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Cancer-Afflicted Marines Call on Obama for Support

Nearly 40 Marine veterans diagnosed with male breast cancer today urged President Obama to support legislation in Congress that would provide health care for those made ill by carcinogenic chemicals...

Toxic Chemicals
Perchlorate
Food & Water
Water

Last Minute Mischief at EPA

As the clock runs out on the Bush administration, officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are trying to hand industry yet another victory by refusing to set safety standards for the...
Food & Water
Food
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Pollution
Food & Farm Workers
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Pesticides

Produce industry picks wrong side by fighting EPA ban of brain-damaging pesticide

The nation’s non-organic fruit and vegetable growers are throwing their weight behind efforts to undo the Environmental Protection Agency’s ban on spraying produce with a pesticide known to harm to...
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products

U.S. (finally) Labels Formaldehyde "Known Human Carcinogen"

After decades of debate, the Obama administration last week classified formaldehyde as a known human carcinogen, a label that is likely to advance regulatory steps to restrict this widely used...

To swim or not to swim: childhood asthma and indoor swimming pools

Over the last few decades, enthusiasm for indoor swimming has been on the rise, as aquatic swim programs for babies and toddlers grew in popularity and swimming has become mandatory in many school...
Food & Water
Food
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

FDA fails to ban ‘forever chemicals’ from food containers, despite known health risks

The Food and Drug Administration is again failing to protect consumers from the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Despite evidence that PFAS from these containers can contaminate the food in...
Research

Rocket Fuel in Cows' Milk - Perchlorate

Milk from cows raised in some parts of California may expose infants and children to more of a toxic rocket fuel chemical than is considered safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Massachusetts, according to unreleased tests by state agriculture officials and independent laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG).
Toxic Chemicals
Food & Water

13 Ways Pruitt’s EPA Has Made Your Life More Toxic

Today is the first day of an Environmental Protection Agency summit on perfluorinated substances, or PFAS. The group of chemicals is linked to a host of health issues, including cancer, thyroid...

Sunscreen

Understanding Sunscreen: 4 Questions about SPF

Pretty much all I knew about sunscreen growing up was that SPF was some measure of how much sunburn protection came out of the bottle. Hard to believe that (way back) in those days the great debate...
Perchlorate
Food

CDC: Rocket Fuel Chemical In Most Powdered Infant Formula

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found that 15 brands of powdered infant formula are contaminated with perchlorate, a rocket fuel component detected in...
Household & Consumer Products
Sunscreen

FDA Proposes Warning Labels on Tanning Beds

The federal Food and Drug Administration has proposed new regulations that would require tanning beds to bear warning labels and tighten agency controls on their operations.

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Pesticides
Farming & Agriculture

Thanks to Scott Pruitt, 30 Million Pounds of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Will Be Sprayed on Crops in Next 5 Years

One year ago today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt sided with the pesticide lobby over EPA scientists in an eleventh-hour decision to abort the agency's proposal to ban...
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy

When it Comes to Chemicals, How Safe is “Safe”?

Industrial chemicals are everywhere in daily life — in personal care products, furniture, household cleaners, toys, and even peanut butter. Because some chemicals once thought harmless have been...

Research

CDC Scientists Find Rocket Fuel Chemical In Infant Formula

Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that 15 brands of powdered infant formula are contaminated with perchlorate, a rocket fuel component detected in drinking water in 28 states and territories.

A new location for Big Tobacco: universities

Once upon a time, universities were places of great academics and integrity. After all, they often serve the historic role of moral and intellectual guidance for students. That has changed quite a bit...
Children’s Health
Household & Consumer Products
Sunscreen

Choosing the Best Sunscreen for Your Kids

After a long spring of being cooped up indoors, everyone is itching to get outside and spend as much time there as possible.

Personal Care Products
Sunscreen
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals

Save your vacation with these best “bang for your buck” sunscreens

Whether you’re spending time this summer relaxing at the beach or sunbathing in your backyard, protecting your skin from the sun is important. Nothing ruins a nice day, let alone a vacation, like...
Sunscreens on store shelves.
Children’s Health
Food & Water

Feeding Antibiotics to Healthy Animals Risks Children’s Health

The influential American Academy of Pediatrics, which numbers 64,000 pediatricians, has added its voice to the growing movement of public health professionals who are demanding an end to the dangerous...

Personal Care Products
Sunscreen
Family Health

Staying safe under the sun: How melanin levels can significantly affect skin cancer risk

Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide and the most diagnosed cancer in the U.S. Recent research shows that melanin, a pigment found in hair, skin and eyes, can play a...
Food & Water
Water

U.S. Catches Up with Science On Fluoride in Drinking Water

Since 2005, Environmental Working Group (EWG) has been pushing the federal government and municipal water utilities to reduce the levels of fluoride in drinking water to protect children from tooth...
Toxic Chemicals
Children’s Health

What Caused Your Child’s Allergic Skin Reaction?

Your child has developed a red, itchy, or sore rash. Your little one may have a case of contact dermatitis, an eczema-like skin condition caused by touching something that triggers an allergic...

Energy
Midwest
Farming & Agriculture

Dairy’s Downward Spiral a Consequence of Broken Biofuels Policy

California dairymen are being regularly referred to suicide hotlines as many go broke from rising feed costs, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Household & Consumer Products
Sunscreen

Five Ways to Get Your Kid to Wear Sunscreen

“Mom, I don't want to look like a ghost.” Ever heard that? We sure have. EWG has been the go-to source for information on sunscreens for busy people and parents for nearly a decade. This year, we...

Cosmetics
Sunscreen

EWG Asks FDA, NTP to Wind Up Study of Vitamin A In Sunscreen

EWG asks the FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research to complete its study of vitamin A ingredients, which according to agency tests speed the development of skin tumors and lesions on sun...