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2011 Sunscreen Database Profiles 1,700 Products
Consumers can trust a slim 20 percent of the beach and sport sunscreens assessed for the 2011 sun season, according to Environmental Working Group's survey of over 1,700 sun products.
Cities Confirm EWG Tap Water Tests
Top Chefs Urge Congress to Protect 40 Million Americans From Hunger
As Congress begins debate on food and farm policy, some of the nation's top chefs gathered on Capitol Hill today to urge lawmakers to protect the nation's most effective anti-hunger program from...
If Scott Pruitt Becomes Attorney General, Corporate Polluters Would Be Treated Like Jaywalkers
If Scott Pruitt becomes attorney general, he'd treat corporate criminal polluters like jaywalkers, said Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook.
Toyota Tells EWG ‘No Plans’ to Help Scott Pruitt Gut EPA
Contrary to Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's testimony before a House committee, Toyota has no plans to partner with the agency, the company said in a letter to the Environmental...
EWG: Stop Rodan + Fields’ Misleading Claims
EWG urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and California's attorney general today to stop Rodan + Fields from making misleading claims about benzophenone, a chemical that has been linked to...
Almost Three-Fourths of California’s High-Risk Toddlers Miss Annual Lead Tests Required by Law
A new EWG analysis of state records shows that each year between 2012 and 2016, almost three-fourths of California toddlers enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state-run low-income health insurance program...
EPA Chief’s First-Class Travel in Crosshairs of GOP Investigation
In Pompeo, Trump Taps First Known Climate Denier For Secretary of State
If CIA Director Mike Pompeo becomes the next Secretary of State, he will be the first known climate denier to serve as the nation's chief diplomat Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore via Flickr.com
EWG’s Heather White Wins Sustainability Prize
EWG Executive Director Heather White has been named one of Green Building & Design Magazine's Top 20 Women in Sustainability Leadership.
Dietary Guidelines Fail to Recommend Less Meat Consumption
The federal government's new Dietary Guidelines miss a key opportunity to steer Americans toward a diet that is healthier and better for the environment by not clearly recommending that people reduce...
Americans Want Stronger Regulation of Cosmetics
A survey released today by the Mellman Group and American Viewpoint shows that voters overwhelmingly support stricter regulation of the chemical ingredients used in their personal care products.
National Academy of Sciences Urges Greater GMO Transparency
Today's National Academy of Sciences report on genetically engineered foods takes a major policy step in calling on the food and agriculture industries to increase transparency regarding GMO foods...
Senate Sends Obama Toxic Chemicals Bill That Falls Short of Needed Reforms
With tonight's voice vote in the Senate, chemicals policy reform legislation that fails to adequately protect human health and the environment is headed to the President, noted Environmental Working...
DuPont Study Finds Link Between Teflon Contaminant and Elevated Cholesterol
Companies Working to Defeat GMO Labeling Often Employ Deceptive Labels
Tonight: Bay Area Public Radio to Air The Debate Over Prop 37
At 8:00pm tonight KQED-FM will re-air the only major debate to date on California's Proposition 37 to label GMO foods.
California Voters Heavily Favor GE Food Labeling Initiative, Poll Shows
In a statewide poll released today, more than 60 percent of registered California voters support a November ballot initiative called Proposition 37 to require disclosure on the label whenever fresh...
UN panel calls into question U.S. corn ethanol mandate
A new report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the risks biofuels present to food security and the environment and questions the ability of U.S. biofuels...
Consumer Pressure Leads Avon To Phase Out Antibacterial Chemical
Washington, D.C. – The decision by Avon, one of the world's largest beauty product manufacturers, to remove the antibacterial chemical triclosan from its products is “the latest example of how...
Big Food’s “DARK Act” Introduced in Congress
Legislation introduced today by Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) - christened the “Deny Americans the Right-to-Know” or DARK act by critics - would block any federal or state action to require...
Pruitt’s Legacy: Worst EPA Chief in Agency’s History
After 18 months of ethical scandals, profligate spending of taxpayer dollars and rollbacks of public health protections, Scott Pruitt has resigned as administrator of the Environmental Protection...
Across U.S., Toxic Algal Blooms Threaten Lakes and Other Waterways
Across the U.S., a growing epidemic of toxic algal blooms is polluting lakes and other waterways, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group.
PFCs: Global Contaminants
