EWG News Roundup (8/11): Formaldehyde in Salons and Contaminants in Well Water
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Study: Wireless radiation exposure for children should be hundreds of times lower than current federal limits
A peer-reviewed study by the Environmental Working Group recommends stringent health-based exposure standards for radiofrequency radiation emitted from wireless devices for both children and adults...
Sweeping reforms at PG&E vital to lower electricity bills, mitigate wildfire threats and embrace renewables, EWG probe finds
Pacific Gas & Electric, the monopoly California utility with a long and sordid history of wasteful spending, fleecing ratepayers, hindering clean energy equity and rampant negligence that has...
EWG news roundup (6/24): Triple-dipping farm subsidies, 'neonic' pesticides may harm children’s health and more
EWG news roundup (6/24): Here’s some news you can use going into this weekend.
What is chromium-6? Here’s what you need to know
Hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6, is the cancer-causing chemical that poisoned the community of Hinkley, Calif., made notorious by the 2000 film “Erin Brockovich.”
EWG's Healthy Home Checklist: Assess your house
The good news is that there's a lot of information available these days about how to reduce your exposures to toxic chemicals at home. The bad news, of course, is exactly that: there's a lot of...
Seven Most Common Mistakes When Applying Sunscreen
The good news: you're putting sunscreen on yourself and your kids. The bad news: you might be doing it all wrong. Here are the seven most common mistakes people make when putting on sunscreen – and...
Consumer Guides
EWG’s Guide to Reducing Disinfectant Byproducts in Pools
EWG’s Guide to Reducing Disinfectant Byproducts in Pools
EWG’s 2017 Guide to Sunscreens
Just in time for summer, EWG released its 2017 Guide to Sunscreens today, which found that almost three-fourths of the products evaluated rate poorly for skin protection, or have ingredients that...
Four Risky Myths About SPF
SPF, or Sun Protection Factor, indicates how well a sunscreen blocks out some of the sun's harmful rays. The number refers to how much longer you can stay in the sun before burning than you could with...
Toxic algae blooms: What you should know
Summer is in full swing, with families heading to lakes and other bodies of water, and that means it’s also the peak season for harmful algae blooms. Toxic algae blooms are a growing problem...
Naming (1.5 Million) Names
A new Web site, developed by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) from millions of previously unpublished USDA subsidy records and released today, provides nearly full disclosure of federal farm...
Farm Subsidies 101: For eaters, not policy wonks
There's a lot of talk these days about healthy food, sustainable farming, organics, and buying local. A lot.
EWG News Roundup (8/27): Costly Algae Blooms, California Senate Spikes Lead Faucet Protection Bill and More
EWG News Roundup (8/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (10/25): 2019 National Tap Water Database, Nonstick Chemicals Taint Louisville Drinking Water and More
EWG News Roundup (10/25): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (9/21): Asbestos in U.S. Schools, House Members’ Votes on Toxic Chemical Bills and More
EWG News Roundup (9/21): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Spotlighting women’s health for Women’s Health Month
Women’s relationship to the environment is unique in many ways, with lifestyle choices and habits presenting special challenges, because some of the personal care products they use may contain harmful...
On Bed Bugs: Prevent,
Last summer I slept in New York City. To anyone familiar with sleeping in New York City (not me), bedbugs is just part of the deal. When my cousin, in whose groovy, old loft I was crashing, suggested...
"The EWG list of best sunscreens can't be beat in my opinion."
Late last week, news outlets began reporting that the Federal Communications Commission was considering revising its cell phone radiation testing methods - for the first time in 15 years. Early this...
Dramatic Satellite Photos Reveal Impact of Hurricane Florence on North Carolina CAFOs
Newly released satellite images show the devastating flooding contaminated by pollution from Hurricane Florence's pounding of the Carolinas, including waste from the hundreds of industrial-scale hog...
Summer's here: What are you doing to protect your skin?
Every year the time comes to replenish the family sunscreen supply. And every year I wait until EWG's sunscreen guide is out so I can make the right choices without a lot of fuss. Good news then, that...
Best of Enviroblog 2009: Top 10 posts
As the saying goes, another one bites the dust. Another year, that is. But before we leave 2009 behind for good - which many of us would happily do - let's take a quick look back at the 10 most...
EWG News Roundup (4/21): Animal Waste and N.C. Property Rights, Pressure on 1,4-Dioxane
Here's some news you can use as you begin your weekend.
Eating Less, Better Meat: Yes We Can
I'm a vegetarian. But my husband's not. And – go figure – my kids aren't either. Which is exactly why I care about the meat I buy.
