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Big Market for Black Cosmetics, but Less-Hazardous Choices Limited
EWG's Skin Deep® adds more than 1,000 products marketed to Black women
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Introducing EWG Standards
When it comes to drinking water, getting a passing grade from the government does not mean water is safe.
Federal Regulators Knew in 1976 that Asbestos Can Contaminate Talc
Federal regulators have known for almost 40 years that the talc in personal care products can be contaminated with deadly asbestos fibers but left it to the cosmetics industry to monitor itself...
Busting GMO Labeling Myths
Should GMO foods be labeled? Legislation passed by the House would block state GMO labeling laws and make it virtually impossible for the FDA to ever craft a national GMO labeling system.
Your Nail Polish Could Be Disrupting Your Hormone System
As my 10-year old daughter handed me her sleeping bag and pillow after the spa party, I noticed that her nails were decorated with multi-colored stickers. She said that she knew I worked in...
DuPont Found Liable for Cancer from Teflon Chemical – $1.6 Million in Damages
A federal jury on Wednesday (Oct. 7) found DuPont liable for causing an Ohio woman's kidney cancer by poisoning her drinking water with a chemical used to make Teflon. The jurors ordered the company...
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California Proposes Safe Level for Roundup More Than 100 Times Lower Than EPA Limit
In a landmark rule with global repercussions, California state scientists are preparing to issue the world's first health guideline for Monsanto's glyphosate herbicide based on its cancer risk. The state's proposed safe level is more than 100 times lower than the current federal standard.
VIDEO: Ken Cook Answers Your Questions About the DARK Act
There are a lot of misconceptions out there when it comes to GMO labeling and the many implications of what we call the Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK, Act.
More Candy for Cotton Farmers?
Greed, at least when it comes to the cotton industry and its lobbyists, isn't taking a break this holiday season. Cotton farmers cut a sweet deal in the 2014 farm bill. In return for their very own...
Maker of Product Linked to Hair Loss Kept Safety Studies Secret
As more than 17,000 customers complained to Guthy-Renker about severe hair loss and baldness after using its WEN by Chaz Dean cleansing conditioner, the company was quietly conducting numerous safety...
Big Business Wins, Taxpayers Lose in Crop Insurance Industry
Huge multinational corporations are selling off their crop insurance businesses. The reason, according to the industry, is that business is just too bad, despite billions in federal subsidies. What...
What I Learned by Participating in EWG’s Mercury in Seafood Study
After a year of trying to conceive a child, several months of infertility treatment and finally a miscarriage, I felt completely out of control over my own body. I learned about EWG and began...
What’s in My Peanut Butter?
Creamy or crunchy? In a sandwich with grape jelly or strawberry jam? On crackers or celery sticks? No matter how you spread it, peanut butter is a staple of the American diet. But what's in it?
What Bedazzling Easter Dresses Can Tell Us About Chemical Reform
It's the time of year for pretty Easter dresses, and for many kids, the frillier and shinier, the better. Parents, however, should beware of dresses packaged with metal jewelry.
Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Linked to Diminished IQ
In a 2010 meeting between the pesticide industry and the Obama Administration, the pesticide industry revealed its objective that government food testing data (like the USDA pesticide residue data EWG...
The Rich Get Richer: 50 Billionaires Got Federal Farm Subsidies
Think federal farm subsidies only help out struggling family farmers? Think again.
House Appropriators Press for New $10 Billion Cotton Subsidy
The cotton industry and its supporters in Congress have not been coy about asking for what they want: a new $10 billion farm subsidy.
Unregulated Farm Pollution, Not Billboards, Is The Real Scandal
When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy testified before a Senate committee this morning, she heard a lot about billboards.
Crop Insurance Rates Based on Political Will
Americans might think that there's a formula to determine the amount of premium subsidies growers get through the federal crop insurance program. They'd be wrong. The subsidies are based on what...
EPA Must Act Now to Protect Public from Teflon Chemical in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency was first alerted 15 years ago to contamination of drinking water by PFOA, a chemical used to make Teflon that has since been linked to cancer, hormone disruption...
Big Ag Fights to Keep Pesticide Linked to Brain Problems in Kids
After years of debate, the Environmental Protection Agency is finally poised to revoke all uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which first came on line as a pest control technology in 1965. That...
Will Congress Protect Americans From Untested Chemicals?
Most people think that manufacturers must prove chemicals safe before they put them on the market. They're wrong.
Will New Toxics Law Keep Chemical Industry’s Dirty Secrets?
In lab testing, one chemical, we'll call it “chemical X,” was linked to decreased fertility and changes in the lungs, spleen, stomach, intestines and vagina; and in some cases even death. What...
Rate Your Plate Series: Natural vs. Artificial Flavors
“Natural flavor” is the fourth most common ingredient listed in EWG's Food Scores, which rates more than 80,000 foods on their degree of nutrition, ingredient concerns and processing concerns. But...
