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FDA is trying (again) to clean up your hand soap
The federal Food and Drug administration has announced proposed rules that could drive unnecessary and potentially dangerous products from the market -- antibacterial hand soaps like those marketed by...
What We Can Learn From West Virginia
On January 9, more than 7,500 gallons of a chemical used to process coal – crude MCHM – spilled into West Virginia's Elk River at a facility owned by Freedom Industries.
Snow White and Her Seven Drilling Rigs
As a mom of an eight-year-old and a six-year old, I can't escape Disney. But thankfully, my little princesses haven't yet been exposed to the company's pro-fracking campaign, “Rockin' in Ohio.”
For 50 Years, Polluters Knew PFAS Chemicals Were Dangerous But Hid Risks From Public
As far back as 1950, studies conducted by 3M showed that the family of toxic fluorinated chemicals now known as PFAS could build up in our blood. By the 1960s, animal studies conducted by 3M and DuPont revealed that PFAS chemicals could pose health risks. But the companies kept the studies secret from their employees and the public for decades. Here is a timeline of internal memos, studies and
EWG’s Top Ten Environmental Health Stories of 2013
When EWG's staff voted on the most important environmental health stories of 2013 that didn't directly involve agriculture, it turned out that antibiotic overuse was at the top of the list. Of course...
These are Fiscal Conservatives?
Corn Is Magic?
The trade organization that represents biotechnology companies, including those that develop and market biofuels, came out with a study this week (March 26) claiming that lowering the amount of corn...
Pompeo’s DARK Act Will Keep Consumers in the Dark
Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kans.) has introduced the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act to keep consumers, well, in the dark about whether or not their food contains GE ingredients. The bill would...
PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water Far More Prevalent Than Previously Reported
EWG Comments on the California Air Resources Board Climate Change Proposed Scoping Plan
Consider the Source
Greening Santa's Workshop: Eco gifts in the blogosphere
Much Ado about Giving Consumers What they Want
Top 10 Things You Should Know About The Farm Bill
Did They Really Say That? See for Yourself.
Michael Pollan Talks Subsidies on the Daily Show
For Farmers, Expected Costs of Climate Bill Are Still Minimal
Biofuels, Agriculture and the Environment
OSHA Outsources Worker Safety to Chemical Industry
Top Ten Reasons to Reject the House Farm Bill
Secret Lobby for Secret Safety Net
Southern Discomfort
The Farm Bureau Bogeyman
