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Outside the Box: Show me the money!
Need smart, sound financial tips? Contact a broker. Interested in the bizarre ways people are making money using kegs, beetles, and rats? Read on, because this week's Outside The Box is green in more...
'Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.'
Thanks to Jack Nicholson's Oscar-winning performance in Chinatown, the story of how Los Angeles stole the water from the Owens River may be the best-known environmental crime in U.S. history. (OK, I'm...
Saturday Morning Multimedia: H520 off the hook
This week, in what many would term an unfortunate setback, Vermont's House of Representatives was unable to override the Governor's veto on an energy bill that would have provided incentives for...
Two days left to Grow Organics!
We're almost there! In the past week, more than ten thousand people have signed the petition to Grow Organics. We only need a couple thousand more to meet our goal, and we've got just over two days to...
Another one bites the dust
Glen Martin, one of the best environmental reporters in California, has written his last story for the San Francisco Chronicle. Glen was one of EWG's favorite journalists. He dug deep into our Farm...
EPA proposes new smog standards; environmentalists wheeze their disapproval
Update: Okay, I may have been a little hard on the EPA yesterday. At least they're making an effort. Also, check out Angry Toxicologist's post, The Asthmatic Elephant in the Ozone Room.
Sunscreen woes? We've got a solution.
Yesterday EWG launched a database containing the safety and effectiveness ratings of over 700 sunscreen products — just in time for summer. The site helps consumers select the best possible sunscreen...
EnviroHealth in Blogs: Organic growth. . . kind of.
A little pre-vacay light reading. Enjoy! You may not know Phil Howard by name, but you probably know his work -- and if you don't, Ethicurean can help. Once again, the market steps in where government...
California may add BPA, caffeine to Prop. 65
A new prioritization process has bumped caffeine and bisphenol A to the front of the list of toxic chemicals for review in California this year. Under the state's Proposition 65 law, the governor must...
My CNN hero
For a while now, CNN has been running CNN heroes series, where people had the chance to nominate outstanding leaders in their communities. Over 7,000 of people from 93 countries were nominated by the...
Ah, for the toys of my childhood. . .
First lead, now asbestos: Holiday toy shopping is tougher than ever. When I was a kid, the dangerous toys didn’t come in a box you opened to play with on your bedroom floor. They were BB guns, skate...
In Neodesha, BP stands for Big Problems
In Neodesha, Kansas, BP is a dirty word. Residents of that city, along with the county, the school district, and a pair of private landowners, are suing the corporation for $423 million. They allege...
"Um, thanks, but I don't generally print my email. . ."
Last week the LA Times ran an article about a trend in which email senders add a tag line to their outgoing messages, encouraging the recipient to “consider the impact on the environment before...
SMM: Holiday shopping edition
Well, here we go folks -- the holiday shopping season is in full swing. If you're the type that spends the post-Thanksgiving break shopping 'til you drop, I wish you the best of luck. Me, I'm hanging...
EnviroHealth in Blogs: Cold coffee blues got you down?
A little light reading for your pre-holiday perusal. . . Siel's got some tips for greening your computer use -- and even though you've probably heard them all before, I bet you could use a refresher...
Monsanto thinks they've got you fooled
If you live in Pennsylvania, you should know that your state's Secretary of Agriculture thinks you're stupid. Actually, he seems to think all consumers are stupid, but his reach only extends to those...
SMM: Food for faith
The documentary Renewal is the first feature-length documentary to capture the breadth and vitality of America's religious-environmental movement. In rural communities, suburbs and cities, people of...
Fishy facts on seafood imports
Sometimes, all it takes to get a point across is a clear statement of the facts. Let's have a look at some startling ones, shall we? Most of the seafood we eat in America is imported. Only one percent...
Ask EWG: Should I use iodized salt?
Question: Is there a reason why my table salt is iodized? I’m not even really sure what that means, but it sounds a little scary, and unnecessary. Should I switch to kosher salt or sea salt? Answer...
Chemical Index: Find the information you're looking for
We quietly added a new feature to the EWG homepage this week, and it's one I think Enviroblog readers might find very useful. The Chemical Index (which you'll find on the lefthand navigation)...
When Less is More
I often complain about the lax chemical regulations. And, I am definitely guilty of saying “imports are poisoning people in America.†But, what about the people that make those imports? Few of us...
Toxic remains of mining operation kill geese, cancer cells
You really can't beat this opening sentence, so I'm not even going to try: BUTTE, Mont. — Death sits on the east side of this city, a 40-billion-gallon pit filled with corrosive water the color of a...
SMM: A food and farm bill for school lunches
KQED public radio in Northern California played a story on Thursday about the farm bill and how it effects the lunch menu in public schools: We've all heard the latest health advice: avoid transfats...
This Enviroblog post has not been funded by the seafood industry
So, the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies coalition has issued a recommendation that women who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning on becoming pregnant should eat at at least 12 ounces of fish per...