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Does your iPhone speak organic?

EWG introduces its newest iPhone app, for the Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce.

1 in 6 Americans live with dangerous air pollution: Do you?

The American Lung Association (ALA) just issued its 10th annual State of the Air report for 2009 yesterday. Use it to learn your county's air pollution ratings - they have an interactive air pollution...

Who's afraid of the White House garden?

Fresh fruits and vegetables for the First Family, school kids playing in the dirt at the White House. A reminder to Americans that food actually comes from the Earth - who's going to object to...

The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act: In the blogosphere

So you've probably noticed that we love to talk about the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act, perhaps to a fault. Because we want to see it happen real bad.

EPA set to monitor toxic air in schools

USA Today's March 31st story "EPA to monitor 62 schools' air," left me feeling angry and hopeful. Hopeful because the Obama administration is starting to make good on its promises to take public...

Shopper's Guide '09: Shop smarter & safer with EWG

You're concerned about where your food comes from and whether it's as safe as you think it should be. You're trying to avoid pesticide exposure and bacterial contamination. You want to support better...

Suffolk County leads the nation with BPA ban

The Suffolk County Legislature has voted to ban bisphenol A, a synthetic sex hormone and plastic component, in children's products, making the Long Island county the nation's first BPA-free...

Support for overfishing?

Special to Enviroblog by Renee Sharp, Director, EWG California Office This week, EWG published a peer-reviewed paper on fishing subsidies that was almost four years in the making. Sound boring? Think...

Oceans and human health

The oceans are connected to human health on multiple levels, from very basic, foundational need for recreation and cultural links with ocean livelihood, to the health of populations that live on the...

FDA Science Board talks BPA, again

Yesterday, for the I-don't-even-know-what-time-anymore, the Science Board of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held another meeting to discuss the dangers of BPA. Sure, it's important to...

Eat fish, eat smart

The folk wisdom that fish is a remarkable food has been confirmed by scientists who have found that omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil lower "bad" cholesterol levels and lessen the risk of cardiovascular...

Epigenetics and environmental chemical exposures

Prenatal exposures to environmental pollutants may lead to chronic diseases later in life. Toxic effects of environmental pollution on human health are well recognized. Yet, for a long time...

Sunscreen series: You've found the perfect sunscreen, now what?

By this point in the summer you've probably thoroughly researched and hunted down just the sunscreen you want. If you haven't, quick, it's already August! Read our sunscreen report and use our search...

Eden Foods: A BPA-Free Pioneer

No one is more pleased to see the hazards of Bisphenol A in the spotlight than Mike Potter, father of six, grandfather of four, and founder and president of Eden Foods.

Find your sunscreen in EWG's 2009 report

This week my family is vacationing, like many American families, and we're doing our best to play outside - a lot. Which, of course, means we're in the sun. And since we're from Oregon, our skin isn't...

About BPA: Do you feel lucky?

Clint Eastwood/Harry Callahan's pithy question rings in my head, every time I read the chemical lobby's defense of bisphenol A(BPA), a high-volume industrial plastics chemical.

EWG's Healthy Home Tip 1: Choose better body care products

Most people use around 10 personal care products every day with an average of 126 unique ingredients. The government's NOT protecting us. We'd like to believe that the government is policing the...

Beijing Games Had Worst Air Pollution Ever

Remember the Chinese government's draconian crackdown on air pollution before the 2008 Olympics?

It's practically summer: Quick, grab the (safe) sunscreen

Every year about this time we get a note from our preschool asking parents to either sign off on the school's sunscreen application regimen (their brand) or to bring your own. We've always brought our...

Help EWG Bottled Water Research (and win a prize!)

"Purified by equatorial winds." "Pure as the driven snow." "Resonates with the energy and frequency of well-being." Your ... bottled water?

Science update: More proof that BPA leaches from bottle to body

Whenever researchers find more evidence that a substance in common use is toxic, the chemical lobby's reflexive rejoinder is that there's still no proof it harms people, as opposed to cells in culture...

China-made toys contaminated with fire retardants

Special to Enviroblog by David Andrews, EWG Staff Scientist I have a 9 month-old son who is teething. It is nearly impossible to keep him from trying to chew on the TV, computer, remote, vacuum...

Reading, writing and risk

Nearly 10 years ago, when EWG and other California environmental groups were sounding the alarm over the dangers of methyl bromide and other airborne pesticides drifting from farm fields into schools...

EnviroHealth in Blogs: Calling all candidates!

A little light reading. . . Now that's my kind of gift guide. We've seen a lot of gift guides for children around these parts lately, and while that's certainly important, I haven't seen any great...