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Does your family head to the beach for Labor Day? Host friends and family for a barbecue? Whatever your particular tradition, EWG has you covered when it comes to marking the end of summer safely and...

EWG News Roundup (8/30): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

CVS, one of the nation's largest drugstore chains, recently announced it will phase out two common sunscreen ingredients, oxybenzone and octinoxate, from many of its store-brand sun-protection...

EWG News Roundup (8/23): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

I try to stay up to date on the latest beauty trends, especially when they involve products advertised as “clean” or “nontoxic.” Even before my internship with EWG's Healthy Living Science team, I...

When my daughter was in preschool, she told me that instead of washing hands before lunch, the children used hand sanitizer. The thinking behind this was probably that hand sanitizer kills bacteria...

EWG News Roundup (8/9): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

It's probably not news to you that cellphone use may be harmful to you and your kids. Studies have found a possible link between cellphone radiation and brain and heart tumors, not to mention a range...

EWG News Roundup (8/2): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (7/26): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Summer is the season for enjoying the outdoors, but as cases of diseases from mosquitoes, ticks and flea bites continue to rise, Americans must remain vigilant about protecting themselves by using an...

EWG News Roundup (7/19): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (7/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

It's that time of year: Mosquitoes and ticks are out in full force, and so are all the latest bug repellent products claiming to keep them at bay. So what bug repellent ingredients do EWG scientists...

EWG News Roundup (7/5): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (6/28): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG today applauded House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) for demanding new data from the Food and Drug Administration on the safety of imported cosmetics.

EWG News Roundup (6/21): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

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...

One in five U.S. adults gets 81 percent of their calories from so-called ultraprocessed foods, industrially processed foods that are hyperpalatable and highly profitable formulations of ingredients...