Environmental Working Group (EWG)
In Monsanto case, "the war is far from over"
Expert reacts to Supreme Court decision favoring pesticide maker.
Read more: https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/06/monsanto-scotus-pesticides-cancer-case/
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What's the tea? A bill that could roll back state food laws
A draft bill could move through Congress and make it harder for states to pass laws restricting food dyes, additives and other food chemicals.
It's called the FRESH Act, and critics say it could u...
Unregulated chemical mixtures are always in our bodies #ewg #podcastclips
From hundreds of chemicals found in umbilical cord blood to the crisis of contamination of drinking water with the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, EWG has been sounding the alarm on chemicals fo...
Lobbyists are making money on both sides of the PFAS debate
Several major US lobby firms that are working for chemical industry interest groups to fight against strict regulation of harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water are also representing local ...
What’s the tea? Should rideshare apps offer fragrance-free rides?
Would you use a fragrance-free option on your next @Uber or @lyft if it existed? More people are asking for it – and the chemicals in those car air fresheners could be the reason why. #ewgtea #airf...
UNREGULATED: CHEMICAL MIXTURES #ewg #podcastclips
Chemical exposure begins before a person is ever born. Our regulatory system still targets these substances one at a time, and current policies rarely account for the health threats that emerge whe...
Unregulated chemical mixtures are always in our bodies
From the day we’re born, our bodies contain a constant mix of chemicals. But our regulatory system only targets these substances one at a time. Current policies don’t adequately account for the hea...
Food experts tell us their UPF red flags
We played red flag or green flag with some of the leading minds in UPF research and the answers might surprise you 🚩🟢
Even the experts side-eye a "serving size: half a cookie." Who IS eating half .
The latest twists and turns in Bayer's Roundup litigation battle
The New Lede Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam talked with attorney and consumer advocate Whitney di Bona from Drugwatch about a flurry of recent legal maneuvers in the battle over Bayer’s proposed $7.2...
What’s the tea? PFAS are in your cookware and the industry wants to keep it that way.
What’s the tea? Caraway has been pushing for PFAS-free cookware. Now the company is facing a lawsuit from major cookware manufacturers.
PFAS have been linked to cancer, immune system harm and deve...
Two recent EPA moves you may have missed
Two recent EPA actions received far less attention than they deserve. First, the agency's proposal to roll back drinking water standards for several PFAS. And, second, the agency extended the timel...
HOOKED ON PLASTIC #ewg #podcastclips
The group behind decades of anti-littering campaigns was created by industry.
Award-winning environmental journalist Beth Gardiner — author of Plastic Inc: The Secret History and Shocking Future o...
How big oil hooked the world on plastic
Do you ever feel a sense of personal responsibility for plastic pollution? That reaction is no accident - it’s the result of a decades-long public relations strategy designed to shift blame away fr...
Why Vermont banned a controversial weed killer
Vermont this week became the first US state to ban paraquat, a widely used herbicide that researchers have linked to an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. The new law takes effect November 1 an...
Inside Vermont’s new paraquat ban
Vermont on Tuesday became the first US state to ban the weed-killing pesticide paraquat, backed by lawmakers who cited concerns about research showing the chemical may cause Parkinson’s disease.
T...
The vaccine lawyer suing RFK Jr. #ewg #podcastclips
There is an ongoing lawsuit between the American Academy of Pediatrics v. Robert F Kennedy Jr., head of HHS. The lead attorney of the lawsuit challenging the HHS vaccine policy changes is Ken’s gue...
What’s the tea? The EPA is weakening drinking water rules for PFAS
The EPA is proposing to weaken protections against PFAS in tap water – the chemicals linked to cancer, immune harm, fertility issues and developmental problems in kids.
176 million Americans alrea...
PUBLIC HEALTH ON TRIAL #ewg #podcastclips
Professor Richard H. Hughes IV built his career defending the public health infrastructure that keeps Americans safe. Now he's in court fighting to protect it.
Hughes is a health law professor at ...
Why Big Food’s new grocery “study” is a scam
Big Food wants you to believe new state food safety laws will send your grocery bill through the roof, but the math doesn't add up.
A food industry-backed group called Americans for Ingredient Tra...
The vaccine lawyer suing RFK Jr.
There is an ongoing lawsuit between the American Academy of Pediatrics v. Robert F Kennedy Jr., head of HHS. The lead attorney of the lawsuit challenging the HHS vaccine policy changes is Ken’s gue...