10 Common Mistakes When Applying Sunscreen
Summer is in full swing. Finding a safe and effective sunscreen for you and your family is one component of your sun safety toolbox. And right in time for the Fourth of July holiday, EWG just updated...
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EWG Updates Sunscreen Guide | 50+ New Products
Since releasing our 2011 Sunscreen Guide in May, Environmental Working Group has received dozens of requests from supporters and companies asking us to add more of their favorite products.
EWG News Roundup (7/23): House Passes PFAS Reforms in Military Spending Bill, Bodies of Water Infested With E. Coli and More
EWG News Roundup (7/23): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Cheatsheet: Phthalates
Phthalates are a common industrial chemical used in PVC plastics, solvents, and synthetic fragrances.
Investigation: Counties With Meatpacking Plants Report Twice the National Average Rate of COVID-19 Infections
Counties with or near meatpacking plants have almost twice the rate of known COVID-19 infections as the national average, according to a geospatial analysis by the Environmental Working Group.
Even More Billions in U.S. Farm Bailouts Risk Violating Trade Agreements
If Congress provides another $20 billion in aid to farmers in the next COVID-19 spending bill, total federal farm spending this year could top $50 billion, setting a new record – and once again...
EWG News Roundup (8/13): Schools’ Tap Water in the Time of COVID-19, Nitrate Pollution in Minnesota, a Twitter Battle with BP and More
On Monday, EWG released an article on government officials' inadequate guidance about reopening schools safely as the coronavirus pandemic seems to worsen.
Feeding the Waste Cycle: How PFAS ‘Disposal’ Perpetuates Contamination
Current methods of managing waste from toxic “forever chemicals” don't work – and in fact, perpetuate the cycle of contamination, according to peer-reviewed research by scientists from the...
BPA Update: Tracking the Canned Food Phaseout
For decades, most canned food manufacturers used can linings made of epoxy resin based on bisphenol A, or BPA, making food the primary route of our exposure to this toxic chemical. A robust body of...
How Will the Biden Administration Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals’?
No candidate for president has ever pledged to make the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS a priority – until now.
PFAS Chemicals Harm the Immune System, Decrease Response to Vaccines, New EWG Review Finds
Toxic PFAS chemicals, notorious for contaminating drinking water supplies across the U.S., are harmful to nearly every human organ, and the immune system is particularly vulnerable. PFAS mixtures...
EWG News Roundup (11/13): What a Biden Presidency Means for Food and Toxics, Studies Show PFAS Harm Immune System and More
EWG News Roundup (11/13): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
7 Ways Children Will Be Healthier Under the Biden Administration
The Trump administration's assault on science has been a disaster for children, according to a report in February from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Now the election of Joe Biden and Kamala...
With New Laws To Protect Public Health, California Continues Environmental Leadership
In the wake of the Trump administration's rollback of more than 100 federal environmental regulations, California has again showed leadership, with new laws to protect public health. In the past two...
EWG News Roundup (11/20): Biden Administration Prioritizing Children’s Health, Justice for Black Farmers, EWG’s Thanksgiving Tips and More
EWG News Roundup (11/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Congress to Kids: Drop Dead
When Congress declared pizza a vegetable, it was hard to believe things could get much worse. But never underestimate politicians' ability to put corporate interests ahead of children's health.
'Tis the Season for Being Green in the Kitchen
Treat your guests to a home and food that are healthy for them and the environment. New for you this year: our Meat Eater's Guide to Climate and Health.
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...
Head back to school with EWG's green shopping tips
Every year around this time, the school supply list shows up in our mailbox. You know the one, where teachers tell you exactly what to bring on the first day to fill the new classroom with the...
A (video) Green Guide to Pregnancy
When I was pregnant with my second child, I read Sandra Steingraber's book, Having Faith, a haunting account of the effects of toxic chemicals on babies in utero, written while she was pregnant...
Healthy Home Tip 6: (Still) skipping the non-stick
Even though I'm tempted by some of the new, post-Teflon "non-stick" cookware, I resist. They're just too new to know for sure if they're any safer. And there's a history in this country of replacing...
Book review: “Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children"
The 20th century will undoubtedly be remembered in history as the century of chemistry. Don't we all remember “Better Living Through Chemistry?†And now as we stand on the banks of polluted rivers...
Triclosan: Not Safe, Not Effective
The time has come to wash our hands of triclosan and other unnecessary antimicrobial chemicals for good.
Protecting Your Hands During the Coronavirus Pandemic
By now you may have seen the effects of repeated handwashing, and they're not pretty.
