Articles by Tasha Stoiber, Ph.D.
EWG-Commissioned Tests Finds Cancer-Causing Asbestos in Talc-based Cosmetics
Earlier this year, EWG reported results of tests that found the notorious carcinogen asbestos in samples of talc-based cosmetics. EWG-commissioned tests by Scientific Analytical Institute found...
EWG Comments to California OEHHA to Prioritize Chemicals for Proposition 65 Review
EWG submitted comments to California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee to recommend the prioritization of four...
PFAS Chemicals Harm the Immune System, Decrease Response to Vaccines, New EWG Review Finds
Toxic PFAS chemicals, notorious for contaminating drinking water supplies across the U.S., are harmful to nearly every human organ, and the immune system is particularly vulnerable. PFAS mixtures...
EWG Comments to California OEHHA Supporting Their Decision on Synthetic Food Dyes
EWG submitted comments to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, expressing support for the OEHHA's conclusion that synthetic food dyes may cause or exacerbate...
EWG Comments to California OEHHA on Proposed Public Health Goals for Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water
EWG submitted comments to the state of California in support of OEHHA’s proposed public health goals for haloacetic acid disinfection byproducts in drinking water.
Reverse Osmosis Water Filters: When Are They a Good Choice?
Filtering your drinking water is a good step to take to protect children's health from pollutants in tap water.
EWG Letter to the California Water Resources Control Board to Address PFAS Contamination
Environmental Working Group urges the California State Water Resources Control Board to address per- and polyfluorinated substances, or PFAS, in drinking water as a class.
PFAS and Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity: An EWG Fact Sheet
PFAS Chemicals Harm the Immune System, Decrease Response to Vaccines, New EWG Review Finds
San Francisco Tap Water Tests: Pesticides Not Detected
EWG Comments on the California’s OEHHA Draft Public Health Goals for Trihalomethanes
Attached is the letter of comments sent by EWG to the state of California in support of OEHHA’s proposed public health goals for disinfection byproducts trihalomethanes in drinking water.
New Round of EWG Testing Finds Glyphosate in Kids’ Breakfast Foods from Quaker Oats, General Mills
EWG Comments on ATSDR Draft Toxicological Profile for PFAS
Attached are EWG’s comments to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, or ATSDR, on its draft toxicological profile on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, often referred to as PFAS. EWG...
For National Honey Bee Day, Show Some Love for Pollinators
August 18 is National Honey Bee Day, according to an official proclamation by the Department of Agriculture. It's a good day to focus on the importance of bees and what we can do to protect them.
‘A Civil Action’ Carcinogen Pollutes Tap Water Supplies for 14 Million Americans
Advice for Parents: Find Nap Mats Without Flame Retardant Chemicals
When looking for a child care center, parents usually ask about the number of children and the number of adult caretakers in the center, what educational activities are offered, and what's for lunch.
Study: Giving Children Flame-Retardant Free Nap Mats Reduces Harmful Exposures
Children are exposed to brominated and organophosphate flame retardants from nap mats at child care centers, but switching to mats without the chemicals reduces kids' exposures, according to a new...
EWG Comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control on Proposed Priority Listing of PFASs in Carpets and Rugs
EWG has submitted comments to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control on the agency's proposed listing of carpets and rugs containing PFAS chemicals as a priority product for review as...
Health Professionals: Fracking Can’t Be Done Without Threatening Public Health
Fracking for oil and gas poses an impending health crisis in the U.S., two leading groups of health professionals warn in a new report.
In a First, California Moves to Protect People from Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Carpets
