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Spring Cleaning: EWG’s Tips on What to Use – and What to Avoid

From kitchen, bathroom, glass and all-purpose cleaners to dishwashing detergent, laundry soap and bleach, Environmental Working Group has scoured the chemical ingredients of more than 2,000 different...

Summer check-in: Sun safety tips for kids

Summer is here, and your children are likely excited to play outside for hours. But exposure to bright sunshine brings with it the risk of skin damage, so EWG is offering our top tips for safe...

Poll: Nearly all Americans say government must ensure chemicals are safe before use in consumer products

Almost all Americans believe the federal government has a duty to ensure chemicals used in making consumer products are safe, and even more say companies aren’t doing enough to keep toxic substances...

China-made toys contaminated with fire retardants

Special to Enviroblog by David Andrews, EWG Staff Scientist I have a 9 month-old son who is teething. It is nearly impossible to keep him from trying to chew on the TV, computer, remote, vacuum...

Revamp policy: Stress sustainability

Des Moines Register, Craig Cox Published November 3, 2008 Two recent reports in the Register make it clear that we need to overhaul our biofuels policy.

EWG's Ken Cook Testifies On Nuclear Waste Transportation

Hearing: Examination of the Licensing Process for the Yucca Mountain Repository Wednesday, October 31, 2007, at 10 am Submitted for the Record Chairman Boxer, Ranking Member Inhofe, distinguished...

Protecting kids from wireless radiation in school and at home

Children are almost constantly exposed to wireless radiation, starting as early as the first weeks of life. As they get older, that exposure grows every day, thanks to the widespread use of...

BPA: Recent Research Shows Continued Need for Government Action

There is now solid evidence that Americans have gotten the message that the plastics chemical bisphenol-A, a synthetic estrogen that can disrupt the hormone system, is hazardous to their health.

Fruits and Vegetables Potentially Soaked With Toxic Flame Retardant Chemical

Animal Studies Link Chemical to Cancer, Brain and Reproductive Disorders

The Economic Viability of Nuclear Power Is Only Going Down

Last year the Trump administration's Energy Department announced the launch of a media campaign to counter what an official called “misinformation” about nuclear power. We haven't noticed an upsurge...

Environmental, Health, Business and Public Policy Experts Join EWG Board

Six new members have taken seats on the board of directors of Environmental Working Group, collectively bringing with them decades of experience in environmental activism, grassroots organizing...
Research

Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns

In the month leading up to a baby's birth, the umbilical cord pulses with the equivalent of at least 300 quarts of blood each day, pumped back and forth from the nutrient- and oxygen-rich placenta to the rapidly growing child cradled in a sac of amniotic fluid. This cord is a lifeline between mother and baby, bearing nutrients that sustain life and propel growth.

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

Washington, DC – Environmental Working Group (EWG) president Ken Cook today urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP) to speed their analysis of a seminal...

New EWG study: Pesticides still found in baby food but most-toxic threats eliminated through advocacy, regulation

Non-organic baby food often contains pesticides, a new Environmental Working Group study finds – but they’re likely in fewer products and may be less toxic, compared to what EWG research uncovered in...

Study: PFAS Act Similar to Known Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Scientists at the Environmental Working Group and Indiana University have for the first time conducted a review of 26 fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, and found that all display at least one...

Research

From Bureaucrats to Fat Cats

Most Washington insiders are familiar with the concept of the revolving door— former government officials leave their respective agencies to work as lawyers, lobbyists and consultants, offering easy access to the government process and insider knowhow to clients. The problem is so pervasive that one of President Clinton's first presidential acts was to establish rules dictating how long former

Considerations

Food quality

Not all plant-based ways of eating are created equal. As the popularity of plant-based eating has increased, so too has the availability of food products. Just because someone has adopted a plant-forward diet does not mean that they are eating whole foods that are nutrient dense. How a plant-forward diet is constructed is of critical importance to health status

Research

Pesticides in Baby Food

To determine the extent of pesticide contamination of baby food, we tested eight foods (applesauce, garden vegetables or pea and carrot blend, green beans, peaches, pears, plums, squash and sweet potatoes) made by the three major baby food producers that account for 96 percent of all baby food sales -- Gerber, Heinz, and Beech-Nut. All samples were purchased at retail from grocery stores in three

Washington Is First State to Ban Fluorinated Chemicals in Food Packaging

On Wednesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed the first state law to ban toxic fluorinated chemicals in food packaging, such as microwave popcorn bags, pizza boxes and fast-food wrappers.

‘Forever chemicals’ contamination found at 59 more Defense Department sites

The soil, groundwater and surface water of an additional 59 military installations across the U.S. are contaminated with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to Defense Department...

EWG Standards Cut Through Compromises on Drinking Water Quality

When it comes to your drinking water, getting a passing grade from the federal government may not be good enough.

EWG Calls on Fast Food Companies to Remove Nonstick Chemicals From Packaging Supply Chain

This morning EWG released a report, which showed that many fast food chains nationwide still use food wrappers, bags and boxes coated with highly fluorinated chemicals.

Request to Withdraw Draft Regulations for Green Chemistry by DTSC

Doctors Reject Schwarzenegger's Flawed Green Chemistry Proposal