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Sharp rise in livestock antibiotic use threatens life-saving medications
The sale of medically important antibiotics for use in livestock surged in 2024, raising serious concerns about overuse of these medications worsening drug resistance. Antibiotics are classified as...
Plastic Pollution Is Everywhere. Including You.
Unless you've been living under a rock, you're aware that plastic creates pollution. And if you've been paying any attention at all to the state of our planet, you've heard of the Great Pacific...
California Green Chemistry rules should be withdrawn
California is supposed to be a leader on all things green. That was certainly Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's message back in September 2008, when he signed two bills (AB 1879 and SB 509) that he said...
Food Safety Bill will Save the Lives of Thousands
At least 5,000 Americans - most of them young children, the elderly and the sick - die every year from eating contaminated food, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Join EWG's live chat with Chef Ann Cooper
Today (Thursday, November 4) we chat about healthy school lunches - how to pack 'em and how to fix our broken school lunch programs - with Chef Ann Cooper, The Renegade Lunch Lady. Join us by clicking...
Dr. Oz investigates early puberty in girls
Dr. Mehmet Oz begins a recent segment of The Dr. Oz Show by telling us in no uncertain terms that he's not happy about early puberty in girls - as a dad and a doctor.
Cash register jobs join list of hazardous professions
Firefighters and beat cops. Soldiers, farm workers, war correspondents and hard hats who dangle from high iron as they build skyscrapers. Those are a few professions most folks consider risky. And if...
Nanosilver in your underwear? We hope not.
Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing its proposal to approve a Swiss nanosilver textile coating for sale in the U.S. EPA...
CA Lawmakers Fail to Ban BPA From Kids' Food, Drink
In a victory for the chemical industry and a great loss for the health of California's children, the California State Legislature on Tuesday narrowly failed to pass a bill that would have eliminated...
Being Clean and Pretty Has Toxic Costs
This morning I relied on a dozen grooming and beauty products to help me face the day. I used soap, shampoo and conditioner in the shower, and gel and mousse when I dried my hair. I slathered on...
Find your sunscreen with EWG's new iPhone App
All you iPhone users can now find the best sunscreen with EWG's free application (App) linked to Environmental Working Group's (EWG) 2010 Sunscreen Guide.
Cereal boxes are for reading, not eating
Did you hear about Kellogg's voluntary recall of its super sugary cereals? Picture this: 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Honey (used to be "Sugar") Smacks, Apple Jacks, (used to be "Sugar") Corn Pops...
EWG: MAHA report parrots pesticide industry playbook, abandoning RFK Jr.’s promises
The Environmental Working Group today criticized the Trump administration’s final “Make America Healthy Again,” or MAHA, report for abandoning MAHA leaders’ promises to ban toxic agricultural...
California lawmakers send to governor’s desk the nation’s first bill to require tests of prenatal vitamins for heavy metals
SACRAMENTO – Today the California Legislature took a major step toward protecting maternal and fetal health with passage of Senate Bill 646.
New York State: Avoid these 85 chemicals if you can
When someone with $8 billion a year in purchasing power tells the world what they don't want, marketers and manufacturers are likely to pay attention.
Wal-Mart Launches Healthy Food Initiative
With First Lady Michelle Obama in attendance, Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, announced (Jan. 20) that it is launching a five-year plan to provide its customers with healthier and more...
Re-Volt will restock California utility regulators’ worn-out rubber stamps for PG&E rate hike
SACRAMENTO – Energy accountability campaign Re-Volt announced today it will supply the California Public Utilities Commission’s members with new rubber stamps before they get ready to approve Pacific...
Bang for your buck: Moisturizers for less than $20
Winter air doesn’t just chill you – it can strip your skin of essential moisture. Skin gets drier during colder months, so you may want to level up your moisturizing routine in response. Cold, dry air...
The lentil, an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds, comes in hundreds of varieties, with about 50 being cultivated for food. Most are grown in Canada and India. The green variety, used in this dish – along with black, if you can find them – is available in bags and bulk in most grocery stores.
Cook: Cooking time depends on the type of lentil. Green and black cook in about the same
Tempeh is made from whole fermented soy beans. Although native to east Asia, soybeans also grow in the U.S. About 94 percent of the U.S. soy crop is genetically modified, so choose organic, if possible. To make tempeh, soybeans are soaked, hulled and cooked, and once drained, mixed with a fungus to start the fermentation process.
Cook: Tempeh can marinate and be seasoned like any animal protein
Tofu is made not from soybeans but from their milk. Although native to east Asia, soybeans grow well in the U.S. About 94 percent of the U.S. soy crop is genetically modified, so it’s best to choose organic soy, if possible. Tofu is made by curdling soy milk with heat and a coagulant like nigiri. The curds are then pressed into a sliceable cake. Tofu is available in varying degrees of softness.
Fighting the climate crisis: It’s the cow and the how
Changing how we produce beef can reduce greenhouse gas emissions – but not enough to offset the growing demand for beef and its contribution to the climate crisis.
DOE throws PG&E lifeline to keep aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operating
The U.S. Department of Energy is extending the deadline for Pacific Gas & Electric, or PG&E, to submit required documents for getting part of a $6 billion federal fund, in order to keep the aging...
In virtual briefing, clean energy advocates highlight California’s ‘balcony solar’ bill to cut electric bills for millions
SACRAMENTO – State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and clean energy advocates last week outlined how a bill he introduced would make it easier and more affordable for millions of Californians to...
