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Kellogg's Cereal Recall:

A substance that leached out of cereal packaging and sickened consumers, spurring Kellogg's recall of 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Apple Jacks and other popular children's cereals, has been identified as a petroleum-based compound that appears to be a breakdown product of chemicals used in the cereal box liners.
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Members of Congress Got Nearly $16 Million in Farm Subsidies and Trade War Bailout

Thirty-three members of Congress and their immediate family members collected a total of nearly $16 million in federal farm subsidies between 1995 and 2020, according to updated data from EWG's Farm...
Household & Consumer Products
Sunscreen
Cosmetics

Protecting Your Skin From Winter Weather

Winter is here, and that means colder temperatures and drier air. In the grips of a global pandemic, more of us are spending time outdoors. But being outside in the cold can bring cracked lips and dry...

Press Release: Is Vended Water Really Chemical Free?

OAKLAND, Dec. 10 - Glacier Water Services, the largest seller in California and the U.S. of filtered water from vending machines, claims its machines dispense chemical-free drinking water. But the...
Research

Not So Sexy

Laboratory tests commissioned by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and analyzed by EWG revealed 38 secret chemicals in 17 name brand fragrance products, topped by American Eagle Seventy Seven with 24, Chanel Coco with 18, and Britney Spears Curious and Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio with 17.
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

EWG Lauds Obama Pick for USDA’s No. 2 Job

Statement of Ken Cook President, Environmental Working Group Feburary 24, 2009 "President Obama and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack have done the public a great service by nominating Kathleen Merrigan...
Farming & Agriculture

State-by-State Conservation Cuts

WASHINGTON – September 22, 2008. Today, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a follow up report to Congress Poised To Cut Conservation Funds That Aided Farm Bill’s Passage that details the...
Energy
Midwest

Domestic Fuels Protection Act Will Shift Cost to Consumers, Taxpayers

The Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 (H.R. 4345) and its companion bill, the Domestic Fuels Act of 2012 (S.2264) would create a broad exemption from liability for a number of favored interests...
Chemical Policy
Cosmetics

Calif. Announces Brazilian Blowout Settlement

Environmental Working Group issued the following statement in response to the settlement between California and the manufacturer of the chemical hair treatment Brazilian Blowout:

Pesticides
Food
Food
Food

EWG Releases 2012 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce

EWG has released the eighth edition of its Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ with updated information on 45 popular fruits and vegetables and their total pesticide loads. EWG highlights the...

Toxic Chemicals
Perchlorate
Food & Water
Water

Industry Study Used by Feds Hid Evidence of Rocket Fuel's Effects

A major investigation by The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Calif., reveals that an industry-funded study relied on by federal scientists to recommend a safe dose for perchlorate erroneously reported...
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Cleaning Supplies

EWG Cleaners Hall of Shame Reveals Hidden Hazards

EWG's Cleaners Hall of Shame unearths compelling evidence that common household cleaners, including some hyped as “safe” or “natural,” can inflict serious harm on unwary users.

Lead
Children’s Health

Study Documents How Shooting Ranges Poison Children; One of the Nation's Top Lead Polluters

The Violence Policy Center (VPC) and EWG release Poisonous Pastime: The Health Risks of Shooting Ranges and Lead to Children, Families and the Environment. The study documents how shooting ranges...
Phthalates
Household & Consumer Products
Cosmetics
Children’s Health

Study Shows Infants Exposed to Reproductive Toxins from Shampoo, Lotion, and Powder

EWG's response to a study appearing today in the journal Pediatrics showing for the first time that infants are exposed to potent reproductive toxins called phthalates from everyday baby products...
Food & Water
Water

Metropolitan Water District Urged to Warn Customers of Fluoride Risks to Infant

Plans to add fluoride to Southern Californians' tap water this summer are raising concerns that parents may not know of the potential risks of using fluoridated water to mix infant formula.

EWG Names New Executive Director

Heather White has been named executive director of Environmental Working Group, the Washington-based nonprofit consumer advocacy and research organization announced today.

Research

Crying Wolf on Climate Change

Farm industry leaders and their supporters in Congress are trying to derail climate change legislation by insisting that the House-passed bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), will cause ruinous increases in the costs of production for farmers. This threat is so potentially devastating, they claim, that climate change legislation should be shelved or loaded up with concessions
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
COVID-19
Household & Consumer Products

Air Pollution, on the Rise Under Trump, Puts People at Risk of Severe Illness From Coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus sweeps across the U.S. and the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 climbs by the hour, the Americans at greatest risk are the elderly and those with...
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Drilling Doublespeak

As natural gas development has pushed into populated areas, gas drillers have consistently disclosed to shareholders and potential investors daunting lists of possible mishaps, including leaks, spills, explosions, bodily injury, limited insurance coverage – and death.

Farm Subsidies

City Slickers Harvest Cash Crop

Residents of America's 54 largest cities collected more than $24 million in Direct Payment farm subsidies in 2012, according to new research by the Environmental Working Group.
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food & Water

EWG Investigates: Trump’s Agriculture Nominee Brings the Swamp to Washington

In his campaign, President Trump promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington. But his nominee for secretary of agriculture, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, is mired in ethical lapses, self-dealing...
Food & Water
Water
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Pollution
Toxic Algae

Manure From Unregulated Factory Farms Fuels Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae Blooms

Across America, outbreaks of toxic algae, triggered by polluted farm runoff, are increasing in frequency and severity, fouling drinking water with dangerous toxins. In 2014, an algae outbreak in Lake...
Food & Water
Food

Good Food Lunch Boxes

Are you looking for ideas for healthy, affordable and brown-bag-ready lunches? As kids head back to school, the Environmental Working Group wants to help you get the year started right.
Children’s Health
Food & Water
Food

Little Chocolate Donuts

Thirty-four years ago, Saturday Night Live's ad parody, Little Chocolate Donuts, seemed like absurdist comedy. But the iconic John Belushi bit – co-written by current Minnesota Senator Al Franken – is...