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Clean water is vital to sustaining life. Why aren't we protecting it?

Some chemicals in household dust may lead to obesity, according to a new study by a team of scientists from Duke University and Boston University.

If you're a chemical industry spin doctor trying to discredit the scientific evidence on the dangers of a compound that contaminates the drinking water of millions of Americans, Thursday was a bad day...

We need a consistent approach to agricultural conservation.Driving around central Iowa on a crop survey this spring, EWG analysts came across a far-too-common scene: adjacent fields reflecting...

Without mandatory GMO labeling, consumers will not be able to reflect their values in their food choices. That's one conclusion of an expert panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences to...

Keeping water clean and safe enough to drink is a tough job, especially when there are forces that sabotage this vital public health goal.

A lot is at stake for food and farm policy. It must remain a main course on the America's table.

Today, a distinguished group of 50 scientists, health professionals and advocates called for urgent action to protect children from the harmful effects of toxic chemicals.

This Fourth of July, many Americans will fire up the grill to cook for their families and friends. But choosing safe, sustainable meat to grill can be confusing. Follow EWG's tips to pick the best...

The most commonly found pesticide in U.S. ground and surface water – a toxic weed killer called atrazine – will now have to carry a warning label in the most populated state in the country.

Would you eat food grown with wastewater from oil and gas drilling? You could be already: farms in California's Central Valley, which produces 40 percent of the nation's fruits and vegetables, are...

Over the last three election cycles, Big Food and Ag businesses and organizations have donated more than $2.5 million to members of the Senate Agriculture Committee and over $8.5 million to Senate...

This week EWG asked our Facebook followers to thank Driscoll's, the nation's largest grower of strawberries, for its investment in organic farming to date and commitment to increasing organic...

It may sound corny, but it's time to celebrate good old-fashioned fruits and veggies of the organic bent. We have been told since we were toddling to “eat your fruits and veggies dear.” We know that...

Go green this Earth Day with EWG's new Healthy Living app. We've heard you loud and clear. Time and again, we've been asked to package our advice and consumer guides so you can use them wherever you...

Last night (March 14) Sen.Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) filed a new version of the bill we call the Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK, Act. Unfortunately, this new proposal is not much better than the...

If you care about the environment, human health or helping small growers, you should support reform of the federal crop insurance program.

The best car won't run if you don't put gas in it. Even if Congress modestly improves the federal chemical safety law—and there are lots of reasons to think it won't—the changes won't mean much if the...

On the morning of September 11, 2001, 92 passengers boarded American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston to Los Angeles. Around the world, we watched the unthinkable terrorist attacks on our nation as that...

September was national Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, reminding Americans of the sobering facts about this terrible disease.

Children born to mothers who were exposed during pregnancy to higher levels of PFOA, the non-stick chemical DuPont formerly used to make Teflon, tend to put on more weight and do so more quickly than...