EWG news roundup (9/24): Key PFAS provisions included in Department of Defense spending bill, coalition calls for Toyota to drop opposition to Biden EV plan and more
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EWG Comments on the FDA's Draft Assessment of Bisphenol A (BPA)
Comments to the BPA Subcommittee Chair, Office of Science and Health Coordination, Food and Drug Administration on the FDA's draft assessment of Bisphenol A (BPA).
EWG News Roundup (8/2): Rich Farmers Get Bailed Out by Trump, Steps To Combat the PFAS Contamination Crisis and More
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EWG News Roundup (10/4): PFAS Taints Military Bases, California Adopts Law To Protect People From Lead in Jewelry, and More
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CDC: Americans Carry Body Burden of Toxic Sunscreen Chemical
EWG's review of scientific evidence and biomonitoring data for the common sunscreen ingredient oxybenzone.
EWG Letter to Panel
February 28, 2007 David A. Schwartz, M.D. Director National Toxicology Program National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P.O. Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Fax: 919.541.2260...
EWG Testimony on Exploring Current Practices in Cosmetics Development and Safety
The cosmetics industry has grown dramatically since 1938, when Congress last enacted cosmetics legislation. While most chemicals in cosmetics pose little or no risk, some chemicals have been linked to...
Research
Down the Drain
EWG and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) researchers analyzed samples of wastewater from residential, commercial, and industrial sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. 18 of 19 wastewater samples examined contained at least 1 of 3 unregulated, widely-used hormone disruptors – phthalates, bisphenol A, and triclosan; 2 samples contained all 3 substances. Despite sophisticated wastewater
EWG news roundup (7/30): Historic bipartisan infrastructure deal includes billions to clean up ‘forever chemicals,’ California begins lead testing in child care facilities and more
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EWG News Roundup (9/3): Landmark Public Health Bills Pass Calif. Legislature, Duke Energy’s $11.6 Billion Failures and More
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EWG News Roundup (March 31): Pesticide Push-Back, the Clean Power Plan, Frozen Foods and More
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Research
Timeline: BPA from Invention to Phase-Out
BPA was invented nearly 120 years ago and currently used in enormous amounts to manufacture hard plastic water bottles and to make epoxy linings of metal food cans, like those for canned infant formula. Stuides conducted over the past 20 years now show it to be not only a ubiquitous pollutant in the human body - it contaminates nearly 93% of the population - but also a potent developmental toxin
EWG News Roundup (7/27): Carcinogenic TCE in Tap Water, Food Additives to Avoid and More
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EWG news roundup (12/10): Defense funding bill includes over $500 million to clean up ‘forever chemicals,’ holiday gift tips and more
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EWG’s News Roundup (3/2): EPA’s Pruitt Axes Environmental Health Center, Calif. Judge Blocks Pesticide Spraying by State Ag Agency and More
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EWG Urges Gov't Panel to Embrace Scientific Research Showing BPA’s Potential Impacts on Human Health
Download a PDF of the letter below, plus attachment. January 25, 2008 Dr. Michael D. Shelby Director Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction National Institute of Environmental Health...
EWG News Roundup (10/19): Teenagers Handling Harmful Pesticides, Trump Shelves Coal Bailout and More
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EWG News Roundup (3/26): Swapping Furniture and Foam Reduced Flame Retardant Chemicals, ‘Forever Chemicals’ Added to California Carcinogen List and More
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EWG Supports California BPA assessments
Click to download PDF file. April 17, 2008 Ms. Cynthia Oshita Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Proposition 65 Implementation P.O. Box 401 1001 I Street, 19th Floor Sacramento, CA 95812...
EWG News Roundup (2/8): Kardashian Stands Up for #BeautyMadeBetter, Babies Born Pre-Polluted with Teflon Chemicals and More
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EWG news roundup (10/15): Calif. Gov. Newsom signs groundbreaking ‘forever chemicals’ bills, the FDA bans lead acetate in hair dyes and more
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EWG news roundup (12/3): The risks with green tea extract, meat’s math problem, healthier face masks and more
Last week, EWG published an analysis of epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, an extract of green tea that’s both added to food and used as a supplement. Though credited with several health benefits, it...
EWG News Roundup (10/5): Flooded Animal Waste Pits in N.C., Financial Burdens on Small Water Utilities, Victory on Drinking Water Pollutant and More
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