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When Dr. Brandon E. Boor and his colleagues tested 20 new and used crib mattresses purchased in 2011 or earlier, they detected two classes of chemicals associated with endocrine disruption and harm to...

Campbell's, Coca-Cola and Unilever are among the food companies supporting full disclosure of genetically modified organisms in food, an EWG analysis shows.

Hairdressers, nail technicians and other beauty salon workers face some of the greatest occupational exposures to toxic chemicals. A bill moving through the California Legislature would be the first...

As the school year begins, the movement to exercise caution in students' use of cell phones and other wireless devices is gaining international momentum.

Will the next federal farm bill reopen the loopholes that once allowed millionaires and billionaires – stockbroker Charles Schwab, Microsoft founder Paul Allen, banking tycoon David Rockefeller, Sr...

An estimated 60 percent to three fourths of lower income children in California don't get the lead poisoning tests required by state and federal law. In response, state lawmakers are taking steps to...

Solar panels and wind turbines get the headlines, but efficiency – designing appliances, electronics, cars and buildings to use less energy – is also an important part of the story of the clean energy...

Under President Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency has repeatedly betrayed its responsibility to safeguard the health of children. But in recent weeks, the hostile actions of the president and...

In a move that echoes pesticide industry wishes, the Environmental Protection Agency chose to ignore recent science and human health studies on atrazine, a weed-killer that turns male frogs into...

EWG News Roundup (11/16) - Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Cities across the nation are fighting a provision in the House of Representatives' version of the federal farm bill that would block cities, counties and school districts from restricting the use of...

If you have a child between the ages of 6 and 12, chances are you've been subjected to the homespun chemistry experiment that is slime: a combination of ordinary school glue, baking soda and borax – a...

In much of the country, winter means you can't let fresh air into your house. But without it, the quality of the air inside your home goes down.

News Roundup (12/14): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

The nation's organic food sector is far too dependent on imports to meet the growing demand for organic here at home. Although organic food accounts for more than 5 percent of total U.S. food sales...

By failing to require full disclosure of genetically modified ingredients in food, the Trump administration has forced food companies to decide whether they're truly committed to being transparent...

EWG News Roundup (1/18): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

The phaseout of a hazardous chemical formerly used to make Teflon has likely prevented thousands of low-weight births in the U.S. each year, saving billions of dollars in health care costs, says a new...

The toxic chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a national crisis demanding action.

Last week Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt stuck to his long-standing practice of ignoring science, disregarding data that shows the pesticide chlorpyrifos could harm kids'...

More than ever, Americans want to know everything about our food, cosmetics, cleaners and other everyday products we bring into our homes.

EWG News Roundup (3/8): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (1/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG's News Roundup (12/8): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.