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As a soon-to-be first time parent, I have spent many a weekend wandering the aisles at Babies 'R' Us and Buy Buy Baby getting all the things we need in preparation for the arrival of the new boss...

Ah, the lowly earthworm. As the animal kingdom goes, it doesn't get more humble -- and as far as agriculture goes, it hardly gets more important. Without earthworms to plow up the undersoil and leave...

One of the glories of life in Northern California is the annual harvest of wild chinook salmon. We mark the beginning of summer by the first backyard barbecue of grilled chinook (although many people...

Sacramento's not such a bad place: The summer heat and lousy air quality are balanced by the outdoor recreational opportunities and an unpretentious, small-town feel. But if you're a international...

A little light reading for your mid-week enjoyment. Mmm, phthalates! Kathy at Safe Mama gives us another easy way to reduce our exposure. Eat your heart out, Lassie. Dizzy the recycling dog is...

A recent New York Times article glowingly portrays the lucrative business of developing patented fragrance ingredients, likening these new and exclusive fragrance chemicals to patented active...

This edition of EWG's podcast Mixed Greens is all about food -- and it's dedicated to celebrity chef Tyler Florence. You can subscribe in iTunes or in a reader, or listen right here in your browser...

Every year, billions of gallons of fire retardants are dropped on forests across the nation. Those chemicals take their toxic toll, but then, so do forest fires. In fact, the National Interagency Fire...

We've been talking about this for years--chemical exposures do add up and can have adverse health effects, including chronic diseases and infertility. A new study, published in the British Medical...

If you've never been to the Grand Canyon, you might want to get there soon. The Forest Service has approved drilling for uranium at as many as 39 sites near the Grand Canyon’s south rim, and we have...

New USGS study cites Farms in 9 States Causing the Dead Zone Problem This week, the U.S. Geological Survey released a report showing that farms in just 9 states cause 75 % of the nitrogen and...

In this second edition of EWG's podcast Mixed Greens, we discuss the possible connections between plastics and obesity, the rocket fuel in our drinking water, and more! Give 'er a listen below, or...

In response to White House pressure, the U.S. EPA broke its own longstanding procedures for scientific and economic review of pollution reporting rules for thousands of factories nationwide in a bid...

Imagine you're a board member of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. The Valley has the dirtiest air in California, including four of the 10 smoggiest cities in the country...

"If you can't put it in your mouth," says Burt's Bees CEO John Replogle, "you shouldn't put it on your skin." Then, according to New York Times reporter Louise Story, he scoops out a fingerful of the...

The number 32 didn't mean much to me until today, when I read an op-ed by the amazing Jared Diamond in The New York Times. According to him: "To mathematicians, 32 is an interesting number: it's 2...

Nearly 10 years ago, when EWG and other California environmental groups were sounding the alarm over the dangers of methyl bromide and other airborne pesticides drifting from farm fields into schools...

A little light reading. . . Now that's my kind of gift guide. We've seen a lot of gift guides for children around these parts lately, and while that's certainly important, I haven't seen any great...

Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. —Elizabeth Stone Being a parent, as I understand it, involves a...

Blood lead level considered "safe" by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control: 10 µg/dL Blood lead level shown to have a negative impact on intellectual functioning: 5-9.9 µg/dL Child IQ at these levels...

Somehow, nearly 20 years after the publication of 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth, the fact that our everyday decisions can have an impact on the future of the planet is still news. It's...

I played The Gotham Gazette Garbage Game and sent 1,897,871 tons of refuse across 121,224 miles. Okay, so I'm not really sure if my score is very good, but the game was interesting. The Garbage Game...

A little light reading. . . It's looking like the farm bill debate will resume in the Senate this morning. Meanwhile, The Washington Times is confused about payment limits. Dan Owens at CFRA...

By now you've heard of Skin Deep, the cosmetics database in which you can search through 23,764 products with 6,924 ingredients. Skin Deep allows users to choose products -- mascara, shampoo, nail...