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This may be worse than we thought
Reusable plastic bottles leach BPA at room temperature A lot of people have those reusable polycarbonate water bottles; you can’t go to a college campus these days without seeing students carrying...
Links! Aww, you shouldn't have. . .
A handful of interesting links for your Valentine's Day (or Singles Awareness Day) enjoyment: Want to show your love for the planet? If you support the Cape Wind project, which would create a wind...
Ask EWG: Which formula is best?
Question: I am unable to breastfeed for medical reasons. How can I choose the best possible formula for my child? Answer: Your situation isn't unique. According to the Centers for Disease Control...
Envirohealth in Blogs: Dirty dishes, dirty MRF-ing
This week in the blogosphere. . . Blogfish gets a makeover. Lookin' good, Mark! Revere looks at a study that demonstrates a correlation between weight gain and eating no-calorie sweets made with...
Mixed Greens 003: Fluoride in infant water?
In this episode of EWG's podcast Mixed Greens, we discuss fluoridated water marketed for use by infants, the impact of agriculture on the Dead Zone, and a new study documenting babies' exposure to...
Grand Canyon threatened: Road trip, anyone?
If you've never been to the Grand Canyon, you might want to get there soon. The Forest Service has approved drilling for uranium at as many as 39 sites near the Grand Canyon’s south rim, and we have...
Congress investigates science-for-hire over BPA
"Manufacturing uncertainty." It's a common tactic for companies whose products have undergone scrutiny by the scientific community. Here in our nation's illustrious capital there's no shortage of...
Church of England: Cut down carbon footprint for Lent
I know you are sticking to those New Years resolutions, because they're good for you, plus they might be adding years to your life. However, you're not done yet. Lent, the forty-day liturgical season...
CPSC: Last person out the door, hit the lights
What’s been happening over at the ol’ Consumer Product Safety Commission ( CPSC) since the Giants beat the Patriots in last Sunday’s Superbowl? Not much. On Monday, the CSPC lost virtually all...
EWG applauds CPSC's move toward safer furniture
After a decade delay, CPSC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last Friday that would set new fire retardant standards for home furniture. In a rare victory for public health the rules would...
Chemical interactions put coral reefs in danger
About two years ago, my Grandma was on about 8 different medications when her primary doctor asked her to bring them all in to sort them out. Lo and behold there were a number of funny interactions...
Unilever takes a bite out of your face cream
If you follow our work on cosmetics, you know that companies have free reign over what they put in your products. FDA can’t require companies to test products for safety before (or after) they’re...
The science has spoken –- will policy makers listen?
New USGS study cites Farms in 9 States Causing the Dead Zone Problem This week, the U.S. Geological Survey released a report showing that farms in just 9 states cause 75 % of the nitrogen and...
Political turmoil, public health catastrophy
It's hard to talk about the situation in Gaza without being political. And having grown up in 90's in Serbia, a country that experienced severe electricity and water restrictions during its political...
EnviroHealth in Blogs: Can I recycle that?
Mark at Blogfish reports that the National Fisheries Institute, the industry group that brought us the "eat more fish!" study last fall, are pretty ticked about the New York Times investigative report...
Mixed Greens 002: Mmm, rocket fuel! Plus, ditch the anti-bacterial soap.
In this second edition of EWG's podcast Mixed Greens, we discuss the possible connections between plastics and obesity, the rocket fuel in our drinking water, and more! Give 'er a listen below, or...
Sky-high lead levels in Galveston, TX
In Galveston, Texas, as many as one in five children have blood lead levels elevated enough to cause learning disabilities. One in five. Can you even imagine? But to date, not a single thing has been...
Perchlorate: You might not know how to pronounce it, but it's in you
In an ideal world, rocket fuel would not be in people. But we don't live in the ideal world, and perchlorate, a potent chemical ingredient of rocket fuel, is in all of us. A new EWG analysis of FDA...
Holy Mackerel! Sushi trouble in NYC
Note to sushi lovers from the Big Apple: Maybe stick to the pastrami on rye. The New York Times recently tested sushi from 20 different popular stores and restaurants in Manhattan and found extremely...
PA loses label ban; Monsanto cowed
And they would've gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for that meddling governor! Remember a few months ago when I told you that Monsanto thinks you're stupid? And that Pennsylvania's Secretary of...