Big Ag's "Celery Calculator" Lowballs Pesticide Risk
Big agribusiness is up in arms over The Dirty Dozen, Environmental Working Group's list of fresh fruits and vegetables that are most likely to carry pesticide residues.
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EWG letter to FDA Commissioner Hamburg
EWG writes FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to express concern that the agency's assessment of the plastics chemical BPA has not advanced, and data gaps remain.
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).
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Poisoned Legacy
In 2005 the Environmental Protection Agency fined chemical giant DuPont a record $16.5 million over its decades-long cover-up of the health hazards of C8, also known as PFOA. One of a family of perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, PFOA was a key ingredient in making Teflon, the non-stick, waterproof, stain-resistant “miracle of modern chemistry” used in thousands of household products.
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Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water
Drinking water for more than 20 million Americans is contaminated with a toxic legacy of the Cold War: Perchlorate interferes with normal thyroid function, may cause cancer and persists indefinitely in the environment, but is currently unregulated by state or federal authorities.
Friends and Foes of Organic Food
The Alliance for Food and Farming, which is run out of a P.O. box in Watsonville, Calif., claims to extol the health benefits of consuming both conventional and organic produce and maintains that its...
EWG Asks Five States, Does Your Tap Water Contain Teflon Chemicals?
A preliminary Environmental Working Group (EWG) survey identified the following manufacturing facilities that use the Teflon chemical PFOA in their operations: Dyneon in Aston, PA; Clariant in...
Minn. Study Is First To Show Cause-and-Effect Link Between ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water and Reproductive Harms
A study of almost 50,000 births in Minnesota is reportedly the first to establish a cause-and-effect link between high levels of the fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in drinking water and...
EWG News Roundup (2/1): 100% Renewable Energy on the Horizon, Will Trump EPA Cave on PFAS and More
News Roundup (2/1): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Comments for Public Meeting on "International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations (ICCR) Preparations"
Comments for the public meeting on "International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations (ICCR) Preparations" by Jane Houlihan, Vice President for Research, Environmental Working Group; Washington, DC...
Addressing misinformation on the internet about EWG’s ratings systems
A recent viral social media post about a Bath & Body Works air freshener makes inaccurate and misleading allegations about EWG’s product ratings systems.
Friends and Foes of Organic Food
The Alliance for Food and Farming, which is run out of a P.O. box in Watsonville, Calif., claims to extol the health benefits of consuming both conventional and organic produce and maintains that its...
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.
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First Do No Harm
Foreword If you have to be hospitalized in the United States it’s going to run you (or your insurance company) about 930 bucks a day, on average. Would you be willing to pay 93 cents more—that’s right, 93 cents, not much more than you’d pay for a candy bar down at the gift shop––so that the hospital you’re in could “afford” to stop polluting the air with one of the most potent toxic substances
EWG News Roundup (7/20): The Best Bug Repellents, Lead in Schools’ Tap Water and More
EWG News Roundup (7/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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Canaries in the Kitchen
Telfon-coated cookware poses a hazard when it is heated to high temperatures. EWG tests show that in 2 to 5 minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases linked to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pet bird deaths and an unknown number of human illnesses each
Summer check-in: Sun safety tips for kids
Summer is here, and your children are likely excited to play outside for hours. But exposure to bright sunshine brings with it the risk of skin damage, so EWG is offering our top tips for safe...
Regulation of New Chemicals, Protection of Confidential Business Information, and Innovation
Heather White testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy on Regulation of New Chemicals, Protection of...
EWG News Roundup (1/17): Asbestos in Children’s Toys, Nitrate in Minnesota’s Drinking Water, Cosmetic Safety Reform in California and More
EWG News Roundup (1/17): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (7/19): Trump EPA Keeps Brain-Damaging Pesticide Legal, ‘Unhealthy’ Air Days Rise in U.S. Cities and More
EWG News Roundup (7/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG Testifies in Pa. on BPA
EWG's Richard Wiles testifies to the Pennsylvania legislature on the dangers of BPA in children's products.
EWG News Roundup (7/27): Carcinogenic TCE in Tap Water, Food Additives to Avoid and More
News Roundup (7/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG Comments to EPA on Draft Antimicrobial Rule
Download PDF version. Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC 20460-0001 Regarding: Proposed Rule for Data Requirements for Antimicrobial...
EWG News Roundup (3/15): Asbestos in Cosmetics, 100% Renewables Is Closer Than You Think and More
EWG News Roundup (3/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
