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  Featured Research Sunscreens: What Works and What's Safe EWG's study of nearly 1,000 sunscreens finds that 4 out of 5 don't protect consumers. Read more Timeline: BPA from Invention to Phase-Out Read more View all research in Health/Toxics

  Related News 7/7/2008NY Times: And Bring The Sunscreen 7/8/2008Which Brand of Sunscreen Do You Use? 7/8/2008Baltimore Sun: SPF Is Not Enough 7/7/2008Study: Sunscreens Unreliable Or Harmful 7/7/2008The Five Best--And Worst--Sunscreens View all news clips in Health/Toxics

• farming

  Subcategories Farm Subsidies Black Farmers Biofuels

  Featured Research Biofuels and Bad Weather Record Flooding and Possible Summer Drought Could Send Food and Fuel Prices Higher Read more 2007 Farm Subsidy Direct Payments Read more View all research in Farming

  Related News 7/8/2008Iowa Lawmakers Push USDA To Use Disaster Relief Under Farm Measure 7/8/2008Food, Livestock Groups Push Policies To Reduce Corn Prices 7/7/2008Sowing Seeds of Victory 7/3/2008We Need to Protect More Land, Not Less 6/30/2008Black Farmers Get Second Chance At 1999 Settlement View all news clips in Farming

• natural resources

  Subcategories Energy Policy Mining Oil & Gas Public Lands: Who Owns the West? Water Subsidies

  Featured Research Biofuels and Bad Weather Record Flooding and Possible Summer Drought Could Send Food and Fuel Prices Higher Read more Colorado's Chemical Injection Oil and gas companies in Colorado are injecting wells with millions of gallons of unknown fluids that contain dozens of dangerous chemicals linked to respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, immune, and other disorders, including cancer. Read more View all research in Natural Resources

  EWG in the News 7/8/2008Food, Livestock Groups Push Policies To Reduce Corn Prices 7/3/2008We Need to Protect More Land, Not Less 6/27/2008Resolution Saves Canyon From Mining — For A While 6/26/2008Washington Times: Uranium Mining Halted By House 6/26/2008New Mining Claims Banned in Region Around Grand Canyon National Park View all news clips in Natural Resources

• chemical index

  Chemicals Arsenic Asbestos Bisphenol A (BPA) Fluoride Lead Mercury Nitrate Perchlorate Phthalates PCBs Flame retardants (PBDEs) PFCs/Teflon >> See all chemicals >> See all chemical families

  Health Effects Birth defects and developmental delays Brain and nervous system Cancer Endocrine system Immune system (allergies) Mutations Persistent and bioaccumulative Reproduction and fertility Respiratory system Skin >> See all

  Routes of Exposure Food Air Water Consumer products Personal care products Found in people >> See all

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  Press Releases 7/1/2008Sunscreen or Sunscam? 6/25/2008House Committee Invokes Rarely Used Powers To Block Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon 6/20/2008Surge in Uranium Mining Claims Spurs Concern for Drinking Water Safety 6/19/2008FDA Creates Culture of Ignorance for Personal Care Products 6/16/2008EPA Offers “Inaction” Plan to Solve ‘Dead Zone’ Disaster View all news releases

  EWG in the News 7/8/2008Which Brand of Sunscreen Do You Use? 7/8/2008Iowa Lawmakers Push USDA To Use Disaster Relief Under Farm Measure 7/8/2008Food, Livestock Groups Push Policies To Reduce Corn Prices 7/8/2008Baltimore Sun: SPF Is Not Enough 7/7/2008Sunscreens "Blistered" By Nonprofit Study View all news clips

• for parents

  Health Tips 10 Everyday Pollution Solutions Guide to Infant Formula Safe Fish List Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce Sunscreens: What Works & What's Safe Top 10 Cosmetic Shopping Tips

  Tools Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database Safety Guide to Children’s Personal Care Products Tuna Calculator National Tapwater Contamination Database Auto Asthma Index: Check your Car's Pollution Level Arsenic Test Kit: Test your Deck, Playset, & Picnic Tables

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