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California Assembly rushes through bill to break millions of rooftop solar contracts
In a surprise maneuver late Tuesday, the California State Assembly passed a controversial bill to support utilities’ war on rooftop solar – posing a threat to home values and utility bills for...
California State Assembly advances landmark bill to protect schoolchildren from harmful UPF
Today, in a major win for children’s health, the California State Assembly voted to advance a bipartisan bill phasing out certain ultra-processed food, or UPF, from meals served in public schools.
California lawmakers advance vital chemical safety, food reforms EWG supports
SACRAMENTO – In a major win for public health, five bills targeting harmful ultra-processed food and hazardous chemicals in drinking water and specific products cleared the California Assembly and...
California bill to retroactively break solar contracts clears key Assembly committee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Wednesday, the California State Assembly Appropriations Committee approved Assembly Bill 942, a utility-backed bill to undo existing home solar contracts that could ultimately...
Just in time for Memorial Day – over 77 percent of reviewed sunscreens rate poorly for skin protection or concerning ingredients
With Memorial Day weekend kicking off the summer season, the Environmental Working Group is releasing its 19th annual Guide to Sunscreens. This trusted, science-based guide reveals that almost four in...
Almost 49M tons of manure pose health risk for Minnesota’s water
Huge amounts of manure from massive livestock facilities in Minnesota could pollute drinking and recreational water throughout the state, posing a significant health risk.
New York state Sen. Brian Kavanagh celebrates Agriculture Committee’s advancement of Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act
Albany, N.Y. – State Sen. Brian Kavanagh, lead Senate sponsor of the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act, applauds the Senate Agriculture Committee’s vote today to advance the critical food safety...
Trump administration moves to weaken landmark PFAS protections in drinking water, putting millions at risk and letting polluters off the hook
In a shocking reversal of one of the most significant public health victories in a generation, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is moving to roll back vital portions of the...
USDA reverses course, commits to restore purged climate webpages in response to farmers’ lawsuit
Shortly after filing the lawsuit, the plaintiffs moved the court for a preliminary injunction, which sought a court order requiring USDA to restore the removed webpages and preventing USDA from taking...
PFAS tap water protections for almost 19 million Californians at risk if EPA weakens limits
Nearly 19 million Californians could lose critical protections against the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their tap water if the Environmental Protection Agency rolls back its science...
California Senate committee advances bill to require tests of heavy metals in prenatal vitamins
The Environmental Working Group is urging California lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 646, a first-in-the-nation measure that would require prenatal vitamin manufacturers to test for and publicly...
California Assembly ESTM panel advances bill to protect schoolchildren from harmful UPF
On April 29 the California Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials voted to advance a bipartisan bill phasing certain ultra-processed food, or UPF, out of meals served in public...
Environmental and consumer coalition urges legislators to reject Assembly Bill 942, protect California’s Clean Energy Future
A powerful coalition of environmental, climate, clean energy, consumer, and economic justice advocates is calling on California legislators to reject Assembly Bill 942, a proposal that threatens to...
Cancer-causing chemicals in drinking water put 122M Americans at risk
A new report from the Environmental Working Group shows the shocking extent of a widespread public health crisis: Over 122 million Americans drink water with high levels of cancer-causing disinfection...
California Assembly committee advances bill to protect schoolchildren from harmful UPF
On April 9 the California Assembly Education Committee voted to advance a bipartisan bill to phase out by 2032 “particularly harmful” ultra-processed food, or UPF, from school meals served in the...
Key California Assembly committee advances bill to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
California is one step closer to protecting millions of residents from tap water contaminated by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
More than 1.3M New Yorkers at risk if EPA weakens PFAS standards
More than 1.3 million New Yorkers could lose critical protections from the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their tap water if the Environmental Protection Agency rolls back its historic...
Hilary Swank backs California bill advocating prenatal vitamin heavy metals testing, disclosure
Activist and social entrepreneur Hilary Swank is urging California lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 646, which would require prenatal vitamin manufacturers to test for and disclose levels of potentially...
RFK Jr.’s reckless cuts to HHS put American lives at risk
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today announced devastating staff cuts to federal public health agencies within HHS, eliminating more than 10,000 jobs. Most of the job losses...
New EPA data shows 158M people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
WASHINGTON – New data released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows an additional 15 million Americans have drinking water contaminated by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. It...
