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EWG’s News Roundup (9/29): Walmart Touts EWG VERIFIED®, Reasons Mount to Oppose EPA Chemical Safety Nominee
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Top 10 Reasons to Reject Trump’s Chemical Safety Nominee
Next week, a key Senate committee will consider the nomination of Michael Dourson to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency. Here are the top 10 reasons senators should reject...
Chemical Safety Nominee Weakened Standards for ‘Popcorn Lung’ Food Additive
Here's yet another dangerous chemical that Michael Dourson, President Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency, helped greenwash: diacetyl, a food additive...
How Trump’s Chemical Safety Nominee Greenwashed Toxic Pesticides for Monsanto, Dow
Before he became President Trump's nominee to oversee the safety of pesticides sprayed on our food, Michael Dourson sought to weaken pesticide safety standards for Monsanto and Dow.
Fluoride Can Harm Children’s Intelligence, Mexican Study Finds
New research finds fluoride exposure during pregnancy can harm children's intelligence.
From Hair Care to Hamburgers, Companies Get On Board the Transparency Train
Americans want and have a right to know what's in the stuff they buy. Manufacturers and marketers are finally joining the unstoppable movement for product transparency.
EWG’s News Roundup (9/22): Trump Nominee Imperils Chemical Safety, CPSC Moves to Ban Flame Retardants
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Flame Retardant Roulette: Swapping One Toxic Compound for Another
For decades, Americans have been needlessly exposed to chemical flame retardants – which have been linked to cancer, hormone disruption and other health effects – all because of a well intentioned but...
Unpacking the Beauty Box: Birchbox vs. Ipsy
Cancer-Causing Arsenic Contaminates Tap Water for 70 Million Americans
Drinking water supplies for 70 million Americans in 48 states are contaminated with arsenic at concentrations above the level scientists say increases the risk of cancer, according to nationwide test...
U.S. Consumer Watchdog Recommends Ban on Toxic Flame Retardants in Products, Protects Children’s Health
In a major victory for children's environmental health, the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted today to ban an entire class of toxic flame retardant chemicals from consumer goods, including...
The Ugly Truth: How Trump’s EPA Nominee Greenwashed a Carcinogen in Cosmetics
EWG’s News Roundup (9/15): Chemical Industry Shill Eyes EPA and California Advances Public Health
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A Sticky History: Trump Chemical Safety Nominee’s Record With DuPont and Teflon
Junk Rocket Science: How Trump’s EPA Nominee Greenwashed Brain-Damaging Chemical
Before he became President Trump's pick to oversee the nation's chemical safety, Michael Dourson argued for a weak drinking water standard for a rocket fuel chemical that impairs babies' developing...
5 Facts About Michael Dourson, Trump’s Chemical Safety Nominee
Michael Dourson, President Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency, has made his career being paid by polluters – like Monsanto, Dow, DuPont and the Koch...
220 Million Americans Could Have Chloroform in Their Tap Water
When you think of chloroform, your thoughts may drift to faint memories of 1970s television shows in which a villain knocks out their victim with chloroform-soaked cloth.
EWG’s News Roundup (9/8): Carcinogen in Tap Water and Cosmetics, Pruitt’s Henchman Playing God with EPA Grants
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Nearly 100 Cancer-Causing Contaminants Found in U.S. Drinking Water
Cancer-Causing Chemical 1,4-Dioxane Contaminates Americans’ Drinking Water
Water supplies for more than 7 million Americans in 27 states are contaminated with an industrial chemical at levels higher than what federal scientists say poses a minimal lifetime risk of cancer...