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How to buy a safer crib mattress
Update: Federal facilities struggle to routinely offer plant-based or vegetarian options
Despite new climate-smart funds, agricultural conservation programs remain oversubscribed
The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, set aside $19.5 billion for agricultural conservation programs that pay farmers to implement conservation practices that reduce agriculture’s greenhouse gas...
What are VOCs?
If you’ve ever inexplicably felt sick around a new mattress or curtains, using air freshener, or visiting a nail salon, it could be you’re affected by chemicals called volatile organic compounds, or...
Freezer finds: Toxic chemicals in frozen meals may cause health harms
Calls to increase crop reference prices would help fewer than 6,000 farmers
Some farm groups and legislators have proposed increasing price guarantees for major crops. But the higher price guarantees would mostly benefit fewer than 6,000 farms in a few states, EWG found.
Mattress chemicals you could be sleeping on
What is titanium dioxide?
Titanium dioxide is a food additive that can be found in over 3,000 different products in EWG’s Food Scores database.
USDA livestock subsidies top $59 billion
The New Lede
The nonprofit news outlet The New Lede, launched as an EWG project in May 2022, is a recognized and trusted source for in-depth reporting on important environment and human health stories across the U...
Why one innovative sunscreen company wants their products EWG VERIFIED®
Why would a sunscreen company want to get EWG VERIFIED®? It’s a question we asked Autumn Blum, founder of Stream2Sea, which makes the only mineral-based sunscreens to be tested and proven safe for...
CDC: August is peak month for toxic algae illness
In the last few weeks of August, your dog may face a higher risk of algae poisoning than ever.
Funky fruit snack ingredients: School day treats may contain harmful chemicals
New research: PFAS detected in some menstrual and incontinence products
Simple sleep steps to help you rest easy
As veterans grapple with toxic exposures, demand for health care surges
The macro issues of microplastics
Federal Crop Insurance Program reforms can help farmers adapt to climate crisis and cut taxpayer costs
Farmers both contribute to the climate crisis – they’re responsible for producing at least 11 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions – and can also be devastated by its harmful effects, with extreme...