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Congress Poised to Put 9/11 Heroes at Risk
In less than 20 minutes, the terrorist-controlled airliners hit both towers of the World Trade Center complex on the morning of September 11, 2001. As tens of thousands of workers and residents in...
Wellness Chat: The Indoor Environment
Nicole Deziel, Ph.D. in this lightly edited interview with EWG, she shares her thoughts on how household exposures can affect health.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Hungry to Finish Food Policy Leftovers
When the election is (finally) over, the next Administration will have a grocery list of food and farm policy priorities to address, ranging from unregulated farm pollution to overuse of antibiotics...
For Safe, Nontoxic Personal Care Products, Look Beyond the Pink Ribbon
‘Cupcake King’ Could Head Agriculture Department
When Sid Miller took office as Texas' Agriculture Commissioner last year, his first action was to “grant amnesty” to cupcakes and other sweets sold in his state's schools.
A Pro-Industry EPA Could Undermine New Chemical Safety Law
By releasing the first 10 chemicals to be reviewed under the new federal chemical safety law, the Environmental Protection Agency reminds us of what's at stake – and how decisions made by the incoming...
Poisoned Legacy
Let's Talk Turkey: How to Decode Labels to Choose a Better Thanksgiving Bird
Double Dipping: How Taxpayers Subsidize Farmers Twice for Crop Losses
Between 2014 and 2015, three federal farm subsidy programs paid farmers multiple times for the same loss in crop yield or decline in crop price.
Five Myths about Asbestos in Schools
Your kids spend most of the day at school, and you may be surprised at what they could be breathing in their classrooms, cafeterias, hallways and gymnasiums: deadly asbestos fibers.
Toxic Dreams: Crib Mattresses May Release Risky Fumes
The study of foam from 20 old and new crib mattresses found that mattresses release up to 30 different types of volatile organic compounds, also known as VOCs, among them, phenol, a strong skin and...
Boondoggle
EWG’s News Roundup (10/27): Chemical Industry Lackey Approved by Senate Committee, Competing Cosmetics Reform Bills and Rising Organic Demand
EWG's News Roundup (10/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Researchers Link Kids’ Weight Gain to Chemical Exposures
It's not just a poor diet and lack of exercise that can make kids overweight.
Four Reasons to Celebrate the California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act
At long last, the veil of secrecy over chemicals in cleaning products is lifting.
EWG’s News Roundup (12/22): Trump’s Deadly Chemicals, Pruitt’s Contract with Oppo Research Firm Collapses and a Look Back at 2017
EWG News Roundup (12/22): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
2017: EWG Sets Health Standards for Chemicals in Tap Water, Pushes Industry Transparency in Cosmetics, Cleaning Products and More
In 2017, EWG once again pushed the envelope in our mission to protect public health and the environment and empower all Americans to make better decisions about their safety and well-being.
Dourson’s Defeat a Big Win for Public Health
There were plenty of good reasons to oppose President Trump's nomination of Michael Dourson to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency. Dourson, who was opposed by public health...
Have Farmers Been Forgotten by Washington?
Standing before some of the nation's most heavily subsidized farmers, President Trump said that America's farmers would be “forgotten no more.” Have the largest, most successful farmers been forgotten...
Why ‘Raw Water’ is a Raw Deal
Americans have good reasons to question the quality of their drinking water.
EWG’s News Roundup (1/19): Toyota Won’t Work with Pruitt, Rodan + Fields Caught Misleading Shoppers and More
EWG News Roundup (1/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (8/11): Formaldehyde in Salons and Contaminants in Well Water
Potassium Bromate