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Mattel lobbies to regulate itself
If I had a daughter, she would not be playing with Barbies. Besides the fact that I would want her to have different ideas of womanhood than Barbie present, I would be a afraid for her health! Barbie...
Aussie study finds phthalates in jar lids
Sometimes it's hard to write about this stuff. Here I am, day and and day out, telling you that food packaged in glass containers is a better alternative to canned food -- and it is. But the results...
Confirmed: New shower curtain smell is gross
It may not be news to regular Enviroblog readers, but it's official: new shower curtain smell is caused by toxic chemicals. A study commissioned by the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice...
Pet shampoo ingredient linked to autism
The cause of autism spectrum disorder is one big mystery. Lots of people have ideas as to what might cause it, but nothing is certain. That makes treating the disorder more difficult, and preventing...
Welcome to sunscreen season
I'm sure some of you have already been grilling your grass-fed hamburgers and bulghurburgers BBQ-style, but where I'm from, Memorial Day officially kicks off cook-out season. And where there's a...
Mixed Greens 009: Plastic, plastic everywhere
Plastics are in the news, and you want answers! This week we field some of your questions relating to bisphenol A and other plasticky problems. Mixed Greens is EWG's environmental health podcast. You...
Graver danger from a common herbicide
This is a post by EWG social media intern Howie, who prefers his greens herbicide-free. New research suggests that atrazine, a possible carcinogen and the second most common herbicide used in America...
So what really causes autism?
If you follow scientific news on autism, then you've probably noticed frequent reports of new discoveries of genes "linked" to the "disease."
Not so green-- Green Revolution
Everybody knows that using one technique to solve a diverse set of problems often doesn't work. But somebody forgot to tell that to the creators of the Green Revolution.
Toxic babies
It's hard to talk about pregnancy without talking about a woman's right to give birth to pollution-free babies.
Canada bans flame retardant. The U.S? Not so much.
EWG staffers were pretty thrilled by the recent Canadian government decision to ban the use of Deca, a type of flame retardant, in electronics. Once again, we are left applauding progress to the north...
Monsanto, the FDA, and genetically modified seeds
Here at EWG we spend a lot of time investigating the failure of the Federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to keep our food, water and consumer goods safe. We focus on toxic chemicals, but, as it...
Toxic personal care products for children cont.
Last week was particularly exciting to be at EWG and part of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. The new report shed even more light on an old danger we all know about-- personal care products that our...
Products or politics? What'll it be?
A few weeks back I read Peggy Orenstein's piece The Toxic Paradox in the New York Times Sunday magazine. It hadn't settled all that well with me, so when I saw an Environmental Health News editorial...
Green Moms Carnival: 2009
If you've not happened upon this blog carnival before, I highly recommend it. Each month a group of 20 or so active green mom bloggers choose a single green issue to write about (like climate change...
Pollution portrait of a state reveals over <br />6, 100 violations
We talk often on this blog about how the current system of protection of public health from dangerous chemicals is broken and needs major reform. I am reminded of that every time I come to work, or go...
Breast Cancer Fund study finds strong cancer-chemical link
A new survey of scientific evidence conducted by researchers working with the Breast Cancer Fund makes a persuasive case that the industrialized world's rising breast cancer rate may stem from...
GAO presses for EPA fix
How many times have you heard senior officials in Washington say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it? So they do nothing. But what if it is broken? So busted up that it's actually dangerous? The U.S...
The real problem with fake grass
I suffer every spring in Washington DC because of the smell of the fake grass that surrounds my apartment building, my walk to work, my walk in the park, my walk pretty much anywhere. I am not super...
New studies show heightened toxics risks in newborns
Newborn babies are more intensely exposed than previously documented to contamination by bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic estrogen and ubiquitous plastic component, according to two new studies...
Autism: There's more of it, not just better detection
Special to Enviroblog by Sonya Lunder, EWG Senior Researcher A study published earlier this week confirmed what parents of children with autism have argued for years--that the dramatic increase in...
Phthalates, phthalates everywhere
National Research Council tells EPA: cumulative risk assessment of phthalates and other toxic chemicals is urgently needed A real victory for both human and environmental health has been achieved...
Where have all the bees gone
European bees are dying. Just in last two years, Italy has lost almost half its bees. There are many reasons for this trend -- climate change, pesticide use in agriculture, changing diets and...
A change at the top
As has been widely reported, California Representative Henry Waxman, chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will replace Michigan’s John Dingell as chair of the powerful...