Does Coffee Cause Cancer? New Studies Say It Could Actually Reduce Risk
Good news, coffee drinkers: A new scientific review finds no conclusive evidence that coffee causes cancer. In fact, coffee may even help protect against certain cancers.
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Watch Where You Swim This Weekend
Thinking about going to the beach this Memorial Day weekend? You might want to think again if you live in one of the many parts of the country where lakes and rivers are now too dangerous for swimming...
15 Tips to Keep July Fourth Celebrations Fun and Safe
ndependence Day celebrations are supposed to be enjoyable. We barbecue, picnic, swim, and gather with family and friends. The holiday weekend is all about fun in the sun.
High Rates of Bladder Cancer Linked to Arsenic in Drinking Water
The recent crisis in Flint, Mich., sounded the alarm on the dangers of lead contamination in drinking water. Now there's potentially more bad news for the nation's water supply.
Scientists in N.J., Germany Support 'No Safe Level' of Teflon Chemical in Drinking Water
PFOA, a carcinogenic chemical formerly used to make DuPont's Teflon, contaminates drinking water for at least 7 million Americans and is in virtually everyone's blood.
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Under New Safety Law, 20 Toxic Chemicals EPA Should Act On Now
The vast catalogue of chemicals that have never been evaluated for safety makes it urgent for the EPA move quickly to tackle the backlog
IQs Plummet and Healthcare Costs Surge from Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Hormone-disrupting chemicals take a staggering toll on U.S. health care costs and reduce American brain power, according to a shocking new study by a team of leading environmental health scientists.
For “Organic” Cosmetics, Find the Seal
Looking for organic cosmetics? Lots of companies add the word “organic” to cosmetics and other personal care products.
Nobody Should Drink Water with Lead, Especially Kids. EWG’s Guide for Parents Can Help.
Scientists, pediatricians and public health officials from the U.S. and around the globe agree that there is no safe level of lead exposure. Even the smallest amounts can cause irreversible changes...
Low-Cost Solutions Can Clean Up Farms’ Toxic Water Pollution
Low-tech, low-cost prairie strips on farms – buffers of grass, trees or other permanent vegetation planted along the banks of rivers, streams, lakes and other waterways – can reduce toxic farm...
Near Record Farm Pollution Found in Mississippi River
Near record concentrations of farm pollution were measured flowing down the Mississippi River in May, according to a recently published report.
Could Farm Policy Support Healthy Diets?
Can we reform farm policies to support healthier diets? The Washington Post's food writer Tamar Haspel discounts the role that subsidies can play in the choices farmers make, noting that subsidies...
Rising Seas Could Inundate Trump's Fla. Resorts
President-elect Donald Trump is skeptical about climate change. But if he's wrong and scientists are right, his Mar-a-Lago mansion and golf resort in Palm Beach, Fla., and other properties bearing his...
Day of Reckoning for DuPont Over Teflon Chemical
More than 15 years after an attorney investigating mysterious cattle deaths in Parkersburg, W. Va., discovered that DuPont had polluted the area's drinking water with a carcinogenic chemical used to...
How Two Dogged Clean Air Sleuths Exposed Massive VW Deceit
If you're looking for environmental heroes – and who isn't – take a look at mine: Peter Mock, Europe managing director of the obscure but well-informed International Council on Clean Transportation...
Reid Opposes Deal to Restore Crop Insurance Industry's Higher Rate of Return
A back-room deal to restore crop insurance companies' sky-high guaranteed rate of return won't stand if Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has anything to say about it.
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Mapping a Contamination Crisis
The known extent of the contamination of U.S. communities with PFCs – highly fluorinated toxic chemicals, also known as PFASs, that have been linked to cancer, thyroid disease, weakened immunity and other health problems – continues to expand with no end in sight. New research from EWG and Northeastern University in Boston details PFC pollution in tap water supplies for 15 million Americans in 27
Nothing Smart About “Smart Label”
Big Food's new “Smart Labels” proposal is no substitute for a simple GMO disclosure on food packaging.
Chicago Tribune Exposé: EPA Cooked the Books to OK Dow's Dangerous Weed Killer
Last year EWG found serious flaws behind the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to let Dow Chemical Co. sell a new weed poison combining 2,4-D and glyphosate for use on genetically...
Wave of Support for School Nutrition Standards
More than 200 national, state and local organizations and dozens of health professionals signed onto a letter declaring their support for an amendment proposed by Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.) to protect...
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Toxic Chemicals May Contaminate Oil Field Wastewater Used to Grow Calif. Crops
In the last three years, farmers have irrigated 95,000 acres of food crops with billions of gallons of oil field wastewater possibly tainted with toxic chemicals.
How Sunscreen Makers Spoof the SPF System
I keep a bottle of Banana Boat Sport SPF 100 on my desk. But I am not convinced it deserves more than a SPF 15, or maybe 30, rating. A chemist specializing in sunscreen chemicals, I run a sunscreen...
Top Labor Day Tips to End Summer on a High Note
Whether you're planning a beach outing, pool party or cookout to mark the last days of summer, here are some tips for a safe and healthy Labor Day weekend.
