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It’s Here: EWG’s Free iPhone App for Sunscreens

WASHINGTON, D.C – Consumers can now turn to their iPhones to assist them in selecting the most effective sunscreen products with a free application, or App, linked to Environmental Working Group's...

Report: Only 8 Percent of Sunscreens Recommended

Washington, D.C. - The fourth annual Sunscreen Guide by Environmental Working Group (EWG) gives low marks to the current crop of sunscreen products, with a few notable exceptions. EWG researchers...

Secret chemicals revealed in celebrity perfumes, teen body sprays

San Francisco - A new analysis reveals that top-selling fragrance products—from Britney Spears' Curious and Hannah Montana Secret Celebrity to Calvin Klein Eternity and Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce...

BPA Ban Now Law in Maryland

Maryland has become the fifth state to ban the use of the plastics chemical, bisphenol A (BPA) in children's products, including baby bottles and sippy cups.

EWG To Monitor San Francisco Sludge Policy

The Environmental Working Group will join other watchdog groups in monitoring the San Francisco Public Utility Commission's (SFPUC) controversial management of sewage sludge. EWG President Ken Cook...

Press Release: Updated Tap Water Databases and Drinking Water Quality Analysis

Tap water in many large metropolitan areas is polluted with a cocktail of chemical contaminants. These pollutants usually don't violate any legal standards, but they often come in potentially toxic...

Seasoned Environmental Attorney and Pulitzer Journalist Join EWG As Chief of Staff and Executive Editor

Heather White, a lawyer and former director of education advocacy for the National Wildlife Federation, has been named chief of staff and general counsel of the Environmental Working Group (EWG)...

California Climate Change Policy Leaves Out Agriculture

California agriculture, which grows roughly 40 percent of America's food, faces grave threats spurred by climate change, including volatile weather, crippling drought and assaults by growing hordes of...
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Off the Books

The 33-year old law that was supposed to ensure that Americans know what chemicals are in use around them, and what health and safety hazards they might pose, has produced a regulatory black hole, a place where information goes in – but much never comes out.

Which Sunscreens are Safest?

Today EWG released the first-ever, in-depth analysis of the safety and effectiveness of more than 700 name-brand sunscreens

CDC: Americans Carry ‘Body Burden’ of Toxic Sunscreen Chemical

The bodies of nearly all Americans are contaminated with a sunscreen chemical that has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage, according to a new study from the Centers for...

No Secret Farm Bill in Fiscal Cliff Deal

Environmental Working Group joined several groups today to call on lawmakers to stop a secret farm bill from being attached to any legislation designed to straighten out the nation's finances.

Camp Lejeune Bill Spotlights Importance of Environmental Health

EWG president Ken Cook has issued the following statement on the passage of the Janey Ensminger Act

Senate Panel Votes to Tighten U.S. Chemicals Regulation Law

A key Senate committee today (July 25) approved the first fundamental overhaul of federal chemicals regulation since passage of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), widely considered the...

Senate Passes Landmark Bill for Camp Lejeune Families

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that furnishes health care benefits to veterans and their families made ill from polluted drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

FDA To Bar BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups

Less than a year after the state of California banned baby bottles and sippy cups made with the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol-A, BPA, the federal government has followed suit.

FCC To Review Cell Phone Radiation Rules

After years of neglecting to update its scientific statements on cell phone radiation, the Federal Communications Commission, in an about-face, launched a review of its safety standards.

Survey: Strong Bipartisan Support Seen For Shift To Cleaner Energy

The common wisdom is wrong: There is no political "fault line" that divides Americans along party lines when it comes to clean energy issues and solutions.

Free Farm Insurance Could Save Taxpayers up to $18.5 Billion

A new report released today shows that an Environmental Working Group proposal to reform the costly federal crop insurance program through the 2012 farm bill could save taxpayers up to $18.5 billion...

EWG Investigation: Hair Straighteners Release Potent Carcinogen

EWG's investication of chemical hair straightening treatments, the largest published to date, turned up numerous complaints of hair loss, blisters, burning eyes, noses and throats, headaches and...

New Map Reveals Hot Spots in Emerging Global Food Crisis

Volatile food markets and food insecurity contributed to the civic unrest that recently brought down Egypt's president. To better understand the unfolding reality of global food price volatility...

EWG Meat Eater’s Guide Spotlights Beef’s Outsize Carbon Footprint

The Environmental Working Group today released its groundbreaking Meat Eater's Guide to Climate Change and Health, a powerful, multi-featured tool that allows both consumers and experts to understand...

Californians Urge Healthy Food and Jobs Focus in Fast Tracked Farm Bill

More than 60 public health, nutrition, food, farm and environmental groups representing hundreds of thousands of California citizens are urging Gov. Jerry Brown and the state's congressional...

Kids’ Cereals Pack More Sugar Than Twinkies and Cookies

Parents have good reason to worry about the sugar content of children's breakfast cereals, according to an Environmental Working Group review of 84 popular brands.