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Setting a gold standard in the Golden State: 5 EWG-sponsored bills to boost safety choice and transparency
As the world’s fourth largest economy, California doesn’t just pass laws, it helps reshape the American marketplace. With the Sacramento legislative session in full swing, EWG is sponsoring five...
California bill would create first-in-nation ‘not ultraprocessed food’ label for consumers
SACRAMENTO – A trailblazing California bill would give shoppers a way to identify less harmful processed foods. Assembly Bill 2244, introduced March 24 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino)...
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For decades, regulators knew paraquat was harmful but failed to address the risks
Paraquat is a highly toxic agricultural chemical that has been sprayed on fields for decades. Its value as a herbicide was discovered in 1955. It was introduced for commercial use in 1962 and the Environmental Protection Agency classified it as a “restricted-use pesticide” in 1978. For years, it has been one of the most prevalent pesticides in U.S. agriculture. Its application skyrocketed in the
More food companies plan to phase out harmful dyes. Here’s what has happened so far
Food dyes seem to be everywhere in snacks, drinks and many other grocery store items. But some dyes, particularly synthetic, petroleum-based ones, are linked to preventable health harms, from...
FDA abandons stricter tanning bed standards, leaving teens at risk
Tanning beds can increase the risk of skin cancer, and the Food and Drug Administration has long warned that children and teens should never use them. Yet the agency has quietly killed a rule that...
Vermont Senate advances landmark ban on Parkinson’s pesticide
Vermont’s Senate today gave its initial approval to landmark legislation that would ban the use and sale of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat , bringing the state to the cusp of becoming the first...
Going full glam with EWG Verified®
Crafting the perfect look for any occasion takes laser-like focus, patience and the right products. The last thing on your mind should be whether a product is safe to use. When you're getting ready...
An EWG Verified® roundup for moms and moms-to-be this Mother’s Day 💐🫶
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California bill requiring full disclosure of chemicals in diapers clears first hurdle
SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee on March 24 passed a bill that would give parents a complete list of what’s in their baby’s diaper . If enacted...
6 reasons why the toxic weedkiller paraquat must be banned now
The agricultural chemical paraquat – potentially fatal, if ingested – stands out as one of the pesticides that are most urgent to ban. California regulators are weighing whether to prohibit paraquat...
Washington recognizes EWG Verified® as higher standard for safer salon products
WASHINGTON – In a first-of-its-kind pilot project, Washington is recognizing products with the EWG Verified® mark in its Safer Salons Partnership , which reimburses independent hair stylists, barbers...
Mark Ruffalo condemns Trump EPA rollback of PFAS tap water standards
The following is a statement from activist and actor Mark Ruffalo on the Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed efforts to weaken drinking water standards for the “forever chemicals” known...
Transcript of EWG podcast 'Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 53
At least 48 million Americans are food insecure, Congress just cut $200 billion from SNAP, and the upcoming Farm Bill could make things even worse. But Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) believes we have an...
Transcript of EWG podcast 'Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 55
Most people heard about Project 2025 during the 2024 presidential campaign. Far fewer understood what it actually was. The Atlantic’s David Graham wrote the definitive book explaining the sweeping...
Transcript of EWG podcast 'Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 56
Long before “Make America Healthy Again,” or MAHA, existed, there was Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine): A self-described hippie, back-to-the-lander, certified organic farmer, and the first woman ever...
Last Action Hero 3
A year after he mocked environmentalists as " Prohibitionists at a frat party," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered another big Earth Day speech – this time at Yale – with the same theme: The...
Synthetic chemicals: The unfortunate predicament
Ed. note: This is a post by Howie, EWG's social media intern. Howie's a student at American University here in DC. We’ve discussed the fact that breast cancer rates around the world have...
Phthalate-induced asthma: Gasping for breath
The smell of a new car, that new shower curtain odor, and those off-gassing carpets recently installed in your office have one thing in common: these consumer products contain plastics chemicals that...
Can I have a glass of Placenta 1000 with that?
Ah, it's a great day to be a woman! In fact, every day is a great day to be a woman, especially when it comes to the sacrifices made for beauty. Women are known to make numerous beauty sacrifices...
New toxic toy law not exactly cause for celebration
Ed. note: This post is by EWG's social media intern Akua, who gets to spend most of her time playing around on MySpace and reading blogs -- lucky woman. Last week, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire...
EnviroHealth in Blogs: Plastic inspiration from under the sea
A little light reading for your mid-week enjoyment. On a need-to-know basis.Food and Water Watch reports on USDA's new proposed recall rule -- they may tell you what they know about recalled meat...
Chickadee is the new canary
No one seems quite sure what's happening to birds in the Pacific Northwest, but whatever it is, it's tragic -- and it makes Bud Anderson of the Falcon Research Group want to puke. Birds began...
Hot enough for you? Just wait
On any given day, the hottest spot in the United States is likely to be somewhere in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts that straddle the borders of California, Arizona and Nevada. Last Fourth of July it...
Mixed Greens 006: Water, water everywhere
Between pharmaceuticals and fluorocilicic acid, this edition of Mixed Greens is all wet. Mixed Greens is EWG's environmental health podcast. You can subscribe in iTunes or in a reader, or listen right...