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Chemical Industry Shill Nominated to Lead EPA Toxics Program

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

In May, EWG reported that former chemical industry bigwig Nancy Beck was the scariest Trump appointee you’ve never heard of. We may have spoken too soon.

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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Consumer Products

Trump at 6 Months: An Unprecedented Assault on Children’s Health

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

President Trump said last week that in his first months in office he has accomplished "more ... than practically any president in history." His claim is not supported by the facts, but at the six-month mark one thing is indisputable: No president and administration have ever done so much so quickly to roll back protections for children's health and safety.

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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Food
Water

When Asbestos is Found in Tween Makeup, It’s Time Congress Acts

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

When asbestos is found in products children put on their bodies, enough is enough. 

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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Asbestos

Keeping Up With the New Kardashian Beauty Products

Friday, July 14, 2017

I’m a big fan of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," so when Kim Kardashian West launched her new beauty line, I was eager to buy her Crème Contour and Highlight Kit. Expecting the kits to sell out in a matter of minutes, I ordered mine exactly one minute after it went on sale in her online store.

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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Consumer Products
Cosmetics

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At 6 Months, Trump Lists Regulatory Rollbacks Harmful to Public Health

Thursday, July 20, 2017
In his first six months , President Trump’s legislative agenda has stalled in Congress. But through regulatory rollbacks, he is waging a slash-and-burn assault on public health and the environment.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics
Food
Water

Report: Some Chemicals May Alter Gene Function for Several Generations

Thursday, July 13, 2017
The harmful effects of some chemicals can be passed down not only to children, but also to grandchildren and even great-grandchildren, according to a new EWG report on the growing body of transgenerational toxicity research.
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Key Issues: 
Children's Health
Toxics

In a Milestone, California Lists Monsanto’s Glyphosate as a Carcinogen

Friday, July 7, 2017
In an action with national and global implications, today California officially listed glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller, as a chemical known to cause cancer under the state’s Proposition 65 law.
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Key Issues: 
Toxics
Pesticides

Trump's EPA Proposes Rule That Puts Drinking Water for 117 Million at Risk

Tuesday, June 27, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency announced its plans today to repeal the Clean Water Rule, advancing the Trump administration’s agenda to give industry and agribusiness free rein to pollute the drinking water sources of more than 100 million Americans, said EWG Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Scott Faber.
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Key Issues: 
Farming
Water
Tap Water