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Is there PFOA in my butter?
What do popcorn bags, muffin and croissant bags, hamburger and sandwich wrappers, pizza box liners, French fry and hash brown bags and butter boxes have in common? If your guess was "savory food...
When "pure" is not pure or how did our lack of regulations allow cancer-causing chemicals in baby's products
Being a parent should not be a scary thing. It is supposed to be the time of joy, fun and reward. Ok, and a few boo-boos. But trying to keep your child clean and healthy is serious business...
House holds hearing on broken toxic law
Special to Enviroblog by Sandra Schubert, EWG Director of Government Affairs Yesterday's hearing in the House of Representatives clearly showed the need for reform of TSCA. All ten witnesses -...
Pregnancy today: A lesson in toxics
When I was pregnant for the first time, I was all about prenatal yoga, checking my baby's amazing developing body online, and comparing symptoms with friends. As it should be. What I wasn't doing was...
Listen up: Kid-Safe Chemicals Act conference call for all
Here at EWG we talk about the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act a lot. Like every day. Sometimes all day. Why? Simple. We think it's time for a new law (the Toxic Substances Control Act that currently regulates...
Study links tap water to high lead levels in Washington children
Researchers have found a shockingly high lead levels in the blood of young Washington, D.C. children tested between 2001 and 2004, when the District of Columbia's drinking water was being contaminated...
The value of clean water
Agricultural pollutants affect drinking water quality nationwide Economic losses caused by nutrient pollution of U.S. freshwaters are felt by people all around the country, according to the policy...
EWG asks HHS nominee Tom Daschle: what about toxics?
Topic A at the Senate confirmation hearing for Health and Human secretary nominee Tom Daschle was health reform. Also Topics B through Y. That's understandable: this country's health crisis is...
Dear George - Don't go away mad. Just go away.
There will be many happy people around the world when the Obama administration takes over in January. Indeed, President Bush will leave the office as one of the least popular presidents in the history...
My new year's resolution? Parent power.
Long before working with EWG, I often visited the "For Parents" page on our web site. I appreciated and trusted the information there (still do!), but truth be told, what I really appreciated was that...
Gulf War Illness: As clear as the nose on your face
If you follow environmental health policy, then you're well aware that there are more than a few folks out there who continue to assure us that low-dose exposures to toxic chemicals don't harm human...
EPA widens rift with science advisers
The stress crack between Environmental Protection Agency and its outside science advisers just got a lot deeper. In fact, these days it looks a lot like a thousand-foot crevasse. The proximate cause...
No, no, our asbestos is the safe kind
Over two decades, W.R. Grace & Co. slowly killed hundreds of workers at its Libby, Mont. asbestos mine. It's one of the most notorious cases in the annals of environmental crime – but Grace may escape...
So what's the beef with climate?
Carbon is the primary culprit, contributing 70 percent of global greenhouse gases. But let's not forget that ever-so-sly methane molecule (CH4) that boasts 21 times more global warming potential per...
Call 911-SMOG
If a deadly strain of an exotic disease were ravaging Los Angeles, the state and federal governments would waste no time declaring a public health emergency. The Department of Health Services and the...
Diplomas and nose jobs
The number of cosmetic surgeries performed on teenagers has nearly doubled in the last five years. Teenagers still account for just about 2 percent of cosmetic surgery patients in the US, but this...
An environmental organization disguised as a clothing company
This morning, NPR launched a series on how Americans are adapting to global warming with a feature on Patagonia, the Ventura outdoor clothing manufacturer.
Rocket fuel in your drinking water? We got just the man
This post is written by Enviroblogger Alex Formuzis. He is away from his computer today so I've posted it on his behalf.
Ask EWG: What is new carpet treated with? What can I do?
Question: I've heard nasty rumors regarding the treatment of carpet before it's sold and put into a house. I've heard that it's treated with some really bad chemicals, then rolled up and stored until...
Parts is parts
Big Oil is getting into the biodiesel game. On the surface that's good news. Last week I wrote about oil companies and how through their gas station franchises they are not allowing competing products...
Women's health conference in Pittsburgh
Teresa Heinz—in collaboration with the Heinz Foundation and the Magee-Women's Hospital of UMPC—sponsored a Women's Health and the Environment Conference on Friday, April 20, at the David L. Lawrence...
Real green heroes
For a respite from the mainstream media's celebrity-focused environmental coverage, check out the Earth Day edition of Quest from KQED-TV, San Francisco's PBS station.
Last Action Hero
Our governor, who was oiling his quads for the camera when Lois Gibbs was fighting a chemical catastrophe at Love Canal, is suddenly being hailed as an environmental hero.
