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Cheatsheet: Bisphenol A (BPA)
What is it? Bisphenol A is a toxic plastics chemical found in polycarbonate plastic and the resinous lining of food cans. What are the possible health effects? In April of 2008, the National...
Mixed Greens 008: Big news for BPA
The National Toxicology Program has changed its tune on BPA, and it looks like bigger changes are in the works. Plus, meet a mutt on a mission. Mixed Greens is EWG's environmental health podcast. You...
Last Action Hero 3
A year after he mocked environmentalists as " Prohibitionists at a frat party," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered another big Earth Day speech – this time at Yale – with the same theme: The...
Cute pets (for the environment)
That Eddie. Such a multi-talented dog. He blogs, he lobbies, he investigates complex scientific issues... and now he makes movies, too. I'll be honest, I'm a little concerned for my job. But there's...
But it's "clean coal" isn't it?
This is a guest post by EWG's Lauren Glickman, who is not afraid of the boogieman. The myth of clean coal should be filed somewhere between stories of the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and the magical...
Tell Clorox: Take back the filter!
We're always telling you to filter your water 'round these parts. It's true, a good carbon filter will get rid of most common pollutants (though not all), and they're a lot less expensive than a...
EWG pet health study spurs launch of new organization
Ed. note: This post comes to us from a friend and colleague of ours, Eddie. For more of his work, visit Pets for the Environment. Let's say, just for the sake of example, that you were a dog. Or a cat...
Synthetic chemicals: The unfortunate predicament
Ed. note: This is a post by Howie, EWG's social media intern. Howie's a student at American University here in DC. We’ve discussed the fact that breast cancer rates around the world have...
Out of the frying pan: Sludge fertilizer as the antidote to lead poisoning
For a second, there, I thought I was reading The Onion. No such luck. In separate studies in Baltimore and St. Louis, government-funded researchers spread sludge fertilizer on lawns and vacant lots in...
50 things, simple and not so simple
Twenty years ago, in a Berkeley attic, freelance journalist John Javna wrote and self-published one of the most important books of 20th Century environmentalism. 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save...
Phthalate-induced asthma: Gasping for breath
The smell of a new car, that new shower curtain odor, and those off-gassing carpets recently installed in your office have one thing in common: these consumer products contain plastics chemicals that...
Can I have a glass of Placenta 1000 with that?
Ah, it's a great day to be a woman! In fact, every day is a great day to be a woman, especially when it comes to the sacrifices made for beauty. Women are known to make numerous beauty sacrifices...
Envirohealth in Blogs: Factory farming the ocean, plus garlic up your nose
A little light reading for your mid-week enjoyment. Factory farms in the ocean? Smorgasbord tells you what you need to know about offshore aquaculture. Another way to reduce consumption: share stuff...
Mixed Greens 007: Congress investigates industry, plus PFOA and EPA's bad plan
It seems Congress has caught on to industry's dirty tricks -- find out what they're doing about it in this episode of Mixed Greens. Plus, EPA cozies up to the chemical industry, and PFOA persists in...
New toxic toy law not exactly cause for celebration
Ed. note: This post is by EWG's social media intern Akua, who gets to spend most of her time playing around on MySpace and reading blogs -- lucky woman. Last week, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire...
Sky-high ammonia levels in Des Moines, Iowa
When you speak, as we often do, in parts per million, it can be hard to have a sense of what that means. For example, did you know that measurements of just 0.1 ppm of ammonia in water can cause...
Toxic makeup all around the world
Breast cancer rates are rising all over the world, not just in the U.S. A recent World Health Organization report states that the disease has dramatically risen in the last 20 years, in some countries...
Let's be friends!
What's that you say? You want -- nay, need -- more EWG goodness? I believe that can be arranged. . . Have you seen EWG's awesomely revamped MySpace page? Are you a fan of EWG? (On Facebook, that is.)...
EnviroHealth in Blogs: Plastic inspiration from under the sea
A little light reading for your mid-week enjoyment. On a need-to-know basis.Food and Water Watch reports on USDA's new proposed recall rule -- they may tell you what they know about recalled meat...