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Three Top Scientists Honored with Prestigious Heinz Award
FDA's Midnight Mischief Heightens Mercury Risk to Pregnant Women, Infants
Fracking for Natural Gas and Oil May Have Broken the Law
EWG: Nadler Mass Transit Amendment Right on the Money
Lighten Up In 2009
An EWG investigation called “Lighten Up in ‘09” has identified seven compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb lines that trump the rest, with much lower levels of the toxic chemical mercury and lifespans...
EPA Guts Safety Standards for Pesticide at Request of Manufacturer
At the request of a single manufacturer - Edwards-Councilor Co., Inc. of Virginia Beach, VA - the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has weakened federal safety standards for a toxic chemical that...
Chemical Industry Wrote FDA’s Glowing Assessment of BPA
Bottled Water Lobby’s Misinformation Campaign
PRESS Release -- Chemical additives in bottled water plastics
Conflict of Interest Cloud Hangs Over FDA
The Unintended Environmental Impacts of the Renewable Fuels Standard
FDA Insists Toxic Sex Hormone and Plastics Chemical BPA, Good for Babies
Young Children in U.S. Among World’s Most Polluted With Fire Retardants
Shady Industry Campaign Kills Calif. Ban on BPA in Baby Bottles
Pesticide in Soap, Toothpaste and Breast Milk - Is It Kid-Safe?
Is Your Bottled Water Worth It?
Victory for Central Coast Water Drinkers
After more than three years of deliberation, California's Central Coast Regional Water Quality Board has enacted new comprehensive rules requiring area farm operations to curb nitrate and pesticide...
EPA Dioxin Assessment: Essential Advancement for Human Health
The Environmental Protection Agency today released its safety standard for dioxin toxicity for risks other than cancer, a crucial advance in protecting Americans from exposure to this ubiquitous...
Higher Ethanol Blends May Harm Health and Engines
Secret CBO Score Shows Secret New Farm Subsidy Program Is a Budget Buster
Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook and Senior Vice President Craig Cox today demanded that the top agriculture committee leaders make public new cost estimates for a five-year farm bill...
National Academies: Ethanol Worsens Greenhouse Gases
A new report by the National Academy of Sciences has found that corn ethanol production increases greenhouse gas emissions and damages soil, air, water and wildlife habitat. As well it says advanced...
56 Groups Urge Budget Cutters to Protect Agricultural Conservation
Burlingame Passes Cell Phone Radiation Bill
The Burlingame, Calif., city council has passed a motion to post guidelines on the city's website to advise consumers how they can minimize their exposure to cell phone radiation.