EWG News and Analysis

The latest from EWG’s staff of experts

EWG News Roundup (1/15): Follain Commits To Support Black-Owned Brands, Trump EPA Announces 11th-Hour Toxic Rollbacks and More

Friday, January 15, 2021

EWG News Roundup (1/15): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

Watch for This Harmful Chemical in Your Soda

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Most people know that soda contains sweetener and carbonation, but they may not be aware of an ingredient in some soft drinks that can harm the nervous system – brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, a food additive banned in Europe but allowed in the U.S.

Key Issues:

Study: Ditching Diet Drinks May Reduce Risk of Heart Disease

Monday, January 11, 2021

The soda industry has long been recognized as a major contributor to the obesity epidemic. In an attempt to change the narrative, Big Soda is pushing diet drinks, spending $296 million on marketing in 2018 alone. But artificial sweeteners might not be the health boon the industry is hoping for, according to a new study by Belgian researchers.

Key Issues:

EWG News Roundup (1/8): EWG Calls for President Trump’s Removal From Office, PFAS Detected in 100 Ohio Water Systems and More

Friday, January 8, 2021

EWG News Roundup (1/8): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Healthier Living

Monday, January 4, 2021

Are you looking to make a clean start to 2021? If you’re ready to start living cleaner and healthier, EWG is here to help. Take a look at some of our top resolutions, with resources to help you stick with them.

Key Issues:

Avoiding the Hidden Dangers in Cosmetics and Fragrance Gift Sets

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

It’s been a long and hard year, and many of us are looking forward to the festivities and traditions of the holiday season. Although Covid-19 restrictions make it difficult for many to celebrate in person with their loved ones, holiday gift-giving will remain in force.

Key Issues:

EWG News Roundup (12/18): Biden Announces Top Environmental and Energy Nominees, Winter Healthy Skin Tips and More

Friday, December 18, 2020

EWG News Roundup (12/18): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

Biden Must Keep Pledge To Designate ‘Forever Chemicals’ as Hazardous Substances

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

In his campaign’s environmental justice plan, President-elect Joe Biden made a historic commitment to tackle contamination from the toxic fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. One critical promise in his plan is to designate the two most notorious PFAS chemicals – PFOA, formerly used to make DuPont’s Teflon, and PFOS, formerly an ingredient in 3M’s Scotchgard – as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law.

Key Issues:

Minnesota Legislator Who Believes ‘Water Cleans Itself’ Defends Potato Giant’s Irrigation Expansion in Fragile Pineland Sands

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

From November 2019 to February 2020, Minnesota environmental regulators met several times behind closed doors to fabricate a rationale for not holding the nation’s largest potato grower accountable for decades of harm to the ecologically fragile Pineland Sands area. The regulators refused to hear community members’ arguments against allowing more pollution but welcomed the input of a state legislator who believes “water cleans itself.”

Key Issues:

Protecting Your Skin From Winter Weather

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Winter is here, and that means colder temperatures and drier air. In the grips of a global pandemic, more of us are spending time outdoors. But being outside in the cold can bring cracked lips and dry skin and hair.

Key Issues:

Consumer Products

Sunscreens

Cosmetics

EWG News Roundup (12/11): EWG VERIFIED™ Diapers Launches Nationwide, Tom Vilsack as Biden’s Top Pick for Ag Secretary and More

Friday, December 11, 2020

EWG News Roundup (12/11): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

Harmful BPA Replacements Contaminate Store Receipts

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

“Would you like your receipt?” Maybe not.

Your exchange with the grocery store checkout clerk may seem like an odd time to worry about hormone-disrupting chemicals, but for decades, receipts printed on thermal paper have been treated with the potent endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A.

Key Issues:

Toxics

BPA and Alternatives

Food

Study: Nitrate in Wisconsin’s Drinking Water Linked to Cancer, Preterm Births and Up To $74 Million in Yearly Healthcare Costs

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Nitrate contamination of drinking water in Wisconsin may cause nearly 30 cases a year of colorectal and other cancers and increase the risk of very premature births, very low birth weight and birth defects, according to a peer-reviewed study by scientists from Clean Wisconsin and the Environmental Working Group.

Key Issues:

6 Ways the Biden Administration Should Protect Food and Farm Workers From Covid-19

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic – worsened by the Trump administration’s woefully anemic response – has taken the lives of more than 300 food and farm workers and sickened tens of thousands more, turning the nation’s food-processing plants and farms into virus hot spots.

Key Issues:

EWG News Roundup (12/4): Pressure Mounts on Automakers To Back California Emission Standards, Defense Bill Falls Short on PFAS Protections for Service Members and More

Friday, December 4, 2020

EWG News Roundup (12/4): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

EWG-Commissioned Tests Finds Cancer-Causing Asbestos in Talc-based Cosmetics

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Earlier this year, EWG reported results of tests that found the notorious carcinogen asbestos in samples of talc-based cosmetics. EWG-commissioned tests by Scientific Analytical Institute found asbestos in three of 21 cosmetics products, including two eye shadow palettes and one toy makeup kit marketed to children.

Key Issues:

EWG’s Guide to a Healthier Thanksgiving

Monday, November 23, 2020

This year the Covid-19 pandemic has many Americans rethinking how they’re spending Thanksgiving. EWG took a fresh look at some of the holiday’s traditions, and we have these tips to make your Thanksgiving healthier for you and the planet.

Key Issues:

Food

Healthy Eating

Thanksgiving’s Superfood Sweet Potatoes – Without the Sugar Splurge

Friday, November 20, 2020

This year many Americans are rethinking how they will celebrate Thanksgiving during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although this holiday will probably look different from any in recent memory, it's still important to celebrate with familiar foods and rituals.

Key Issues:

Food

Healthy Eating

With New Laws To Protect Public Health, California Continues Environmental Leadership

Friday, November 20, 2020

In the wake of the Trump administration’s rollback of more than 100 federal environmental regulations, California has again showed leadership, with new laws to protect public health. In the past two years, EWG’s team in Sacramento shepherded numerous legislative proposals to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, with nearly every bill signed into law.

Key Issues:

EWG News Roundup (11/20): Biden Administration Prioritizing Children’s Health, Justice for Black Farmers, EWG’s Thanksgiving Tips and More

Friday, November 20, 2020

EWG News Roundup (11/20): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Key Issues:

Pages

Legal Disclaimer updated April 2016 | Privacy Policy updated October 2019

Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Legal Disclaimer | Reprint Permission Information
Environmental Working Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, EIN 52-2148600.
Copyright © 2021, Environmental Working Group. All rights reserved.

Search form

Search form