farming & Agriculture
Climate & Agriculture
Conservation
Farm Subsidies

EWG submits comments to USDA on the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program

EWG submits comments to the United States Department of Agriculture on the agency’s Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program.
Research

EWG: Despite strict use limits, toxic pesticide paraquat often mishandled in California and nationally

The toxic pesticide paraquat was mishandled at California farms, violating safety requirements, dozens of times between 2017 and 2022, an EWG investigation finds. The investigation, based on state records of paraquat use violations, raises questions about the potential health risks to farmworkers applying the chemical, and to people living and working in communities near where it’s used. Long-term
Crop duster in California
Farming & Agriculture
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Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Pesticides

The House farm bill is bad news for children’s health and safety

There’s much to dislike about the House Republican farm bill – like taking food out of hungry childrens’ mouths while potentially exposing their bodies to more pesticides and supporting companies that...
Food & Water
Water
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Lead
Regional Issues
California

California bill to protect children from lead exposure advances to Senate

On May 21, California Assembly lawmakers passed a bill to safeguard children’s health from the lasting and devastating effects of lead exposure through drinking water, an urgent threat in the state.
Food & Water
Water
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Pollution
Food & Farm Workers
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Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Pesticides

EWG: Schools near pesticide spray zones could lose health protections

Thousands of schools are located near farms across the U.S. where pesticide may be sprayed, , an EWG analysis finds. But some members of Congress want to block state and local safeguards that protect...
Food
Food Chemicals
California

Something to scream about: Harmful chemicals in ice cream and popsicles

Summer is fast approaching, and this time of year no duo is more iconic than hot, sunny weather and frozen, creamy desserts or tart, icy popsicles. But many people don’t realize that a sugar rush or a...
Ice Cream