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Flame Retardant Roulette: Swapping One Toxic Compound for Another
For decades, Americans have been needlessly exposed to chemical flame retardants – which have been linked to cancer, hormone disruption and other health effects – all because of a well intentioned but...
Unpacking the Beauty Box: Birchbox vs. Ipsy
Cancer-Causing Arsenic Contaminates Tap Water for 70 Million Americans
Drinking water supplies for 70 million Americans in 48 states are contaminated with arsenic at concentrations above the level scientists say increases the risk of cancer, according to nationwide test...
U.S. Consumer Watchdog Recommends Ban on Toxic Flame Retardants in Products, Protects Children’s Health
In a major victory for children's environmental health, the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted today to ban an entire class of toxic flame retardant chemicals from consumer goods, including...
The Ugly Truth: How Trump’s EPA Nominee Greenwashed a Carcinogen in Cosmetics
EWG’s News Roundup (9/15): Chemical Industry Shill Eyes EPA and California Advances Public Health
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A Sticky History: Trump Chemical Safety Nominee’s Record With DuPont and Teflon
Junk Rocket Science: How Trump’s EPA Nominee Greenwashed Brain-Damaging Chemical
Before he became President Trump's pick to oversee the nation's chemical safety, Michael Dourson argued for a weak drinking water standard for a rocket fuel chemical that impairs babies' developing...
5 Facts About Michael Dourson, Trump’s Chemical Safety Nominee
Michael Dourson, President Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency, has made his career being paid by polluters – like Monsanto, Dow, DuPont and the Koch...
220 Million Americans Could Have Chloroform in Their Tap Water
When you think of chloroform, your thoughts may drift to faint memories of 1970s television shows in which a villain knocks out their victim with chloroform-soaked cloth.
EWG’s News Roundup (9/8): Carcinogen in Tap Water and Cosmetics, Pruitt’s Henchman Playing God with EPA Grants
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Nearly 100 Cancer-Causing Contaminants Found in U.S. Drinking Water
Cancer-Causing Chemical 1,4-Dioxane Contaminates Americans’ Drinking Water
Water supplies for more than 7 million Americans in 27 states are contaminated with an industrial chemical at levels higher than what federal scientists say poses a minimal lifetime risk of cancer...
EWG Standards Cut Through Compromises on Drinking Water Quality
When it comes to your drinking water, getting a passing grade from the federal government may not be good enough.
September 2017: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Flame Retardant Chemicals Harm Conception and Pregnancy
Flame retardants found in everyday consumer products such as furniture could decrease a woman's fertility, and ability to conceive and have a healthy delivery, new research from the Harvard T.H. Chan...
Unlimited Subsidies for Corn, None for Health Care Coverage
When it comes to farm subsidies, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., says his farmers should “receive the long-term certainty they deserve.”
EWG’s News Roundup (9/1): Fragrances, Flame Retardants, Atrazine in Drinking Water and Monsanto’s Chemical Treadmill
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Cellphone Safety: Industry Pushes to Strip Local Control of High-Speed Networks
The cellphone industry is pushing laws to take away local governments' rights to decide whether or where to allow facilities for high-speed wireless networks that use a technology whose health effects...
Trapped on Monsanto’s Chemical Treadmill: Dicamba Debacle Shows Folly of Herbicide Arms Race
More than 3 million acres of soybeans and other crops were damaged when a herbicide called dicamba drifted onto their fields, according to a just-published report in The Washington Post on the “arms...