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BPA Banned in California Baby Bottles
California parents are cheering and letting out a sigh of relief with the news that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation banning the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles...
Cosmetic Industry Declares Formaldehyde In Hair Products Unsafe
The mainstream cosmetics industry has, for the first time, declared formaldehyde unsafe at any level in hair straighteners.
FDA Steps Up Pressure on Brazilian Blowout
Environmental Working Group issued the following statement this afternoon in response to the federal Food and Drug Administration's warning to Brazilian Blowout that the company's product containing...
California Senate Approves BPA Ban for Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
The California State Senate voted today to ban the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol A from baby bottles and sippy cups sold in California.
EPA’s New Chemical Data Reporting Rule Falls Short
Environmental Working Group senior scientist David Andrews issued the following statement in response to today's announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency of its revised Chemical Data...
Health and Environment Advocates to Congress: Support National Children’s Study
National, State Groups Back Health Care for Camp Lejeune Vets, Families
Veterans and their families made ill by contaminated well water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina should not have to fight to get medical care and services.
FDA Sunscreen Rules Too Little and VERY Late
The federal Food and Drug Administration's new sunscreen rules, released today after nearly 33 years of deliberations, fall short.
Health Care Bill for Camp Lejeune Vets, Families Moves Forward
Today's Senate committee vote to provide medical care for veterans and families made ill by contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune marks an important advance in the effort to address...
Baby Products BPA Ban Heads to CA Senate
Legislation to ban the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol A from baby bottles and sippy cups sold in California is moving to the California Senate floor.
Is the Chemical Industry Looking for Chemicals in People?
Only a scant number of chemical industry studies documenting Americans' exposures to industrial chemicals appear on public databases maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and even...
2011 Sunscreen Database Profiles 1,700 Products
Consumers can trust a slim 20 percent of the beach and sport sunscreens assessed for the 2011 sun season, according to Environmental Working Group's survey of over 1,700 sun products.
Nation’s Pediatricians Call on Congress to Protect Kids from Toxic Chemicals
U.S. pediatricians are putting their considerable muscle behind the calls for Congress to overhaul a failed federal law that has exposed millions of children, beginning in the womb, to an untold...
EWG Gives Skin Deep a Makeover
Skin Deep boasts a new look today, featuring smoother navigation, easier search functions and additional tips for consumers looking for information on the ingredients in their soap, deodorant...
Lautenberg Advances Bill to Protect Kids from Toxic Chemicals
In 2005, Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.) was the first lawmaker ever to offer a road map for fixing the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, which has allowed tens of thousands of toxic substances...
EWG Investigation: Hair Straighteners Release Potent Carcinogen
EWG's investication of chemical hair straightening treatments, the largest published to date, turned up numerous complaints of hair loss, blisters, burning eyes, noses and throats, headaches and...
EPA Airs Plan to Unveil Secret Chemicals
Washington, D.C. – Spurred by an Environmental Working Group investigation about government and corporate secrecy that cloaks the very identity of many industrial chemicals, the Environmental...