EWG News Roundup (8/31): Trump’s Farm Bail Out, Back-to-School Tips and More
EWG News Roundup (8/31): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend:
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Potentially Toxic Chemicals Plummet in Teens After Switching to Safer Cosmetics
The levels of potentially hormone-disrupting chemicals in the bodies of teenage girls plunged just three days after they stopped using certain cosmetic products, shampoos and soaps that contained the...
Swimming Upstream Against Infertility: What You Can Do to Protect Your Sperm
In his most recent op-ed in the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof examined an alarming rise in sperm or semen abnormalities – including misshapen sperm, lower sperm counts and poor swimming capacity.
EWG News Roundup (6/22): City Slickers Collect Farm Subsidies, PFAS Study Finally Released and More
News Roundup (6/22): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (2/3) Pruitt, PFCs in Food, Harvard, Truth-Challenged White House and More
Holy smokes, what a week. It began with reports from EWG and others showing food wrappers from several top fast food chains were contaminated with toxic PFCs. The Senate broke its own rules to force a...
Teens Find Out the Real Story Behind Cosmetics
Hey teens! We know you probably wear make-up and use cosmetics everyday, but do you have any idea what's inside these products? Many personal care products may include dangerous chemicals that can...
My friend neoprene, allergen of the year
In 2009, the dubious distinction of the "allergen of the year" was awarded to a group of chemicals most of us have never heard of: mixed dialkyl thioureas. Mixed who?
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...
EWG’s News Roundup (8/18): EPA Chisels Away at Environmental Protection, Cosmetics Put Women of Color at Risk and Food Chemicals Linked to Obesity
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (5/24): EWG’s 2019 Guide to Sunscreens, EWG Board Member Michelle Pfeiffer Lobbies for Safe Cosmetics and More
EWG News Roundup (5/24): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (7/5): Lead Contaminates California Schools, Billions To Bail Out Nuke Energy and More
EWG News Roundup (7/5): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Fracking and Endocrine Disruptors, Sunscreen and Endometriosis
Our California fracking report continued to gain fantastic coverage this week with three large stories in Santa Cruz Weekly, Sacramento News and Review and Wines and Vines. Our president, Ken Cook...
"You Can't Find What You Don't Look For"
Our California fracking report continued to gain fantastic coverage this week with three large stories in Santa Cruz Weekly, Sacramento News and Review and Wines and Vines. Our president, Ken Cook...
Support a Climate Rider for EWG
I've signed up to ride in the five-day, 320-mile Climate Ride California 2011 in support of EWG. I have a personal goal of raising $2,700 by Tuesday, Sept. 20. Can you help me make this goal? A...
The Ugly Truth: How Trump’s EPA Nominee Greenwashed a Carcinogen in Cosmetics
Before he became President Trump's nominee to oversee the nation's chemical safety, Michael Dourson sought to dramatically weaken the safety standard for 1,4-dioxane, a chemical linked to cancer that...
Your Green Holiday Kitchen in 3 Easy Steps
Whether you're entertaining 20 of your nearest and dearest, baking cookies with the kids, or just filling up a bowl of chips, chances are you're going to spend a lot of time in the kitchen this...
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.
How EWG saved Christmas: Healthy stocking stuffers under $20
Rushing downstairs on Christmas morning to check your stocking is one of the oldest and most treasured yuletide traditions. But finding the perfect stocking stuffers isn’t always as enjoyable.
Banned Around the Globe – But Still Legal in California?
More than 40 nations have banned or restricted more than 1,400 chemicals in cosmetics and other personal care products. So why are chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive harm still turning up in...
Hundreds of Kids' Cosmetics Products May Contain Hidden Carcinogen
More than 200 personal care products marketed to children and babies may contain 1,4-dioxane, a common contaminant that is a likely carcinogen.
A closer look at cosmetics safety
Last month, you saw the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics' first video about cosmetics safety, What's going on with toxic chemicals in cosmetics?
Here Comes the Sun, What Now?
Every year about this time my friends want to me to tell them exactly which sunscreen to buy. They want the one that works the best to protect skin with the least toxic ingredients. And who can blame...
A Year’s Worth of (Achievable) Resolutions To Protect Your Family’s Health
“Lose weight.” “Exercise.” “Save money.” Those annual post-holiday, guilt-fueled mantras aren't only tiresome but are also usually doomed to fail. Eighty percent of resolutions fail just weeks into...
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BB and CC Creams
“Skin Perfector.” “Balance, brighten, renew and protect.” “Anti-aging.” The ads sound too good to be true. BB (stands for beauty balm) and CC (stands for color corrector or complexion corrector) creams claim to be all-in-one moisturizer, concealer, foundation and sometimes sunscreen.
