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Peach & Pesticide Pie: a summer favorite?
Late summer produce harvest season is in full swing. Nothing should stand between you and all the peaches, berries, and tomatoes you can eat.
The greatest advertising trick of all time
We've studied bottled water a lot. You've probably seen our recent report on inadequate labeling (and our search tool for identifying better-labeled brands), and you might even have heard our...
EWG heads to L.A. this week to ban BPA: Can you be there?
We're working hard in California to ban BPA in baby bottles, sippy cups and other food containers meant for kids.
Tell Del Monte: No more BPA!
Several months ago, EWG helped break news of a secret meeting convened at a fancy private club in Washington, where lobbyists from the chemical industry and food companies hatched a plot to mislead...
Sunscreen series: Does sunscreen use prevent skin cancer?
Sunburns are inconvenient and sometimes painful, but they always seem to go away in a few days. Melanoma on quite the other hand, is not something that I want to mess with.
Does your sunscreen provide good UVA protection? The answer's not on the label.
Maybe you are, maybe you aren't. There are two simple ways to check: Check the label - only four sunscreen filters approved by FDA can provide broad-spectrum UVA protection; avobenzone, Mexoryl...
Dr. Steingraber says: Embryos need safe food
We've talked before about the critical connection between toxics and pregnancy - it's an important topic given the potential impacts of chemicals on the developing fetus.
BPA: Can consumer revolt trump K Street?
Don't underestimate the power of a consumer revolt. No hearings. No votes. No PAC money. No lawyers. (Yes!) No lobbying. Advertising -- Facebook and Twitter, virtual and viral. And free.
EWG's Healthy Home Tip 2: Eat organic, fresh foods
Most people prefer their foods free of pesticides and toxic chemicals, for a whole host of (pretty) obvious reasons. I know I do. The government isn't doing enough Pesticides and toxic chemicals are...
Sunscreen series: You've found the perfect sunscreen, now what?
By this point in the summer you've probably thoroughly researched and hunted down just the sunscreen you want. If you haven't, quick, it's already August! Read our sunscreen report and use our search...
CA bill would ban fire retardants from some baby products
Jessica Webb of Healthy Child, Healthy World blogs about an important bill to change to California fire safety standards for baby products, and the chemical industry's efforts to uncut these...
My friend neoprene, allergen of the year
In 2009, the dubious distinction of the "allergen of the year" was awarded to a group of chemicals most of us have never heard of: mixed dialkyl thioureas. Mixed who?
Nail polish: We've come a long way (in 9 years), baby.
It's always nice when the list of products that don't contain highly toxic ingredients is longer than the list of those that do.
Sunscreen series: About those mineral sunscreens...
So you've read our 2009 sunscreen report cover to cover, right? OK, probably not - we're all too busy to handle that much information in the middle of summer - no matter how useful and scintillating...
Watch this: Mt. Sinai Center for Environmental Health on children
This is Part 1 of a two part video filmed at the Mount Sinai Childrens Environmental Health Centers 2nd Annual Greening Our Children Benefit.
Lead: It's Here, There and Everywhere
Back in August of 2007, I was trying to work on vacation. I was squirreled away in a back bedroom surrounded by files and books when I got a Google alert. Millions of toys were being recalled because...
Toxic parties? You bet.
I'm a veteran of many a house party for change - and a big fan of the concept. In fact, I got started in online activism at a friend's Moms Rising house party, where we watched a short film and...
Will the Evian babies make you stupider?
In our case, just the opposite: watching those chubby-cheeked acrobats fires our curiosity. How do they do that?
Lobbyists Lining Up For Shot at Climate Bill
The Hill, Jim Snyder Excerpt: Meanwhile, environmental groups are focusing on another delicate issue: carbon offsets.