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Here's Something Americans Agree On: Safe and Healthy Food
When Americans gather to celebrate Thanksgiving next week, we may not agree on the outcome of the election. But we all agree that the food being served should be safe, healthy and clearly labeled. If...
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Election Day Brought Some Good News for Food
Americans didn't only vote for president and other elected officials last week. Through state and local ballot measures, advocates scored impressive wins on nutrition, animal protection and farm...
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Trump May Hand Sarah Palin Keys to Nation’s Public Lands, Wildlife
During her failed bid for vice president in 2008, that was Sarah Palin's crowd-pleasing chant promoting her energy policy. Now the pithy catchphrase – and the former Alaska governor herself – could...
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EWG News Roundup (Nov. 8): Factory Farms, Nontoxic Cleaning and GMOs
This week, EWG joined forces with our colleagues at Waterkeeper Alliance again to show how industrial animal farms can wreak havoc on public health and the environment. Through startling aerial...
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November 2016: Lung Cancer Awareness Month
EWG News Roundup (Oct. 28): Wastewater on California Crops, Children’s Health, Bogus ‘Organic’ Claims and Big Ag Myths
It's another busy week at EWG. Here's some news you can use from this week.
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Wellness Chat: The Environment and Breast Health
We close out breast cancer awareness month with insights from one of the leading scientists in the field of breast cancer research, Ruthann Rudel.
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Nobody Should Drink Water with Lead, Especially Kids. EWG’s Guide for Parents Can Help.
Scientists, pediatricians and public health officials from the U.S. and around the globe agree that there is no safe level of lead exposure. Even the smallest amounts can cause irreversible changes...
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For “Organic” Cosmetics, Find the Seal
Looking for organic cosmetics? Lots of companies add the word “organic” to cosmetics and other personal care products.
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Getting Active for Breast Health
EWG, breastcancer.org and breasthealth.org explore the benefits of staying active and give tips on exercises to do and how to keep yourself motivated.
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EWG News Roundup (Oct. 21): Water Contamination, Food Policy and Conservation
Beginning this Friday, EWG will post news you can use – some of the recent media coverage featuring our content and spokespeople.
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Agricultural Sustainability is Key to Ending World Hunger
The only way to eliminate world hunger and poverty is to make agriculture more environmentally sustainable.
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IQs Plummet and Healthcare Costs Surge from Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
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Bogus Claims of ‘Organic’ Cosmetics Mislead Consumers
Cosmetics and other personal care product companies make questionable organic claims on thousands of products, a new EWG analysis shows.
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Healthy Diet Plays Key Role in Breast Cancer Prevention
Maintaining a healthy weight as the years go by is one of the most important things a woman can do to help prevent chronic disease, including breast cancer.
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Obama’s Top Food Policy Wins
It's hard to think of an administration that has done more to change what Americans eat and how we grow our food than the Obama administration.
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Despite New Safety Law, Chemicals in Cosmetics Still Not Regulated
In June, Congress passed sweeping legislation to update the way chemicals are used in consumer and industrial products. The new law aims to review old chemicals that are already in the marketplace and...
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For Safe, Nontoxic Personal Care Products, Look Beyond the Pink Ribbon
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Data Show Farmers Must Do More to Protect the Environment, Public Health
Across the nation, Americans are seeing the price of farm pollution firsthand in contaminated drinking water, toxic algal blooms and pesticide-laden foods.
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Scientists in N.J., Germany Support 'No Safe Level' of Teflon Chemical in Drinking Water
PFOA, a carcinogenic chemical formerly used to make DuPont's Teflon, contaminates drinking water for at least 7 million Americans and is in virtually everyone's blood.
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