Kernel Watch: 9 Farm Subsidy Myths
Lobbyists are swarming the offices of the Congressional super committee in an attempt to protect their pieces of the federal budget pie. The farm subsidy lobby is part of the pack.
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Who Really Needs a Haircut?
The House Appropriations Committee is set to vote today on a spending bill that makes deep cuts to a broad range of food assistance programs that provide vital nutritional support for the poor...
Chesapeake Bay Program Will Get Highest Level of Funding Ever
One year ago, President Obama signed an executive order directing the federal government to take the lead in the faltering effort to control the pollution fouling Chesapeake Bay. The President said he...
Choosing the family toothpaste: How hard can it be?
Brush twice a day. Floss. Hit the dentist every year or so for a battery-powered cleaning and a once-over and voila, dental health. Pretty straightforward, huh? Not so fast, it turns out. Just finding...
New here? Looking for more?
Welcome to Enviroblog! Whether you clicked through from your email to read Lisa's back-to-school guide, or you're coming in from Treehugger (where we're one of their Greens of the Week), we've got...
FDA got it wrong. Here's why.
By now you may have heard about the Food and Drug Administration's draft assessment of bisphenol A, which says that the known endocrine disruptor poses no health risk. They got it wrong. My colleagues...
My quest for the perfect BPA-free sippy cup
You can probably imagine what it's like to work for EWG and be a parent. In a word: fraught. In two words: consumer paralysis. Maybe it's just because I'm new here. In time, I'll (hopefully) recover...
Praying for an end to cancer?
Most people don't think of going to a place of religious worship as a time when they're exposing themselves to the danger. However, it really depends where you worship. A recent study by a Thai doctor...
Government hard at work - and it isn't pretty
Good news of the day: The government is not always slow and ineffective. Bad news of the day: It is fast only when it want to be. One would think that if it takes the government over 30 years to set...
Just a little bit of history repeating: Pollution and sex ratio
PCBs were banned in the '70s, but not before they had already done their damage. They're linked to problems with the brain, nervous and hormone systems, and although average levels in the human body...
Taking another look at rocket fuel
The state of California, responding to a petition from EWG and other groups, is going to re-evaluate the health effects of perchlorate, the explosive ingredient in rocket fuel and a potent thyroid...
Cheatsheet: Triclosan
Triclosan is an antibacterial chemical found in many products. Use EWG's Triclosan to identify and avoid this toxic chemical in dish soap, personal care and other antibacterial products.
The chemical industry's war on California toxics reform
Raise your hand if you want your food packaging – hamburger wrappers, french-fry bags, pizza boxes – coated with cancer-causing Teflon chemicals that pollute the bodies of unborn babies and Arctic...
Mixed Greens 013: Don't get burned!
Does your sunscreen work? Probably says so on the bottle, but don't be so sure. In this edition of Mixed Greens, we break down how to choose a better sunscreen based on EWG's updated 2008 sunscreen...
How to choose a better sunscreen
4 out of 5. That's how many sunscreens failed EWG's examination this summer season. Seriously -- 4. Out of every 5. That's WAY too many. I mean, I guess it could be because we set the standards so...
Our poorly managed plastic system
The U.S. government should require labeling and warning systems for products containing bisphenol A (BPA) and the phthalate DEHP, according to researchers at the nonprofit Environment and Human Health...
Bad weather is bad news for food and fuel
Two months ago, EWG Founder Ken Cook quipped that the Bush administration's food policy amounted to "hope for good weather." By then, EWG analysts were already hard at work on a report examining the...
Mixed Greens 012: Kid-Safe
How do we know when chemicals are safe enough? When they're safe for kids. This edition of Mixed Greens takes a look at the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act. Plus, the latest from EWG's research team. Mixed...
All the news that's fit to print
Okay, there were just too many interesting stories today. I couldn't pick one. Here are a handful, round-up style. In the Midwest, raw sewage, animal manure, fuel and agricultural chemicals are...
Rent a farm - in another country
Some countries are finding an alternative solution for the lack of farms to fulfill their agricultural needs: they are renting the land from other countries! The new idea has many benefits. It helps...
A silent killer
In 2002, when EWG was first to report that state scientists estimated airborne dust and soot causes more deaths of Californians each year than AIDS, homicide and traffic accidents combined, the press...
Rock star in action
Breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow testified this week before a U.S. House committee supporting the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act. The bill would provide $40 million annually for five...