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This Summer Bites for Massachusetts Residents
Officials in Massachusetts have begun aerial fumigation of the Southestern part of the state with the pesticide Anvil. The enemy: mosquitos capable of carrying Eastern equine encephalitis, of which...
Toxic roulette and the revenge of the fish
Paul Watson's poignant reflections on the over-exploitation of our seas and the toxicity of today's catch. [New Zealand Herald]
Madonna's Plan for Neutralizing Dangerous Radioactive Waste
The London Sunday Times reports that Madonna has been "lobbying the government and nuclear industry over a scheme to clean up radioactive waste with a supposedly magic Kabbalah fluid." Both she and...
Happy 100th, EWG MySpace!
Exactly one month from first joining MySpace.com, EWG has reached the milestone of making 100 "friends." We've been amazed to see how many individuals and other organizations have found us on MySpace...
Air Fresheners Not Smelling So Fresh
New Research from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences suggests that the "fresh" smell of many air fresheners is a result of the ingredient1,4 dichlorobenzene (1,4 DCB) which has...
EPA is Behind Schedule in Curbing Childhood Lead Poisoning
"The Clinton administration in 2000 set a goal to eliminate childhood lead poisoning by 2010. To achieve that, in the next two years the EPA would have to reduce the estimated cases to 90,000 from...
Has Coke Become the New McDonald's?
Coca-Cola is hit by a hunger strike and college boycotts prostesting environmental and human rights abuses. Coca-Cola says it is a target only because it is the market leader. Funny--that reminds me...
Special Sauce, Lettuce, Cheese, and Foreign Oil Dependency
This month McDonald's is giving away toy Hummers, 42 million of them, in eight models and colors, with every Happy Meal or Mighty Kids Meal. That's right: The fast-food chain that helped make our kids...
Baltimore Bans Toxic Jewelry Because Feds Won't
A survey this month by Baltimore City Health Commisioner, Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, found that 4 out of 17 samples of children's jewelry sold at area stores had dangerously high levels of lead.
Hummer Pushing its "Light Cigarette"
Hummer will be launching a new ad campaign today to remind consumers that they sell TWO models the H2 and the smaller, cheaper H3. Hummer feels they've been too long associated with the behemoth H2...
GAO: We're Flying Blind
On August 2, an official from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee that our nation's law governing industrial chemicals needs to be...
What General Motors has Learned from Big Tobacco
This summer, kids will be getting toy Hummers with their Happy Meals thanks to a new McDonald's promotion to bring “the fun and excitement of Hummer vehicles” to “McDonald's youngest guests.” In a...
"Ok, Ok--So I Hid My Industry Ties, But Everybody's Doin' It!"
Recently there's been plenty of debate within scientific, regulatory, and public health circles about the role of industry funding in scientific research and on government advisory panels--with robust...
Uber-conservative Lashes Out Against Farm Subsidies
In an L.A. Times editorial, conservative-supreme Jonah Goldberg states his case against farm subsidies. Why?
The Dirty Secret of Cleaner Cars
On Sunday, the New York Times ran a piece on PZEV's, or Partial Zero Emissions Vehicles. PZEV's are poorly marketed versions of the most popular cars on the road. The difference? They have better...
Greenpeace Ad
The City Gas Guzzler, which we linked to last week, is drawing lots of comments on the Autoblog.
FDA's 100th Birthday
Check out this FDA Centennial Anthem, written in honor of the big milestone: "One century past, a people's hope fulfilled By an act conceived for safe medicine and food Protecting rights that our...
Organics in the News
The New York Times plugs EWG's Shopper's Guide: If you would like to make sure your organic dollars are delivering on their promise, you can keep an eye on the Environmental Working Group’s site at...