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Rachel Carson: The woman behind the book
Known, of course, for her movement-launching 1962 book, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson understood the important relationship between nature and chemicals. She raised her voice to inform others and...
Listen up: EWG's Jane Houlihan talks BPA on FOX News
Since the U.S. Food & Drug Administration expressed "some concern" about BPA last week ('bout time), more and more people are wondering whether they should be concerned about it, how they're exposed...
Fractured Logic: The Peril in “Fracking” Chemicals
If your family got its water from your own well (and a lot of people do), what would you say to someone who wanted to pump a whole grab-bag of chemicals into the ground nearby, including some that are...
Corn Ethanol Sprawl Evicts Wildlife from the Midwest
“Our research shows that native grassland is being converted into cropland at an alarming rate throughout the Prairie Pothole Region,” said Greg Fogel, study co-author and MS/MPP candidate at the...
More Churchill, Less Chamberlain
Reliable Big Ag accomplice Collin Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, made clear last week that he plans to vote NO on the pending climate bill, after signaling as much this spring...
On BPA: Dear Madam Commissioner
On January 14, 2010, EWG President Ken Cook sent this letter to the FDA Commissioner, making it clear that we believe the FDA needs to act - and act now- to reduce the human health burden of BPA. It's...
Cell Phone Radiation Blog Series - All In One Place
Last September, EWG released a Cell Phone Radiation Science Review and a first-of-its-kind database showing the radiation levels of thousands of cell phones. The response was huge - not surprising...
Rubber Ducky: You're so not the one
The first question we usually get asked about our book, Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things, is: "What's up with the unusual title? A rubber duck? Dangerous?"
Epigenetics hits the mainstream
"Prenatal exposures to environmental pollutants may lead to chronic diseases later in life."
We're Clean, We're Green, and We'd Like Our Ethanol Plant Emissions Exempted
The word hypocrisy gets tossed around a lot in Washington, where money and power masquerade as character and values. Rarely does the hypocrisy reach such craven heights, however, as a recent request...
Gold-Plated Back Scratchers
The Center For America Progress's Eric Alterman and Mickey Ehrlich have written an interesting piece on recent legislation and the impact that campaign contributions from well-funded special interests...
Will Big Corn Call Katie Couric a Flake Too?
The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric aired a piece on Thursday (Jan. 8 ) called Where America Stands on Obesity. The report cites many factors for the nation's current obesity epidemic, including...
Cosmetics Safety Series - Part 2: Mind the (data) gap
We think consumers deserve to know that the products and ingredients they use every day have been tested for safety.
Scientists Want a Word with Farm Bureau's Stallman
It's tough to rattle a scientist's cage. But Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau, has found a way by scoffing repeatedly at the biblical calamities that climate change is predicted to...
EPA, You Have the Con
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is the new head of the Chesapeake Executive Council, replacing Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. The panel, which sets policy for the federal-state effort to restore the...
Extinguishing Deca: A toxic flame retardant may flicker out
By Lisa Frack "This is the beginning of the end for brominated flame retardants." So said Richard Wiles, EWG senior VP for policy, upon learning last week that the major manufacturers of decaBDE have...
Now a Free Agent, Will Dorgan Sign With Growth Energy?
Could Byron Dorgan, the U.S. senator from North Dakota who just announced that he won't run again, be the next target for Growth Energy's New York Yankees-style spending spree for top DC talent?
Best of Enviroblog 2009: Top 10 posts
As the saying goes, another one bites the dust. Another year, that is. But before we leave 2009 behind for good - which many of us would happily do - let's take a quick look back at the 10 most...
Michael Pollan Talks Subsidies on the Daily Show
Michael Pollan made an appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart Monday night to promote his latest book, Food Rules: An Eater's Manual. He came out swinging at Big Ag and the subsidies doled out...
An Important Video About 10 Important Americans
EWG President Ken Cook tells the story of toxics in a mere 22 minutes - 22 very worthwhile minutes, that is. See it for yourself.