Almost every comment submitted to the EPA by water utility associations refers to the cost analysis completed by the utility consultant Black & Veatch, which was paid for by the American Water Works Association, or AWWA, an industry trade association. ewg.life/3wgPUns

Posting the link to the article I wrote last month about the environmental and climate impacts of #cafos , in honor of #EarthDay2024 . A reminder on this day that cafos damage our air, water, climate and human and animal health. ewg.org/research/anima…

Proud to say EWG has been fighting to get billions in funding for voluntary farm conservation programs for decades. Obliged to say--it isn't working, never will, and it's time for regulations.

Studies have found a strong connection between paraquat exposure and an elevated risk of Parkinson’s disease. The chemical has also been linked with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and childhood leukemia. ewg.life/3xVscgZ

EPA hazardous substance designation holds polluters accountable for ‘forever chemicals’ ewg.org/news-insights/… via EWG

Another awful side effect of water pollution and climate change in the Midwest- reduced summer water clarity in lakes is leading to lower survival rates of loon chicks. Loons are one of my favorite parts of living in Minnesota. mprnews.org/story/2024/04/…

The Wonderful Company, based in California, touts its “iconic, healthy” popular pomegranate juice. But it’s also the state’s second-largest user of paraquat– a toxic weedkiller linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s disease and other harms.ewg.life/3W6NXoi

'Factory farms in North Carolina have been linked to higher rates of anemia, kidney disease and, for some residents, early mortality.' Communities should not have to pay the price for the bottom line of industrialized, corporate farms. ewg.life/3Ujpzyp

More than 250+ groups from across California are demanding lawmakers pass #AB1999 to stop the CPUC’s Utility Tax that will further punish working families, retirees with even higher electric bills. ewg.life/3w5g1O7

Everyone deserves clean water. Incredibly important work from Silvia Foster-Frau and The Washington Post on a majority Latino city in N.M. enduring illegal levels of arsenic in their water. “With carcinogens…there is basically no safe limit,” -@EWG's Sydney Evans.ewg.life/3w1rApF

Ken Cook talks #PFAS & the epic battle to cleanup these chemicals in drinking water w/ the person who 1st sparked the legal fight more than 25 yrs ago, Robert Bilott. youtu.be/gQgeL5k_dKQ?fe… via YouTube

Working families, retirees, disabled individuals and millions of others living in apartments or small homes in the state will face steeper monthly electricity bills if a proposed utility tax takes effect. ewg.life/3w5g1O7

I'm having another episode about toxic 'forever' (PFAS) chemicals in follow up to last week's historic EPA announcement of strict, legal limits on the most common PFAS in drinking water. My guest is the man who started the fight, attorney Rob Bilott. youtube.com/watch?v=gQgeL5…

This week we're joining Iowa Environmental Council and other environmental groups in petitioning the U.S. EPA to protect Northeast Iowans from nitrate contamination of their drinking water. EPA recognized nitrate pollution in MN Karst region just north of this IA region. iaenvironment.org/newsroom/water…

Everyone deserves clean water. Factory farms pollute waterways and the EPA must do more to hold them accountable- proud to be a part of this coalition!

Best management practices aren’t working to stem farm pollution. The US spent more than $30 billion since 1997 on efforts to clean up the Mississippi Basin, but in 2023 EPA said “Attempts to address nutrients are complex, difficult, and often costly.” thenewlede.org/2024/04/its-ge…

Investing in our water infrastructure is one of the best decisions we can make for our communities.

It means investing in public health and environmental protection while creating jobs – all wins for the economy.

First-time homeowners, first-time twins: How one mom relied on EWG to babyproof her house: ewg.life/3JjXLn9

Animal manure and fertilizer connected to factory farms are known to pollute waterways and create severe health problems for people and the environment. ewg.life/441STMZ

“It should never have taken this long to address such serious threats to public health and our environment,” said Robert Bilott.

The U.S. EPA has set limits on #PFAS toxins in drinking water more than 23 years after Bilott first alerted the agency.

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