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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

Taking ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters. Discover the most effective water filters for reducing PFAS contamination in your water. EWG's extensive tests...

July 11, 2023

Food

Children’s Health

Chlormequat

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

A new EWG investigation finds for the first time troubling concentrations of the toxic agricultural chemical chlormequat in oat-based products sold in the U.S., including everyday brands marketed to...

January 31, 2023

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Water

Nearly 19M Californians could lose protection from toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water

May 7, 2025

Eliminating federal limits in drinking water on the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS could end a vital safeguard against continued pollution for 18.9 million Californians.

Farm Pollution

Water

Manure is one source triggering cancer-causing chemicals in drinking water for 122 million

April 10, 2025

The way U.S. livestock are raised can have negative consequences for human health. Manure contaminates water, which requires disinfection, and the process can trigger the formation of cancer-causing...

Cosmetics

Higher hazards persist in personal care products marketed to Black women, report reveals

February 11, 2025

Conservation

New EWG analysis shows funding and farm stakes in climate ‘guardrails’ fight

January 9, 2025

A new EWG investigation finds that farmers received almost $1 billion more for adopting climate-smart conservation practices through a major federal program in 2024 compared to 2023, due to the...

Water

More than 40M could lose PFAS drinking water protections

September 19, 2024

At least 40 million Americans served by more than 700 water utilities would lose drinking water protections if the next administration or a court rolls back new federal drinking water standards for...

Food

Nanomaterials

The invisible threat: EWG analysis shows you could be eating as many as 12 plastic bags a year

September 18, 2024

Next time you buy groceries, look at your shopping bag and imagine eating up to 12 a year – that’s how much invisible plastic pollution EWG estimates an adult could be consuming.

This report details...

North Carolina

Innovative EWG study uses AI to find 357M poultry on North Carolina’s factory farms

September 12, 2024

A new EWG investigation has used artificial intelligence to find poultry farms in North Carolina housed almost 357 million chickens and turkeys as of 2022 – about 33 birds for every human.

Food

Water

Prioritizing PFAS: The next government-wide plan to tackle ‘forever chemicals’

August 15, 2024

The contamination crisis from the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS is far from over, despite the Biden-Harris administration’s strides implementing its government-wide plan to combat PFAS pollution...

Women's Health

Dye dangers: Harmful chemicals in hair coloring products and their health concerns

August 7, 2024

Nearly 80 percent of people globally use hair dyes. With salons closed during the pandemic, more people than ever relied on home hair dyes – but dye products may contain hazardous ingredients.

Climate & Agriculture

Midwest

Most California factory farms, close to irrigation canals, threaten U.S. food safety

July 24, 2024

Almost all of the more than 1,000 large animal feeding operations in California are very close to water sources that are used to irrigate crops, threatening the food supply for the entire country, a...

Paraquat

Food & Farm Workers

EWG: Despite strict use limits, toxic pesticide paraquat often mishandled

June 27, 2024

The toxic pesticide paraquat was often mishandled, violating safety requirements, dozens of times between 2017 and 2022, an EWG investigation finds.

Water

North Carolina

State ‘forever chemicals’ spotlight: North Carolina’s drinking water contamination

June 5, 2024

Drinking water for at least 2.5 million North Carolinians is contaminated with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS at levels exceeding new federal standards, according to an EWG analysis.

Conservation

In hotter, drier Colorado River region, USDA programs don’t help farmers tackle climate crisis

June 5, 2024

As the climate crisis deepens, drought and heat in the Colorado River region are also worsening, wreaking havoc on farms. The Department of Agriculture has a significant role to play in helping...

Drought drove almost $10B in crop insurance payments to Texas farmers over 22 years

May 23, 2024

A new EWG investigation shows that drought conditions in Texas triggered more federal crop insurance payments to farmers than any other reason and made up an astounding 43 percent of all crop...

Triple dipping: House farm bill increases likelihood of wealthy farmers raking in billions each year

May 21, 2024

Between 2021 and 2023, farmers across the country may have dipped into three types of taxpayer-funded federal farm support programs to collect more than $55.2 billion, according to EWG’s newly updated...

Water

Defense Communities

Federal PFAS Report Card

April 25, 2024

EWG has researched actions the federal government is committed to taking, or for which it faces congressionally mandated deadlines, to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

Food & Farm Workers

Paraquat

The Wonderful Company among California’s top users of toxic weedkiller paraquat

April 18, 2024

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The Wonderful Company, based in California, touts its “iconic, healthy” popular pomegranate juice and other products. But it’s also the state’s second-largest user of paraquat – a...

Food & Farm Workers

Paraquat

Meat and Dairy Alternatives

Paraquat disproportionately threatens California’s low-income Latino communities

March 27, 2024

Latinos in some of California’s lowest-income communities are exposed to far higher amounts of paraquat – a toxic weedkiller linked to an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease – than other...

Climate & Agriculture

Farm Pollution

Animal feeding operations harm the environment, climate and public health

March 19, 2024

Throughout the U.S., huge facilities raising hundreds or thousands of hogs, poultry or cattle are wreaking havoc on the environment by polluting the air, adding to the climate crisis and contaminating...

Conservation

Climate & Agriculture

Many newly labeled USDA climate-smart conservation practices lack climate benefits

February 28, 2024

Against the backdrop of the deepening climate crisis, the Department of Agriculture recently added 15 Environmental Quality Incentives Program, or EQIP, practices to its climate-smart conservation...

Water

EWG’s 2024 guide to countertop water filters

January 23, 2024

If you’re concerned about harmful chemicals in your tap water, you may be thinking of getting a water filter pitcher for your kitchen countertop – or if you already have a filter, making sure it’s the...

Contaminated cantaloupe: The risk of farm fields near CAFOs

December 7, 2023

A salmonella outbreak from contaminated cantaloupes produced in Mexico has garnered headlines – eight people have died, 3 in the U.S. and 5 in Canada, at least 45 hospitalized and many others sickened...

Food

Children’s Health

Pesticides still found in baby food, but biggest toxic threats eliminated

November 15, 2023

Your baby’s food may contain potentially harmful pesticides – but the Environmental Working Group’s decades of fighting to protect children’s health have helped eliminate the most toxic threats from...