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Pesticide Industry Propaganda: The Real Story
The Case For Organic Fruits and Veggies
Recently, some online musings have been bouncing around Twitter and Facebook claiming that there isn't much, if any, difference between organic and conventional foods. One article by Melinda Wenner...
Probabilistic exposure and risk assessment for children who contact CCA-treated wood on playsets and decks and CCA-containing so
Hiding in household products: Study links phthalates to uterine fibroids
Americans Have Right to Know About GMOs
"Americans should have the right to know what's in their food and how its' produced, just like consumers on 64 other nations. If Congress acts to craft a GMO labeling system, Congress should ensure...
Update: The PFAS Contamination Crisis is Still Spreading
Chef Ann Cooper's Toolbox for the School Lunchbox
New Research Links BPA to Breast Cancer in Lab Animals, FDA Downplays Concerns
New federally funded research links low doses of bisphenol A with a sharp increase in breast tumors in laboratory animals.
GMOs: What the Experts Actually Said
After an expert panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences issued a long-awaited report on genetically engineered foods, much of the news coverage said it gave GMOs an unqualified seal of...
PCBs in Farmed Salmon
EWG Action Fund/Moveon.org TV Commercial
Pesticides still found in baby food, but biggest toxic threats eliminated
FOIA Data: Tap Water at 28 Military Bases Tainted With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Above States’ Safety Standards
Drinking water at more than two dozen U.S. military installations is contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, at levels that exceed the standards set or proposed by a number of states...
How to make your meal healthier this Thanksgiving
We’ve waited all year to feast on delicious Thanksgiving dishes. But it’s also important for the food to be safe, ensuring it’s free from harmful additives or pesticides.
How to Keep Your Kids Safer in the Sun
Kids are more vulnerable to damage from the sun than adults. A few blistering sunburns in childhood can double a person's lifetime chances of developing serious forms of skin cancer.
The EPA hasn’t banned this brain-damaging pesticide, so states are stepping up
EWG applauds “forever chemicals” research bill
3 Things Parents Should Know About Toxic Heavy Metals in Baby Foods
Many popular baby food brands contain dangerous levels of mercury, lead, cadmium and arsenic, according to a new investigation by a House of Representatives oversight committee. Exposure to these...
Government Asked to Evaluate the Cancer-Causing Potential Of Fluoride in Tap Water
EWG calls for Investigation of Nursery Water
EWG's Scott Faber Urges Congress to Reform Biofuels Policy
Congress should reform the federal biofuels program known as the Renewable Fuel Standard by reducing the requirement to blend corn ethanol into gasoline and ending corn ethanol's exemption from...
Nonstick Chemicals: A Hydra-Headed Family of Toxic Compounds
Banning or restricting toxic chemicals one at a time is like fighting the mythical hydra: For each head cut off, multiple replacements appear that may be just as hazardous. There's no better example...