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Yesterday, for the I-don't-even-know-what-time-anymore, the Science Board of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held another meeting to discuss the dangers of BPA. Sure, it's important to...

The folk wisdom that fish is a remarkable food has been confirmed by scientists who have found that omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil lower "bad" cholesterol levels and lessen the risk of cardiovascular...

Prenatal exposures to environmental pollutants may lead to chronic diseases later in life. Toxic effects of environmental pollution on human health are well recognized. Yet, for a long time...

Special to Enviroblog by Don Carr, EWG Press Secretary The notion that proven and clean renewable energy technologies like solar and wind can be the driver for American energy independence took a hit...

Good news, everyone! The Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council and the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. are rolling out a new ' plastics ambassador' program. You'll be happy to...

Since I started working for EWG a mere six months ago, I have been through two serious kid cup searches. Not necessarily the most momentous events during that period, but quite possibly the most time...

I'm convinced that having a Facebook group is now like having a web site: if you don't have one, where are you, really? Does your group really exist? If you can't be found online, who's going to find...

There are two things that the end of a year and the end of an administration have in common: most of the people are happy to see them gone, and they reflect on the missed opportunities and regrets...

I paddle my touring kayak in the Potomac but never a whitewater kayak - never have wanted to practice self-rescues and rolls in that water. Okay, I know, there are world champion kayakers here in DC...

Richard Wiles, the Environmental Working Group's Executive Director, and development associate Jocelyn Lyle joined more than 2,300 women for the 12th Annual Heinz Women's Health and the Environment...

Humans are polluted with hundreds of different industrial chemicals. Even babies are born polluted, as EWG's studies show. So, the new documentary " The Disappearing Male" should come as no surprise...

When the FDA says "there's no reason for any parent to be concerned for any reason," I want to roll my eyes. So when FDA spokesperson Judy Leon said exactly that about its recent discovery of melamine...

Just yesterday I listened to EWG President Ken Cook give a terrific presentation in San Francisco based on the influential cord blood study we did a few years ago. During the Q & A, someone asked a...

Last couple of days, it's been all about the bottled water here at EWG. The same day we released our investigation, was the day the United Nations declared the Global Hand-Washing Day The day, and the...

Yesterday was our 80th annual National Child Health Day. In 1928, President Calvin Coolidge issued the nation's first proclamation to promote children's health - prompted by labor unions and women's...

The cosmetics industry is not sparing anybody from the toxics chemicals in personal care products and our new report just proves the point even further. We tested the blood of 20 American teenage...

All across the industrial sector, manufacturers are realizing that consumers are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious and are trying to keep up with green initiatives, to maintain their...

Brush twice a day. Floss. Hit the dentist every year or so for a battery-powered cleaning and a once-over and voila, dental health. Pretty straightforward, huh? Not so fast, it turns out. Just finding...

Welcome to Enviroblog! Whether you clicked through from your email to read Lisa's back-to-school guide, or you're coming in from Treehugger (where we're one of their Greens of the Week), we've got...

By now you may have heard about the Food and Drug Administration's draft assessment of bisphenol A, which says that the known endocrine disruptor poses no health risk. They got it wrong. My colleagues...

You can probably imagine what it's like to work for EWG and be a parent. In a word: fraught. In two words: consumer paralysis. Maybe it's just because I'm new here. In time, I'll (hopefully) recover...

Most people don't think of going to a place of religious worship as a time when they're exposing themselves to the danger. However, it really depends where you worship. A recent study by a Thai doctor...

Good news of the day: The government is not always slow and ineffective. Bad news of the day: It is fast only when it want to be. One would think that if it takes the government over 30 years to set...