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Unpacking the ‘Clean’ Claims Made by 3 Beauty Boxes
I try to stay up to date on the latest beauty trends, especially when they involve products advertised as “clean” or “nontoxic.” Even before my internship with EWG's Healthy Living Science team, I...
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10 Ways Trump Has Undermined Chemical Safety
President Trump toured a Shell chemical plant in Pennsylvania Tuesday, supposedly to promote his economic agenda. According to reports, he went off script quite a bit – but one thing he definitely...
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Update: Trump’s USDA Trade Bailout Flows to City Slickers, a D.C. Lobbyist and ‘Farms’ on Golf Courses
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Dog Deaths Linked to Harmful Algae Blooms
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Keeping Kids Safe from Toxic Algae
Outbreaks of potentially toxic algae are fouling lakes, rivers and other bodies of water across the U.S. Nationally, news reports on algae outbreaks have been on the rise since 2010.
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Toxic Chemicals at School? 8 Important Questions To Ask
When my daughter was in preschool, she told me that instead of washing hands before lunch, the children used hand sanitizer. The thinking behind this was probably that hand sanitizer kills bacteria...
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EWG News Roundup (8/9): Mapping Harmful Algae Toxins, Back-to-School Cellphone Tips and More
EWG News Roundup (8/9): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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9 Cellphone Safety Tips for Back to School
It's probably not news to you that cellphone use may be harmful to you and your kids. Studies have found a possible link between cellphone radiation and brain and heart tumors, not to mention a range...
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Curbing Polluting Farm Runoff Is Key to Fighting the Epidemic of Toxic Algae Blooms
In 2011, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., fell “deathly sick” from a severe upper respiratory illness after swimming in a lake infected with toxic algae. Inhofe, a notorious science-denying patron of...
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It’s Time To Ban PFAS from Food Packaging
The recent discovery of fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, in food packaging should serve as a reminder that our diets are as big a source as drinking water of these toxic compounds in our bodies.
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EWG News Roundup (8/2): Rich Farmers Get Bailed Out by Trump, Steps To Combat the PFAS Contamination Crisis and More
EWG News Roundup (8/2): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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USDA Bailout for Impact of Trump’s Tariffs Goes to Biggest, Richest Farmers
Farm bailout payments designed to offset the impacts of President's Trump's trade war have overwhelmingly flowed to the largest and most successful farmers, according to EWG's analysis of the latest...
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To Address PFAS Pollution, Congress Should Report, Reduce and Remediate
When it comes to household waste, we all know the mantra: Reduce, reuse, recycle.
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EWG News Roundup (7/26): EWG’s Two Decades of PFAS Research and Advocacy, Ohio Bails Out Nukes and More
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Vector-Borne Diseases on the Rise: Protect Yourself With EWG’s Guide to Bug Repellents
Summer is the season for enjoying the outdoors, but as cases of diseases from mosquitoes, ticks and flea bites continue to rise, Americans must remain vigilant about protecting themselves by using an...
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EWG PFAS Testimony for the Record to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Below and attached is EWG's testimony to the Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for their hearing pertaining to PFAS contamination and the need for corporate...
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EWG and Toxic Fluorinated Chemicals: 20 Years in the Fight Against PFAS
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EWG News Roundup (7/19): Trump EPA Keeps Brain-Damaging Pesticide Legal, ‘Unhealthy’ Air Days Rise in U.S. Cities and More
EWG News Roundup (7/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Federal Energy Subsidies: What Are We Getting for Our Money?
Through tax breaks, funding for research and development, and other federal government programs and policies, American taxpayers subsidize the spectrum of energy sources: oil, natural gas, coal...
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How To Avoid Brain-Damaging Chlorpyrifos in Milk and Produce
You may know that many conventional oat cereals contain troubling amounts of the carcinogenic pesticide glyphosate. But another toxic pesticide may be contaminating your kids' breakfast.
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