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EWG’s 2024 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™: The Dirty Dozen™ is packed with fungicides that can disrupt human hormones
Men’s use of personal care products has doubled since 2004, according to new consumer survey
Biden EPA moves closer to total ban of toxic weedkiller DCPA
California Assembly approves bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics
About 75 percent of sunscreens have inferior sun protection or worrisome ingredients
EPA to suspend all uses of widely used weedkiller over risks to fetus, thyroid function
Lilial and fertility: EU bans toxic fragrance ingredient from personal care products
Study: Wireless radiation exposure for children should be hundreds of times lower than current federal limits
Only 25 percent of sunscreens offer adequate protection, no worrisome ingredients
Study Shows Mounting Evidence of Plasticizer Chemicals’ Harm to the Fetus
Prenatal exposure to the widely used plasticizer chemicals called phthalates can lead to learning, attention and behavioral disorders in children, according to a peer-reviewed study published today in...
EWG Calls on EPA To Ban Use of Brain-Damaging Pesticide
The neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos should be banned for use immediately by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Environmental Working Group wrote in a public comment letter [link to letter] to...
New California Law Creates Strictest Lead and Cadmium Limits in Jewelry in U.S.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law bipartisan legislation to protect Californians, especially children, from jewelry tainted with highly toxic heavy metals into law. SB 647 imposes the nation's...
Report: Some Chemicals May Alter Gene Function for Several Generations
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...
Duke-EWG Study Finds Toxic Nail Polish Chemical In Women’s Bodies
Researchers at Duke University and Environmental Working Group have found evidence of a suspected endocrine-disrupting chemical widely used in popular nail polishes in the bodies of more than two...