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Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy

Who is Looking Out for the Health of America’s Children? House Chemicals Bill Favors Industry Over Families

The bill passed by the House of Representatives today to update the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 falls short of what's necessary to ensure that everyday chemicals are safe, EWG said.

Food

Low Vitamin D in U.S. Children linked to FDA’s Foot-Dragging on Sunscreen Standards

Researchers from a major medical center in New York have reported that 7 out of 10 U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, placing them at higher risk for bone disorders, heart disease, and other...
Food

New 'Study' Fails to Analyze Key Health Benefits of Organic Food

A report from a group of English researchers who claim to have conducted “the most extensive systematic review of the available published literature on nutrient content of organic food ever conducted...
Farming & Agriculture
Conservation

67 of the Dirtiest Power Plants off the Hook in Current Climate Legislation

The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), narrowly approved in the House, is an important first step toward slowing climate change.
Water

Most Bottled Water Brands Don’t Disclose Information About Source, Purity and Contaminants

An Environmental Working Group (EWG) investigation of almost 200 popular bottled water brands found less than 2 percent disclose the water's source, how the water has been purified and what chemical...
Research

Guide to Baby-Safe Bottles & Formula

Breast milk is best, but whether you're feeding breastmilk or formula in a bottle, use EWG's guide to feed your baby safely.
Farming & Agriculture

EQIP Cuts Worse Than Expected

The US Geological Survey reported today that nutrient loading in the Gulf of Mexico will be among the highest measured in the past 30 years. This news underscores how decades of broken funding...

In memory of Dr. Kate Mahaffey

We have received news that Dr. Kate Mahaffey passed away on June 2, 2009. Please read about her here - her work is an inspiration for all of us at EWG.
Research

Teen Girls' Body Burden of Hormone-Altering Cosmetics Chemicals

Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products. Environmental Working Group (EWG) detected 16 chemicals from 4 chemical families - phthalates, triclosan, parabens, and musks - in blood and urine samples from 20 teen girls aged 14-19.
Toxic Chemicals

Press Release - Pollution Found in Five Extraordinary Women Leaders

An unprecedented two-year study commissioned by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), in partnership with Rachel's Network and conducted by four independent research laboratories in the United States...
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Commercial Fishing Reaps Billions

U.S. and state fishing subsidy programs have contributed more than $6.4 billion to commercial fishing operations between 1996 and 2004, accelerating depletion of once-bountiful fish species, according...
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy
BPA

House Hearing to Examine the Case For TSCA Reform

It is the federal law that industry loves and environmentalists love to hate, yet have been unable to reform since it was enacted a generation ago. But a congressional hearing convened today by Rep...
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy

EWG Asks EPA Chief To Support Toxics Reform Bill

Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook today urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson to support The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act, a proposed reform of U.S. toxic...
Energy
Midwest

America Needs a True Renewable Energy Policy

The blind rush by lawmakers to embrace the failed promise of current conventional biofuels has led to growing skepticism in the environmental community that even the much touted next-generation...
Toxic Chemicals
Pesticides

Study Links Childhood Cancer and In-Home Pesticide Use

A new study by Harvard researchers provides disturbing evidence that children's exposure to household insecticides is linked to higher risks of childhood leukemia and lymphoma, the most common cancers...

Research

Virtual Flood

The federal government has promised Central Valley agribusinesses it will increase the amount of taxpayer-subsidized irrigation water by 43 percent over the next 25 years, well beyond what the state's infrastructure can reliably supply, according to Bureau of Reclamation documents obtained by Environmental Working Group (EWG).
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Crop Insurance: An Annual Disaster for Taxpayers and the Environment

EWG's new analysis found that the federal crop insurance program is much more costly to taxpayers and more harmful to the environment than the disaster payment program it has largely replaced. EWG...

Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Farm Subsidies

Proposal Would Reform Bloated Crop Insurance Program

Legislation introduced in Congress today would ease the burden placed on taxpayers and the environment by the bloated federal crop insurance program, according to the Environmental Working Group.

Research

Like Oil and Water

Two years ago, support for Tom DeLay's MTBE liability shield for oil and chemical companies stalled when documents surfaced showing the companies had, contrary to their claims, aggressively lobbied for MTBE's adoption as a gasoline additive. The memos and other correspondence showed that oil companies knew the toxic chemical would pollute drinking water, and that they — not the government — had
Household & Consumer Products
Cosmetics

Antibacterial Agent No Better Than Soap & Water – and It’s Toxic

It's a toxic pesticide that may be in your child's toothpaste and toys, in your bed, kitchen counters and clothing. It's supposed to kill germs, but is really no better than soap and water, and could...

Research

Coming Up Dry

As the White House and some members of Congress call for more domestic oil and gas drilling, federal and industry data show that the Bush Administration has allowed more drilling on Western federal lands than any Administration in the last 25 years. Yet prices for gasoline and natural gas have soared and dependence on foreign energy sources continues to climb.
BPA

House Bill Would Ban BPA In Infant Formula

Legislation introduced today will protect all formula-fed babies from being exposed to high levels of BPA by removing the toxic chemical from all food containers, including those for infant formula.
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy

Landmark Chemical Reform Introduced in Congress

Amid rising concern over toxic chemicals in consumer products and the bodies of Americans, three members of Congress today introduced legislation to make sure chemicals are safe before they are...
BPA

FDA Cites Discredited Industry Science in Justifying High Levels of Contaminants in Infant Formula

In response to a congressional inquiry, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admitted that it based its determination that current levels of BPA exposure pose no health risks on two studies...