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Unpacking the ‘Clean’ Claims Made by 3 Beauty Boxes

Monday, August 19, 2019

I try to stay up to date on the latest beauty trends, especially when they involve products advertised as “clean” or “nontoxic.” Even before my internship with EWG’s Healthy Living Science team, I knew that claims like “natural,” “nontoxic,” “plant based” and “clean” have no legal basis or standardized definition in the personal care industry.

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Consumer Products

10 Ways Trump Has Undermined Chemical Safety

Thursday, August 15, 2019

President Trump toured a Shell chemical plant in Pennsylvania Tuesday, supposedly to promote his economic agenda. According to reports, he went off script quite a bit – but one thing he definitely didn’t talk about was his administration’s record on chemical safety.

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Children's Health

Chemical Policy (TSCA)

Dog Deaths Linked to Harmful Algae Blooms

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Last week, Melissa Martin and Denise Mintz took their dogs – Abby, Harpo and Lizzy – for a swim in a pond near their home in Wilmington, N.C. Within hours, the dogs grew sick and died, apparent victims of poisoning from toxic algae blooms.

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EWG News Roundup (8/9): Mapping Harmful Algae Toxins, Back-to-School Cellphone Tips and More

Friday, August 9, 2019

EWG News Roundup (8/9): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

Children's Health

Consumer Products

It’s Time To Ban PFAS from Food Packaging

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

The recent discovery of fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, in food packaging should serve as a reminder that our diets are as big a source as drinking water of these toxic compounds in our bodies.

Key Issues:

Chemicals in Food

EWG News Roundup (8/2): Rich Farmers Get Bailed Out by Trump, Steps To Combat the PFAS Contamination Crisis and More

Friday, August 2, 2019

EWG News Roundup (8/2): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Consumer Products

To Address PFAS Pollution, Congress Should Report, Reduce and Remediate

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

When it comes to household waste, we all know the mantra: Reduce, reuse, recycle.

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EWG News Roundup (7/26): EWG’s Two Decades of PFAS Research and Advocacy, Ohio Bails Out Nukes and More

Friday, July 26, 2019

EWG News Roundup (7/26): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

Children's Health

Consumer Products

Vector-Borne Diseases on the Rise: Protect Yourself With EWG’s Guide to Bug Repellents

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Summer is the season for enjoying the outdoors, but as cases of diseases from mosquitoes, ticks and flea bites continue to rise, Americans must remain vigilant about protecting themselves by using an appropriate and effective bug repellent

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Children's Health

Consumer Products

EWG and Toxic Fluorinated Chemicals: 20 Years in the Fight Against PFAS

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

In 2001, attorney Robert Bilott filed a federal class-action suit against DuPont for polluting the drinking water of more than 70,000 people in and around Parkersburg, W.Va., with PFOA, a Teflon chemical known within the company as C8. Bilott also wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency, supplying thousands of documents detailing DuPont’s decades-long coverup of the hazards of PFOA.

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EWG PFAS Testimony for the Record to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Below and attached is EWG’s testimony to the Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for their hearing pertaining to PFAS contamination and the need for corporate accountability

EWG News Roundup (7/19): Trump EPA Keeps Brain-Damaging Pesticide Legal, ‘Unhealthy’ Air Days Rise in U.S. Cities and More

Friday, July 19, 2019

EWG News Roundup (7/19): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

Children's Health

Consumer Products

EWG News Roundup (7/12): PFAS Contamination Crisis Grows as House Passes Critical Cleanup Bill, USDA’s Racist Legacy and More

Friday, July 12, 2019

EWG News Roundup (7/12): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Consumer Products

It’s Time To Regulate Industrial Discharges of PFAS

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS have been linked to serious health problems, including cancer, harm to the reproductive system, and harm to the immune system.

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EWG News Roundup (7/5): Lead Contaminates California Schools, Billions To Bail Out Nuke Energy and More

Friday, July 5, 2019

EWG News Roundup (7/5): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Children's Health

Consumer Products

It’s Time To Designate PFAS a “Hazardous Substance”

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Per-and polyfluorinated substances, known as PFAS, are often characterized as “emerging contaminants.” However, ask the residents living in the communities polluted by decades of unregulated discharges of these chemicals and they’ll tell you that it’s a contamination crisis that has arrived long ago.

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Children's Health

Fourth of July Made Fun and Safer With EWG

Monday, July 1, 2019

Does your family head to the beach every Fourth of July? Host friends and family for a picnic? Watch the sunset until the fireworks start? Whatever your particular tradition, EWG has you covered when it comes to celebrating the holiday safely and in good health.

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Children's Health

Consumer Products

EWG News Roundup (6/28): Senate Combats PFAS Crisis, EWG Calls Upon CDC To Act on Glyphosate and More

Friday, June 28, 2019

EWG News Roundup (6/28): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

Children's Health

Consumer Products

EWG Applauds Rep. Pallone for Oversight of Imported Cosmetics

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

EWG today applauded House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) for demanding new data from the Food and Drug Administration on the safety of imported cosmetics.

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Consumer Products

PFAS Chemicals Harm the Immune System, Decrease Response to Vaccines, New EWG Review Finds

Friday, June 21, 2019

Toxic PFAS chemicals, notorious for contaminating drinking water supplies across the U.S., are harmful to nearly every human organ, and the immune system is particularly vulnerable. PFAS mixtures, which are used in a variety of consumer products, can be found in the bodies of nearly every American and in the developing fetus.

Key Issues:

Children's Health

Consumer Products

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