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Sunscreen - Lessons Learned From a Trip to the Beach

It's fair to say that I'm not a beach person. My hair is pale blonde and my skin is the color of a marshmallow, if it had freckles. I have nightmarish memories of being covered head to toe in...

EPA takes important steps to curb ‘forever chemicals’ in water, but more needed

The Environmental Protection Agency today announced several new actions to address discharges of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS into lakes, rivers, streams and other sources of drinking water...

EWG news roundup (4/29): EPA to suspend all uses of toxic weedkiller, Duke Energy seeks to stifle clean energy in N.C. and more

EWG news roundup (4/29): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

FDA tests find U.S. food supply awash in pesticide residues

More than 50 percent of thousands of domestic and imported foods tested by the Food and Drug Administration had detectable levels of at least one pesticide, according to results the agency released...

Congress sends historic $369 billion climate, clean energy legislation to President Biden’s desk

The House of Representatives has passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that includes a landmark $369 billion to fight the climate crisis through incentives for developing clean energy like solar...

Leading industry consumer health expert joins EWG to head Healthy Living Science team

Homer Swei, Ph.D., a leading private sector research and development expert who most recently led Johnson & Johnson’s product stewardship program, has joined EWG as Senior Vice President of the...

EWG news roundup (8/26): Calif. passes bill to ban intentionally added PFAS in cosmetic products, a look at the 2022 toxic algae season and more

EWG news roundup (8/26): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG: Bailout to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant running ‘dangerous and dumb’

California lawmakers have voted to approve Senate Bill 846, thereby paving the way to keep the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operating. This action can only hurt the state’s shift to safe...

"We need to stop this."

Finding a nasty flame retardant in peanut butter and other food products brought EWG senior analyst Sonya Lunder to tell E&E reporter Jeremy Jacobs: "We are contaminating our food chain with chemicals...

Study: Communities of color at greatest risk of pesticide exposure in Ventura County, Calif.

In California’s Ventura County, increased agricultural pesticide use and related toxicity risks for humans occur the most in areas with more people of color and limited resources, according to a new...

FDA bans lead-based neurotoxin from consumer hair dyes

The Food and Drug Administration today banned the use of toxic lead acetate in consumer hair dyes, a vital move to protect the public from hazardous chemicals.

Despite EPA roadmap, Congress must tackle industrial ‘forever chemicals’ discharges

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a long-awaited road map for tackling the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. But it falls short on industrial discharges of PFAS, so Congress...

EWG determinó los tipos, las cantidades y las ubicaciones de los pesticidas utilizados en el condado de Ventura, California, a partir de los datos de 2015 a 2020 proporcionados por la oficina del Comisionado de Agricultura del condado de Ventura a través de una solicitud de registros públicos.

Clean energy groups urge California to reject plan that increases cost of residential solar for working families

Several California clean energy groups are urging the state to make solar more accessible and affordable for low- and moderate-income families and reject a plan that would cause monthly bills to soar...

EWG news roundup (11/5): EWG’s 2021 national drinking water database and more

EWG news roundup (11/5): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Bipartisan infrastructure bill includes $10 billion for cleanup of ‘forever chemicals’

The Environmental Working Group applauds Congress for passing a $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill today that includes $10 billion to clean up the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

This cancer-causing chemical may be lurking in your bread

Many packaged baked goods are made with flour that may contain potassium bromate, an additive linked to cancer. The chemical is added to flour to strengthen dough and allow it to rise higher, benefits...

Black lentils, also known as black beluga due to their resemblance to caviar, are one of the earliest known cultivated crops. Native to the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates valleys, lentils are also grown in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and western Canada. Black lentils are sold dried in bags, and by bulk. But they can sometimes be hard to find.

Cook: Some people like to rinse and soak lentils

From my book What The Fork Are You Eating?” © Stefanie Sacks, 2014


Like many legumes, white beans are produced by plants that grow to about 2 feet tall and yield many 5-inch pods with five or six seeds or beans each. They are usually found dried in bags, and in most grocery stores’ bulk section, as well as cooked, in jars, boxes or cans.

Cook: Like many other legumes, white beans can be

Environmental Groups Sue California for Failing to Regulate Fracking

EWG has joined several prominent environmental groups in filing suit against California regulators for failing to evaluate the impact of hydraulic fracturing operations in the state, as required by...

EWG news roundup (5/13): Crop insurance costs skyrocket, EWG launches investigative journalism site, National Women's Health Week and more

This week, EWG released an analysis that details the crop insurance premium subsidies in the Mississippi River region. The report found that the subsides cost taxpayers almost $39.5 billion between...

EWG finds over half of people surveyed think tap water is unsafe

More than 50 percent of thousands of Americans surveyed by EWG say their tap water is unsafe and 40 percent won’t or can’t drink it. But even with widespread concern over tap water quality, nearly...

Four infant formula questions for Commissioner Califf

Several factors have contributed to the infant formula crisis we are witnessing now and, though the operations at Abbott Nutrition warrant scrutiny, we must look at how failures at the Food and Drug...