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Personal Care Products
Cosmetics
Sunscreen
Family Health

Why is cancer-causing benzene widespread in personal care products?

Benzene is a sweet-smelling, petroleum-derived toxic chemical classified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a known human carcinogen – and now it’s being detected in many personal care products...
Child being sprayed with sunscreen
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Defense Communities

Most of DOD sites with ‘forever chemicals’ contamination exceed EPA health levels

At least two-thirds of the 389 Defense Department sites in the U.S. where the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS have been detected in groundwater are contaminated with levels above new health...
Energy
California

Study shows fracking can pollute

A new water quality study near gas drilling operations in northeastern Pennsylvania counters natural gas industry claims that gas and hydraulic fracturing chemicals can't seep into the drinking water...

EWG news roundup (7/15): Many DOD sites with ‘forever chemicals’ exceed EPA health levels, Texas crypto mines paid to shut down and more

EWG news roundup (7/15): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG weekly news roundup
Food & Water
Food
Farming & Agriculture
Meat and Dairy Alternatives
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals
Pesticides

Making healthier food choices part of a busy daily routine

A little organization can set you up for success.

EWG news roundup (7/22): Analyzing endocrine disruptors, making healthier food choices and more

EWG news roundup (7/22): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG weekly news roundup
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

New National Academies report gives guidance to clinicians on reducing patient exposure to toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Today, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a report recommending people with a history of elevated exposure to the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS should be...
Energy
Federal & State Energy Policy
Renewable Energy

Senate bill provides $369B for clean energy to fight climate crisis, with historic support for electric vehicles, clean power

Senate Democratic leadership has announced the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes a landmark $369 billion to promote clean energy efforts for fighting the climate crisis, with incentives...
Food & Water
Food
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals

A slice of health problems: Frozen pizza chemicals linked to cancer, DNA and immune harms

Frozen pizza is a favorite of children and adults alike – and for good reason! It’s quick and easy to make, with enough varieties to satisfy almost any dietary preferences or restraints.
Person putting frozen pizza in oven
Personal Care Products
Sunscreen
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals

Edgewell recalls Banana Boat spray sunscreens after detecting cancer-causing benzene

On Sunday, the Edgewell Personal Care Company issued a voluntary recall of three batches of Banana Boat sunscreen products after finding benzene, a known carcinogen, in one of its popular sprays.
Child being sprayed with sunscreens

EWG news roundup (8/26): Calif. passes bill to ban intentionally added PFAS in cosmetic products, a look at the 2022 toxic algae season and more

EWG news roundup (8/26): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup
Energy
Federal & State Energy Policy
Fossil & Nuclear
Regional Issues
California

EWG: Bailout to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant running ‘dangerous and dumb’

California lawmakers have voted to approve Senate Bill 846, thereby paving the way to keep the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operating. This action can only hurt the state’s shift to safe...
Diablo Canyon power plant
Chemical Policy
Flame Retardants
Household & Consumer Products

"We need to stop this."

Finding a nasty flame retardant in peanut butter and other food products brought EWG senior analyst Sonya Lunder to tell E&E reporter Jeremy Jacobs: "We are contaminating our food chain with chemicals...
Research

Triple dipping: How some farmers got paid three times for the same decreases in crop prices

Between 2018 and 2020, farmers across the country likely dipped into three types of taxpayer-funded farm support programs to the combined value of $91.6 billion, an EWG analysis found.

EWG news roundup (6/10): FDA seeks to limit BPA in food packaging, rooftop solar soars this year and more

EWG news roundup (6/10): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup
Food & Water
Water
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Pollution
Toxic Algae

Blue-green blues: Summertime is the season for toxic algae

As summer begins, so does peak algae bloom season. Before planning a visit to any beaches, lakes or other bodies of water, make sure to look out for toxic algae outbreaks.
Person running their hand through an algae bloom
Toxic Chemicals
Chromium-6
Food & Water
Water

EWG, NRDC Sue California for Failing to Act on Chromium-6 Contamination

This week, EWG joined the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in filing a suit against California regulators for failing to develop a drinking water standard to protect millions of state...
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Defense Communities

High ‘forever chemicals’ levels found in drinking water of more communities near DOD sites

Dangerously high levels of the toxic “forever chemicals“ known as PFAS have been detected in the drinking water of more communities near Department of Defense installations.
Parent and child
Research

Mapping the PFAS contamination crisis: New data show 2,858 sites in 50 states and two territories

The number of U.S. communities confirmed to be contaminated with the highly toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS continues to grow at an alarming rate. As of June 2022, 2,858 locations in 50 states and two territories are known to be contaminated.
Faucet with running water
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

Ruffalo: Today’s EPA announcement means PFAS polluters must finally pay

The following is the statement of Activist and Actor Mark Ruffalo on the Environmental Protection Agency’s designation of the two most notorious types of PFAS chemicals – PFOA and PFOS – as “hazardous...

Farming & Agriculture
Farm Pollution
Toxic Algae
Regional Issues
Midwest

EWG: 90 percent of 2,500 Western Lake Erie Basin animal feeding operations are flying under the radar

A new Environmental Working Group analysis for the first time identifies and maps more than 2,500 animal feeding operations in, and at the edge of, the Western Lake Erie Basin – revealing 90 percent...
Truck applying manure
Food & Water
Water
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Pollution
Toxic Chemicals

Supreme Court hobbles EPA’s ability to regulate power plant emissions, sets precedent to cripple agency’s future

A ruling today by the U.S. Supreme Court will hamstring the federal government’s ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that is necessary to tackle the existential threat of the...
US Supreme Court building
Toxic Chemicals
BPA
Household & Consumer Products

BPA substitute found on store receipts

Nearly two years after EWG published a study documenting high concentrations of the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol A in cash register receipts, scientists are finding that manufacturers have...
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

Dow, 3M and others likely exploit loophole to avoid reporting ‘forever chemicals’ releases

At least five facilities around the U.S. operated by Dow Chemical, 3M and other companies are using very large amounts of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS but are likely using a regulatory...