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EWG to FDA: Step It Up on Formaldehyde-Laced Hair Straighteners
The maker of Brazilian Blowout -- one of numerous hair straighteners on the market containing formaldehyde, a known carcinogen -- is now required to provide health warnings on its product's packaging...
Good, Bad and Truly Awful: Top Environmental Stories of 2011
People are messy. So is nature. And what people do when nature unleashes its fury often makes things worse. The staff at Environmental Working Group took a look at the major environmental news stories...
Don't get slimed: Skip the fabric softener
Fabric softeners contain toxic ingredients that are bad for your health and the environment. EWG recommends that laundry doers just say no.
Your best air freshener isn't an air freshener
A quick spritz of air freshener may seem like a simple way to kill funky odors. Unfortunately, that pleasing smell is just more indoor air pollution.
EWG to FDA: Sunscreen Regs a Good Step, Not Enough
Nearly thirty-three years after the federal Food and Drug Administration announcing its intention to develop sunscreen regulations, it finally finalized some of its rules this summer. And while we at...
Don't wipe out: The hidden hazards of antibacterial wipes
Antibacterial cleaning wipes are everywhere, but are they harmless? Unfortunately, for most popular versions, that's not the case.
Big Food Fights to Keep Kids Fat
Childhood obesity rates in the U.S. are at an all-time high, while the quality of our children's food has reached a new low.
Flame Retardants: Banned, but not gone
Even though toxic flame retardant chemicals were banned in 2006, pregnant women in California carry high levels of the hazardous substances in their blood, according to a new study by scientists at UC...
Think your Water Bottle is "BPA Free"? Better double check.
Is your reusable water bottle aluminum? In an effort to be more sustainable and protect my health, I made the switch from plastic water bottles to my reliable metal bottle that I carry with me every...
Cosmetics Industry To Disavow Hair Straighteners
Most people are - by now - well aware that overexposure to formaldehyde is unsafe. From the FEMA trailer fiasco (remember Katrina?) to the Obama administration's recent decision to classify...
Cosmetics Industry To Disavow Hair Straighteners
Most people are - by now - well aware that overexposure to formaldehyde is unsafe. From the FEMA trailer fiasco (remember Katrina?) to the Obama administration's recent decision to classify...
U.S. (finally) Labels Formaldehyde "Known Human Carcinogen"
After decades of debate, the Obama administration last week classified formaldehyde as a known human carcinogen, a label that is likely to advance regulatory steps to restrict this widely used...
Borax: Not the green alternative it's cracked up to be
I'm just going to start with the bad news, OK? Borax is not a green cleaning ingredient, as many have been led to believe.
On Bed Bugs: Prevent,
Last summer I slept in New York City. To anyone familiar with sleeping in New York City (not me), bedbugs is just part of the deal. When my cousin, in whose groovy, old loft I was crashing, suggested...
ASK EWG: Handwashing safely, without a sink
The absolute best way to fight germs and prevent infection is good old-fashioned hand washing. But when you can't scrub up, you can turn to waterless hand sanitizers, those convenient little bottles...
Plastic Pollution Is Everywhere. Including You.
Unless you've been living under a rock, you're aware that plastic creates pollution. And if you've been paying any attention at all to the state of our planet, you've heard of the Great Pacific...
Don't Let Toxic Toys Grinch Your Holiday!
There may be 12 days of Christmas and eight days of Hannukah, but EWG has boiled the shopping hullabaloo down to the number five: five ways to detox your holiday shopping. And, no, our list does not...
Why do blowouts take so long to fix?
Blowouts can be as diverse as a shredded rear tire on a busy interstate, BP's infamous spew of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, or, we've recently learned, a hair-straightening concoction from California...
Introducing: EWG's Guide to Healthy Child Care
Truth is, when my husband and I chose a childcare facility for our kids (way back in 2003), the question of environmental health didn't even cross our minds.
Head back to school with EWG's green shopping tips
Every year around this time, the school supply list shows up in our mailbox. You know the one, where teachers tell you exactly what to bring on the first day to fill the new classroom with the...