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Safer shampoo: Steer clear of these problematic ingredients
A head of clean, healthy hair is a sign of basic self-care for many Americans. But some products might contain ingredients that can increase your exposure to toxic chemicals.
EWG statement on bill to ban toxic weedkiller paraquat in Pennsylvania
On Tuesday, members of the House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee in the Pennsylvania state legislature held a hearing on several bills to address the use of toxic food chemicals...
Transcript of EWG podcast 'Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 50
Julia Belluz, co-author of “Food Intelligence: The Science of How Food Both Nourishes and Harms Us,” joins EWG co-Founder and President Ken Cook to dismantle everything you think you know about...
Transcript of EWG podcast 'Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode' – Episode 54
We’ve all seen the headlines about micro and nanoplastics. It’s clear that the public is uneasy with the ubiquity of plastic particles in our food, soil, and water. The plastics and petrochemical...
Interactive map: Tracking state food chemical regulation in the U.S.
Thousands of chemicals are allowed for use in food sold in this country. And while most of these are likely safe to eat, some have been linked to serious health harms.
California bill requiring full disclosure of chemicals in diapers passes Assembly floor
SACRAMENTO – The California State Assembly on March 26 decisively approved a bill that would give parents a complete list of what’s in their baby’s diaper . Assembly Bill 1901 cleared the Assembly...
Protein is everywhere – it probably isn't making us healthier
Protein used to be the domain of bodybuilders and fitness fanatics. Now it’s everywhere: high-protein claims on Doritos chips , Dunkin’ Donuts lattes , breakfast toaster pastries and even pints of ice...
5 viral – but problematic – TikTok tanning trends
With the days getting warmer, many are tanning or being outside more. Time in the sun is fun, as long as you protect yourself – and that usually means wearing sunscreen. But some recent TikTok trends...
CA bill would ban fire retardants from some baby products
Jessica Webb of Healthy Child, Healthy World blogs about an important bill to change to California fire safety standards for baby products, and the chemical industry's efforts to uncut these...
My friend neoprene, allergen of the year
In 2009, the dubious distinction of the "allergen of the year" was awarded to a group of chemicals most of us have never heard of: mixed dialkyl thioureas. Mixed who?
Sunscreen series: About those mineral sunscreens...
So you've read our 2009 sunscreen report cover to cover, right? OK, probably not - we're all too busy to handle that much information in the middle of summer - no matter how useful and scintillating...
Buying our way to utopia? Not so much.
Hi, my name is Lisa and I spend more time reading labels than ballots. There, I said it. Why do I spend so much time reading labels?
Because pesticides on your food aren't bad enough
Worried about your cantaloupe catching fire? You might not have to anymore! Your fruits and veggies may be doused in Deca, a flame retardant chemical and known neurotoxin.
When breast cancer has 'No Family History'
A while back, EWG staff scientist Olga Naidenko wrote here about the need to focus breast cancer research on prevention - with an emphasis on the role of carcinogens.
Puberty is tough enough without BPA
Every child's journey through puberty is different, but you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone describe the experience as "wonderful," "awesome" or "let's play two!"
EWG's Tips to avoid BPA exposure
EWG is working hard to pass laws that limit or ban the dangerous chemical BPA. But until they pass, we think you should have the latest info on sources of exposure and our tips to avoid them on your...
FRAC Act Gains House Supporters
A bill to establish federal oversight for a controversial oil and natural gas extraction technique called hydraulic fracturing has gained six more House supporters, four of them from New York City...
BPA Invades the Womb
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the outcry over Rachel Carson's path-breaking Silent Spring and global mobilization around the first Earth Day spurred scientists to attempt to quantify how much pollution...
State of the Rockies Project Studies Big Ag
If you're a Westerner - and what American isn't, really? -- Colorado College's State of the Rockies Project is a must-read, must-bookmark web destination.
Vote for EWG Prez Ken Cook on Huff Post
We get called a lot of names at EWG -- it comes with the territory. Some more flattering than others, but there's one that sums it up -- "Game Changers." So it's no surprise that our very own Ken Cook...
Chesapeake Bay residents are part of the solution
By Lisa Frack and Michelle Perez Earlier this month, EWG released a report about the Chesapeake Bay water quality crisis. The report focuses on agriculture's heavy - if unintended - damage to the Bay...
Dear SIGG, We think you should....
SIGG CEO Steve Wasik called EWG's President, Ken Cook, earlier today to discuss our response to his recent announcement that SIGG water bottles did in fact contain the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA)...
BPA: Can consumer revolt trump K Street?
Don't underestimate the power of a consumer revolt. No hearings. No votes. No PAC money. No lawyers. (Yes!) No lobbying. Advertising -- Facebook and Twitter, virtual and viral. And free.
TSCA? No, thanks. Kid-Safe? Yes, please.
How old were you in 1976? I was 7, the #1 hit song was "Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney and Wings, and gas cost 59 cents a gallon. These and most things have changed in the last 32 years, but not...