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The Environmental Protection Agency recently pledged to spend the next five years studying the effects of glyphosate, the most commonly used herbicide in the U.S. and the main ingredient in Monsanto's...

An EWG survey of athletic fields and parks in a six-state sample of small-town America shows that more than 90 percent of these recreational areas are within 1,000 feet of a corn or soybean field...

When Congress votes this week on legislation to block GMO labeling, far more will be hanging in the balance than the simple question of whether consumers will be allowed to know whether their food was...

A new study has found that vaginal douching by American women of childbearing age may increase their exposure to hormone-disrupting phthalates and contribute to racial and ethnic differences in...

One of the world's leading experts on cancer risk, Dr. Christopher Portier, told an international conference in London this week that he is certain that glyphosate, the weed killer most commonly used...

More than one in three Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes.

The anti-labeling DARK Act sponsored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kans.) is now also an anti-environment, anti-farmworker and anti-public health bill. The latest version could rip more than 100 laws from...

Genetically engineered crops, commonly called “GMOs,” have led to an explosion in the use of toxic weed killers linked to cancer and other health problems – and people in America's heartland are most...

Our shocking new report uncovered four brands of crayons and two brands of kids' crime scene kits that tested positive for deadly asbestos. What's worse, these contaminated toys are being sold across...

Americans want to know what's in their food and how it's grown.

The savings to taxpayers from the so-called reform of federal farm subsidies are turning out to be mythical – while cuts to programs to help farmers protect the environment are all too real.

Where are your child's crayons? In a drawer, a shoebox, a backpack or an arts and crafts kit? Wherever they are, they're probably among your child's favorite playthings.

By now most of us know to wear sunscreen at the beach or during other outdoor activities. But some people mistakenly think wearing sunscreen makes them immune from sunburn, which can lead to skin...

In 2011, the Food and Drug Administration ruled that sunscreen companies were no longer allowed to assert that their products were “waterproof” or “sweatproof” because these claims exaggerated the...

As a research intern at EWG, I've investigated sunscreens to learn more about how they work and the claims that companies make. I wondered why I'd been told to put sunscreen on a sunburn, even after I...

Rates of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are growing. More than ever, you need to shield your skin from harmful ultraviolet rays. One way to do that is to wear sunscreen.

As the July 4th weekend approaches, EWG has added more than 30 new products to our 2015 Guide to Sunscreens! Twenty-one made our Best Beach & Sport Sunscreens and Best Moisturizers lists because they...

More than 50 years after a landmark study confirmed the lethal effects of asbestos exposure, we still don't know exactly how many people asbestos kills.

Plastics are cheap, useful and ubiquitous. They're also made almost entirely from mixtures of synthetic chemicals that don't occur in nature.

Many people think asbestos exposure is a thing of the past, but today, it remains a deadly public health concern.