Breathe Easy: Healthier Indoor Air in Cold Weather, Part 4
You've tackled the more obvious sources of airborne pollutants in your home. Now it's time to poke around your home's behind-the-scenes spaces to eliminate them there as well.
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EWG Letter to the Food Companies in Opposition to H.R. 5
Below is the text of a letter from EWG and other environmental health non-governmental organizations to food companies in opposition of H.R. 5, the so-called Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017...
EWG news roundup (2/3): Updated Farm Subsidy Database, FDA creates new role to address food safety failures and more
EWG news roundup (2/3): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG news roundup (10/15): Calif. Gov. Newsom signs groundbreaking ‘forever chemicals’ bills, the FDA bans lead acetate in hair dyes and more
EWG news roundup (10/15): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
Not so "natural" after all
According to a recent survey, 78 percent of American women think natural personal care is currently regulated or don't know if it is, while nearly all (97 percent) think it should be. What makes a...
Lawmakers Tackle Toxic Policy Reforms
The effort to protect Americans from chemical dangers took a historic step forward today as Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Environmental Health, introduced...
Eaters Deserve a Place at the Farm Bill Table
Federal nutritional guidelines advise us to eat five-to-nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. That's not too difficult if you are lucky enough to have access to the fresh and tasty produce...
Study: Lead Exposure Can Be Deadly For Adults
The danger of children's exposure to even the lowest level of lead is well known. Now, a new study finds that adults who are exposed to lead face major risks of death from heart attacks and other...
Why Arsenic Might Be in Your Baby Food
Are you among the many parents who fed their baby rice cereal as a first solid food? If so, you may have accidentally exposed your infant to a shocking, hidden ingredient: arsenic.
Survey: Safer baby diapers are more important than ever
To clean up the baby diapers available in the marketplace, EWG surveyed more than 1,800 parents and caregivers to better understand what they know about diapers and what they want from these products.
EWG News Roundup (6/28): Senate Combats PFAS Crisis, EWG Calls Upon CDC To Act on Glyphosate and More
EWG News Roundup (6/28): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Strengthening Public Health Protections by Addressing Toxic Chemical Threats
Testimony of Kenneth A. Cook, President, Environmental Working Group before the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate on strengthening public health protections by...
EWG news roundup (7/16): Mapping PFAS industrial dischargers, EWG partners with Amazon to highlight clean cosmetics and more
EWG news roundup (7/16): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG Applauds Farm Bill Drinking Water Reforms
Scott Faber, senior vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, issued the following statement today following final passage of the farm bill by Congress.
Congressional Staff Get First-Hand Look at Farm Conservation at Work
On the eve of floor action in the House on the farm bill, a bipartisan gathering of Congressional staff ventured outside the Beltway the other day to visit Terry Ingram's 220-cow organic dairy farm in...
High Rates of Bladder Cancer Linked to Arsenic in Drinking Water
The recent crisis in Flint, Mich., sounded the alarm on the dangers of lead contamination in drinking water. Now there's potentially more bad news for the nation's water supply.
High Rates of Bladder Cancer Linked to Arsenic in Drinking Water
The recent crisis in Flint, Mich., sounded the alarm on the dangers of lead contamination in drinking water. Now there's potentially more bad news for the nation's water supply.
Cancer risks and prevention
Cancer affects all communities, some disproportionately more than others. That’s why it’s vital to learn as much as possible about how to decrease cancer risk.
Popular POM juice producer among California's leading users of paraquat
The Wonderful Company, California-based maker of the popular pomegranate juice POM, is the state’s second-largest user of paraquat – a toxic herbicide banned in over 60 countries – a new Environmental...
EWG news roundup (7/23): EWG calls for stricter wireless radiation standards, PFAS legislation advances on Capitol Hill and more
EWG news roundup (7/23): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (2/26): Trump’s USDA Sent Farm Subsidies to Richest Farmers, Environmental Racism in America and More
EWG News Roundup (2/26): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (4/6): Pruitt Keeps Creating Scandals, Coal and Nuclear Plants Seek Bailout and More
Roundup 4/06: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Aldo Leopold: His Legacy Needed Now More Than Ever
Aldo Leopold was perhaps the most influential conservationist of the 20th century. He died nearly 65 years ago, yet his life's work continues to inspire us to love and respect our land, water and...
New TSCA Bill Falls Short of Protecting Americans From Toxic Chemicals
While the new version of the Toxic Substance Control Act, or TSCA, that is likely headed to President Obama's desk includes some important improvements, the bill falls short of adequately protecting...
