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Does Your Cell Phone Case Raise Your Radiation Exposure?

Some 9 percent of Americans use smartphones. Many of them buy cases for their phones, hoping to protect their expensive devices from harm. But it's the users who need better protection.

I Call the Vote: A Farm Bill Litmus Test for the Food Movement

Here's a simple proposition to test whether the food movement can stand up to Big Ag. We're asking readers who care about providing healthier food to schoolchildren to take a stand by voting on our...

Nonstick Chemicals in Your Drinking Water

How many times a day do you drink water? Cook with it? Brush your teeth with it? Offer some to your children?

How to Avoid Pesticides While Pregnant

Are you pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant? Now's the time to start limiting your exposure to pesticides.

Eating Organic on a Budget

Choosing organic food doesn't have to mean a hefty grocery bill

The 23andMe Farm Bill?

Under current law, numerous loopholes in federal farm subsidy programs distribute the lion's share of farm subsidies to the largest and richest farms

How to Mix Your Baby’s Formula with Safe Water

One in every four American newborns consumes formula from birth. Around two-thirds of these babies drink some formula by the time they are three months old.

Male Exposure to Chemicals Linked to Longer Time to Conceive

It's well known that what a woman eats, drinks, breathes and puts on her body while she's pregnant or nursing can all affect her reproductive system and the health of her baby. But new research...

Why Children, Pregnant Women Should Eat Food with Fewer Pesticides

“For many children, diet may be the most influential source” of pesticides, said the Academy of Pediatrics in a landmark report published in November 2012.

How to Improve Air Quality at Your Child’s School

A healthy, resting adult takes 12 to 20 breaths per minute. Children, from school-age to preschoolers and younger, take many more. It's normal for a toddler to take twice as many breaths as an adult...

Nearly 28,000 Farmers Got USDA Payments for 32 Straight Years, Worth $19 Billion Total

Almost 28,000 U.S. farmers received taxpayer-funded federal farm subsidies or disaster relief payments for 32 straight years, according to a new EWG analysis of data from the Department of Agriculture...

What All Parents Should Know About Pesticides in Produce

Every spring EWG releases our Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™. The guide can be used by anyone trying to avoid pesticides, but it's especially important for parents to limit their children's...

How to Avoid Added Nitrates and Nitrites in Your Food

Do you pack sandwiches for lunch or grab a hot dog at a BBQ? These foods may contain added chemicals you should know about: nitrates and nitrites.
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The Anti-Label Lobby

Companies and organizations opposed to labeling foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients disclosed $15.2 million in lobbying expenditures that made reference to GE labeling in the second quarter of 2014, according to analysis updating a July EWG report. When combined with lobbying expenditures from the first quarter of 2014, these companies have disclosed $27.5 million in the first

EWG News Roundup (6/29): Superbugs in Supermarket Meat, Senate Farm Bill Passes and More

EWG News Roundup (6/29): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Despite Health Concerns, FCC and States Clear the Way for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

The wireless communications industry is rushing to blanket the nation with next-generation networks whose health effects are unknown. Despite studies linking radiation from existing networks to cancer...

Advice for Parents: Find Nap Mats Without Flame Retardant Chemicals

When looking for a child care center, parents usually ask about the number of children and the number of adult caretakers in the center, what educational activities are offered, and what's for lunch.

Yet Another Reason for Your Kids to Unplug? Health Risks from Cellphone Radiation

Most Americans, including children, use electronic devices like cellphones, tablets and smartwatches, for hours every day – and many have developed symptoms that look like addictive behavior. In 2017...

Children Exposed to Lead in Drinking Water at Day Care Centers

More than 4 million American children spend at least part of the day at child care centers. How widespread is lead contamination of the tap water at these facilities?

For National Honey Bee Day, Show Some Love for Pollinators

August 18 is National Honey Bee Day, according to an official proclamation by the Department of Agriculture. It's a good day to focus on the importance of bees and what we can do to protect them.

Brett Kavanaugh: Good News for Polluters, Bad News for Public Health

One reason to think twice before confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the critical open swing seat on the Supreme Court is his long record of adopting extreme views to defend polluters

The War on Cancer: Progress, But Still a Long Way to Go

In 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law, beginning the U.S. "war on cancer." More than 45 years later, we've made a lot of progress, but it can be hard to feel like we...