Something is amiss with our children
Written by Alice Shabecoff, co-author with her husband Philip of Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on our Children As we watched each of our five grandchildren and their friends enter this world and...
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Talking Toxics Policy: A Historic stakeholder conversation
As Enviroblog readers know, EWG has been pushing for years to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the nation's chemical "safety" law.
Will EPA regulate rocket fuel in drinking water?
Making good on Administrator Lisa Jackson's confirmation promise, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving ahead with its deliberations on whether to impose the first national limits on...
EWG testifies in Congress about cell phone radiation
After we released our report about cell phone radiation, EWG Senior Scientist Olga Naidenko, PhD. testified in the U.S. Senate about our findings. Here she talks with EWG's Chief of Staff, Heather...
Limit your exposure to cell phone radiation
Most of us have wondered at least once if our cell phones are safe, whether it's OK for our kids to use them, whether we should do something different.
Are you looking for the "9" when you buy produce?
The 4 or 5-digit number that you'll find on the little sticker on your produce is a Price Look-Up, or PLU, code. They've been used by grocery stores for about 20 years to identify produce for pricing...
Last Action Hero 3
A year after he mocked environmentalists as " Prohibitionists at a frat party," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered another big Earth Day speech – this time at Yale – with the same theme: The...
Synthetic chemicals: The unfortunate predicament
Ed. note: This is a post by Howie, EWG's social media intern. Howie's a student at American University here in DC. We’ve discussed the fact that breast cancer rates around the world have...
Phthalate-induced asthma: Gasping for breath
The smell of a new car, that new shower curtain odor, and those off-gassing carpets recently installed in your office have one thing in common: these consumer products contain plastics chemicals that...
Can I have a glass of Placenta 1000 with that?
Ah, it's a great day to be a woman! In fact, every day is a great day to be a woman, especially when it comes to the sacrifices made for beauty. Women are known to make numerous beauty sacrifices...
New toxic toy law not exactly cause for celebration
Ed. note: This post is by EWG's social media intern Akua, who gets to spend most of her time playing around on MySpace and reading blogs -- lucky woman. Last week, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire...
EnviroHealth in Blogs: Plastic inspiration from under the sea
A little light reading for your mid-week enjoyment. On a need-to-know basis.Food and Water Watch reports on USDA's new proposed recall rule -- they may tell you what they know about recalled meat...
Chickadee is the new canary
No one seems quite sure what's happening to birds in the Pacific Northwest, but whatever it is, it's tragic -- and it makes Bud Anderson of the Falcon Research Group want to puke. Birds began...
Hot enough for you? Just wait
On any given day, the hottest spot in the United States is likely to be somewhere in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts that straddle the borders of California, Arizona and Nevada. Last Fourth of July it...
Mixed Greens 006: Water, water everywhere
Between pharmaceuticals and fluorocilicic acid, this edition of Mixed Greens is all wet. Mixed Greens is EWG's environmental health podcast. You can subscribe in iTunes or in a reader, or listen right...
Dangerous industrial chemical or drinking water additive?
BRAITHWAITE, La. – A highly corrosive acid that leaked from a storage facility at a chemical plant could have eaten through adjacent storage tanks to cause a "catastrophic" mix of toxic chemicals....
Enviroblogroll, updated!
Ladies and gents, it is high time for a blogroll update 'round these parts. Over there on the left you'll see our revised blogroll, filled with titles that we think will be of interest to you, our...
"Natural" products contain carcinogenic contaminant
Let this be a lesson to us all: Just because a product is labeled natural or organic doesn't mean that there's nothing in it you want to avoid. The Organic Consumers Association released a report...
Your BPA questions, answered
When we posted a little analysis of the new research on the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) leaching from polycarbonate bottles, we had no idea how many questions it would inspire. This...
Speaking of gadgetry. . .
I received a perfectly-timed email from Beth of Fake Plastic Fish this morning -- if you're sick and tired of gadgets that break and can't be fixed, and especially if you've got a story to share, you...
The future of green gadgetry
Without a doubt, the best way to buy "green" is to buy less. And in most cases, that's sufficient advice (although it doesn't hurt to be an informed consumer). But when it comes to the gadgets in our...
The art and science of smells
The creation and use of fragrances and cosmetics is one of most ancient arts known to humans. Just think of the diverse tribal cultures that use facial and body painting, or recall the stories of the...
Want PFCs with that?
Your french-fry container or pizza box may be delivering a dose of toxic chemicals with your meal. Those and many other types of food packages have stain-proof or grease-proof linings made with...
EnviroHealth in Blogs: Organic growth. . . kind of.
A little pre-vacay light reading. Enjoy! You may not know Phil Howard by name, but you probably know his work -- and if you don't, Ethicurean can help. Once again, the market steps in where government...