EWG News Roundup (5/4): Farm Bill Fails Americans, Hawaii May Ban 2 Sunscreen Chemicals and More
News Roundup (5/4): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Is Fluoride in Drinking Water Healthy for Kids?
EWG recommends breastfeeding if possible for at least the first 12 months of life.
5 Questions You Should Ask Your Child’s School
When choosing the right school for their children, many parents ask about class sizes, the community, learning objectives and schedules.
California Lawmakers Move to Ensure Lead-Free Water in Child Care Centers
California lawmakers are moving toward ensuring that lead-free drinking water is required in all child care centers, catching up with Oregon, Washington and four other states.
You Can Find Hundreds (!) of Couches Without Toxic Flame Retardants
Many companies across the nation have complied with California's 2014 flammability standard that allows furniture manufacturers not to use flame retardant chemicals in polyurethane foam.
Thank You for (Subsidizing) Smoking
Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year, including more than 41,000 deaths from secondhand smoke. So why are American taxpayers still subsidizing farmers to grow tobacco...
The U.S. Must Ban Asbestos – With No Exemptions
More than 60 nations have banned all uses of asbestos. Shockingly, the U.S. isn't one of them. The nation's new toxics law gives the Environmental Protection Agency the power to completely ban the...
In a First, San Francisco May Require Disclosure of Antibiotics in Meat
The overuse of antibiotics to raise livestock is creating superbugs, bacteria resistant to antibiotic drugs such as penicillin. San Francisco could soon become the first U.S. city to require major...
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EWG’s Consumer Guide to Seafood
Which fish are richest in healthy omega-3 fatty acids, lowest in mercury contamination and sustainably produced?
2 Years After Reformed TSCA, Pruitt’s EPA Has Failed to Protect Us from Toxic Chemicals
On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed into law a significant overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, the nation's primary chemical safety law. It was the first update to the law...
These Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Are Getting into Your Meals
On a busy weeknight, takeout and fast food are easy dinner time solutions. But your family's favorite on-the-go meal may come with a side of toxic fluorinated chemicals.
To Rebuild Trust After Pruitt, EPA Should Ban These Toxic Chemicals
Thanks to President Donald Trump, Americans' confidence in the Environmental Protection Agency has never been lower.
How Trump’s EPA is Keeping Asbestos Legal
A Russian asbestos company is lavishing praise on Donald Trump and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Vitter Pressures EPA Inspector General
For Sen. David L. Vitter (R-La.), there's no more appealing target than the Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA Data: Tap Water in More Than 1,000 Communities Tainted With Lead Above Action Level
Tests by drinking water utilities serving 1.8 million Americans in 45 states detected lead above the Environmental Protection Agency's action level, according to EWG's analysis of the latest available...
5 Ways to Reduce Toxic Exposures in Your Home
If you have small children in the house, are pregnant or are trying to conceive – or simply want to stay healthy – you are probably looking for ways to avoid toxic chemicals at home and outdoors...
How to Prevent Dangerous Salmonella Infections in Children
Antibiotic resistant salmonella “superbugs” in poultry are creating a public health crisis for children as strains become resistant to amoxicillin
Choosing a Safe Mattress for Your Baby's Crib
During the first few years of their lives, infants can spend most of their time sleeping or crawling in the crib. Choosing children's products that are good for air quality in the baby's room can be a...
What to Look for When Buying a Crib Mattress
When Dr. Brandon E. Boor and his colleagues tested 20 new and used crib mattresses purchased in 2011 or earlier, they detected two classes of chemicals associated with endocrine disruption and harm to...
Leading Food Companies Support Mandatory GMO Disclosure
Campbell's, Coca-Cola and Unilever are among the food companies supporting full disclosure of genetically modified organisms in food, an EWG analysis shows.
In a First, Calif. Bill Would Address Salon Worker Exposures To Toxic Chemicals in Beauty Products
Hairdressers, nail technicians and other beauty salon workers face some of the greatest occupational exposures to toxic chemicals. A bill moving through the California Legislature would be the first...
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NO ESCAPE:
Ten years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency and health advocates forced flame retardant chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, from the market. These chemicals were showing up in people's bodies and persisting in the environment, and research suggested they disrupted hormone signaling and brain and nervous system development.
Cell Phones in Schools? France Says No, San Francisco Educators Urge Caution
As the school year begins, the movement to exercise caution in students' use of cell phones and other wireless devices is gaining international momentum.
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The Anti-Label Lobby through Q1 2014
Companies and organizations opposed to labeling foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients disclosed $9 million in lobbying expenditures that made reference to GE labeling in the first quarter of 2014 – nearly as much as they spent in all of 2013.
