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EWG News Roundup (3/27): 2020 Dirty Dozen™, Keeping a Healthy Home During Coronavirus and More

EWG News Roundup (3/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG news roundup (12/17): California regulators poised to increase cost of rooftop solar, keeping skin healthy during winter and more

EWG news roundup (12/17): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Consumer Guides

Cancer prevention: Top 5 cancer-causing chemicals to avoid for cancer prevention

Cancer-causing chemicals can lurk in almost any everyday product you can imagine: candy, toys, clothes, hair dyes, pet food and more. Reducing your exposure to items that have potentially harmful ingredients is a great way to safeguard your health.

You just lost an excuse to buy bottled water

You're at the airport. You remembered your refillable water bottle and got it through security by draining its contents in the security line (can't take 'em through full).

Members of Congress Got Nearly $16 Million in Farm Subsidies and Trade War Bailout

Thirty-three members of Congress and their immediate family members collected a total of nearly $16 million in federal farm subsidies between 1995 and 2020, according to updated data from EWG's Farm...

EWG News Roundup (4/19): EPA Balks at Asbestos Ban, Toxic-Free Easter Eggs and More

EWG News Roundup (4/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Chemical Industry to Parents: Avoid Lead, Tail Pipes and Choking

This is rich. The chemical industry has produced a new "health information" website titled Kids + Chemical Safety that mentions hardly any chemicals or any of the voluminous body of peer-reviewed...

EWG news roundup (7/23): EWG calls for stricter wireless radiation standards, PFAS legislation advances on Capitol Hill and more

EWG news roundup (7/23): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG Lauds Proposed Curbs on Chemical Industry Secrecy

EWG applauds EPA's proposal to strengthen regulations on chemical production and use data under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

EWG letter published in JAMA Oncology: 'Evidence Base on the Potential Carcinogenicity of Radiofrequency Radiation'

Recent research points to the cancer risks caused by radiofrequency radiation from wireless communication devices, EWG says in a letter this week to JAMA Oncology’s editor.

EWG News Roundup (4/3): PFAS Taints Military Bases, Trump Rolls Back Car Emissions Standards and More

On Thursday, EWG released an updated map that shows toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS are now confirmed or suspected at 678 military installations.

Research

Timeline: Black farmers and the USDA

Timeline: Black farmers and the USDA, 1920 to present

Serve up fresh food from the grill – without toxic chemicals

The heat, scent and smoke of a grill are among the most welcome signs of summer. But that aromatic food can come with a side of toxic chemicals.

Ask an Expert: Your Questions Answered by Curt DellaValle, Ph.D., Senior Scientist

EWG's community has lots of questions about chemicals in consumer products and food, and from time to time we do our best to provide answers.

Disaster Aid Fund for Farmers to Get Push

Farm state senators, confronting an increasing struggle to win special disaster assistance for farmers, today will push for creation of a permanent disaster aid trust fund. The Senate Finance...

EWG news roundup (10/15): Calif. Gov. Newsom signs groundbreaking ‘forever chemicals’ bills, the FDA bans lead acetate in hair dyes and more

EWG news roundup (10/15): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Protect our Water, Protect our Health

In March, DuPont, the behemoth chemical company whose factories have polluted groundwater in several communities in West Virginia, Ohio and New Jersey, agreed to pay $8.3 million to provide water...

Hydrogen: Another Nail in the Coffin for Dirty Energy

Wind and solar power, plus storage batteries, are rapidly pushing aside coal, natural gas and nuclear reactors as smart and affordable energy sources. Now hydrogen is emerging as the next disruptive...

EWG Investigation: Hair Straighteners Release Potent Carcinogen

EWG's investication of chemical hair straightening treatments, the largest published to date, turned up numerous complaints of hair loss, blisters, burning eyes, noses and throats, headaches and...

PFAS Pollutes Water at More Than 100 Military Bases Above EPA’s ‘Safe’ Level

Water sampled on or near at least 106 military sites was contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, known as PFAS, above what EPA considers safe, according to Department of Defense data analyzed...

Bed Bugs? Chemical Pesticides Aren’t the Answer

The fact is that not only can chemical pesticides harm kids, both during and after application, but they're also not the best answer to bed bug infestation.

Cancer risks and prevention

Cancer affects all communities, some disproportionately more than others. That’s why it’s vital to learn as much as possible about how to decrease cancer risk.

EWG: In California, source of much U.S. produce, almost 1,000 factory farms are near crop fields and their irrigation sources

Almost all of California’s factory farms are very close to water sources that are used to irrigate crops, creating the risk of foodborne illnesses, a new Environmental Working Group investigation...