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Conservation
Food

How to get more fruits and veggies into school cafeterias

First Lady Michelle Obama's noble fight against childhood obesity cannot be won unless members of Congress act boldly this spring and vote to give school lunches the healthy makeover that our kids...
Food & Water
Water

The 8-minute Story of Bottled Water: Watch it, then stop drinking it

You've seen The Story of Stuff, right? That short and sweet video explanation of our "consumption problem" and what we can do about it? Well Annie Leonard and the gang at Free Range Studios (plus a...
Cell Phones

An App for everything, except radiation levels

Curious about how much radiation is coming from your iPhone? Sorry, there's no app for that.
Water

Help EWG do bottled water research - and win a prize!

Last year we took a close look at 100s of bottled water labels to see how good (or bad) manufacturers are at sharing important information with consumers - like my mother, who buys it by the box (me =...
Toxic Chemicals

Revenge of the toxic dust bunnies

Dust bunnies aren't just the visible reminder than we've (once again) waited far too long to clean house. They can also be allergenic and they contain toxic chemicals. Now that's a more compelling...
BPA

Maryland bans BPA - unanimously

Last week the Maryland Senate unanimously voted to ban the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups. The Senate's action, by a vote of 45 to 0, marks the last major...
Water
Water

4 steps to drinking safer water

Here at EWG we talk a lot about water, because we think it should be safe to drink.
Cell Phones

Cell Phone Radiation Blog Series - All In One Place

Last September, EWG released a Cell Phone Radiation Science Review and a first-of-its-kind database showing the radiation levels of thousands of cell phones. The response was huge - not surprising...
Toxic Chemicals

Epigenetics hits the mainstream

"Prenatal exposures to environmental pollutants may lead to chronic diseases later in life."
Chemical Policy
BPA

Feinstein to fight for BPA-free formula

Five years ago, tens of millions of baby bottles and sippy cups sold in the United States were manufactured with a petrochemical derivative called bisphenol A. Today, according to the American...

Tenet 6. Science must be inclusive of and relevant to those most affected

Over 30 years, EWG has developed multiple audiences it considers when trying to reach the public. The science teams are thinking about the regulatory process and how to influence the EPA and other regulatory agencies to make moves that improve public health.

Cell Phones

Canada, San Francisco blaze forward on cell phone advisories

As the world mourns the passing of iPhone creator Steve Jobs, San Francisco and Canada are blazing new paths to ensure that the public knows how to use cell phones safely.
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

Updated map: Toxic 'forever chemicals' confirmed to contaminate 455 military sites

More than 700 military installations are likely contaminated with the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an updated comprehensive review of Defense Department records by the Environmental...
Parent and child

New military installations with PFAS detections (as of August 2023)

The DOD identified 58 additionalsites with confirmed PFAS detections in drinking water and groundwater beyond the 397 sites where the chemicals have previously been detected.
Parent and child
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

EPA: PFAS drinking water crisis worse than previously reported

Today the Environmental Protection Agency revealed that 26 million people in more than 430 communities have the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their drinking water.
Personal Care Products
Sunscreen
Family Health
Children’s Health

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...

PFAS Chemicals
California

California Legislature sends ban of ‘forever chemicals’ in artificial turf to Gov. Newsom

Today, the California Legislature passed a bill to ban the manufacturing and sale in the state of artificial turf containing the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
Food & Water
Food
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals
Regional Issues
California

Landmark bill banning harmful food chemicals in California heads to governor

On September 12, the California Legislature passed a groundbreaking bill, the California Food Safety Act, to ban four harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, salad dressings and other processed food.
Household & Consumer Products
Cleaning Supplies
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Regional Issues
California

California moves closer to banning toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in cleaners

Today California lawmakers advanced a bill to ban the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from household and Institutional cleaners sold in the state. The bill cleared the Legislature and now...
Spraying a counter
Energy
Utilities
Federal & State Energy Policy
Fossil & Nuclear
Regional Issues
North Carolina

North Carolina Senate passes bill to waste billions on nuclear power plants over vital renewables

On Wednesday, North Carolina’s Senate approved a bill that would allow Duke Energy to spend potentially billions on more unneeded nuclear power plants, including hundreds of millions on technology...
Nuclear plant
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy
Food & Water
Water

Marine brass wants to limit Camp Lejeune water report

According to a Huffington Post article published today, U.S. Marine Corps officials have urged federal health experts not to release complete information about an ongoing federal water assessment at...
Food
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals

Public health groups urge FDA to cancel approval of titanium dioxide in food

A coalition of five public health advocacy organizations – the Environmental Working Group, Environmental Defense Fund, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Center for Food Safety and Center for...

Se han encontrado concentraciones alarmantes de plomo en el agua potable de 1 de cada 4 centros de cuidado infantil en California, poniendo en riesgo a bebés y niños

Hoy, el estado de California ha presentado los resultados de los análisis realizados para detectar la presencia de plomo en el agua. Estos revelan que cerca de 1,700 centros autorizados de cuidado infantil en todo el estado superan el límite máximo permitido de concentración de plomo en el agua que se les suministra diariamente a bebés y niños en edad preescolar. Es posible que este número aumente a medida que se revelen más resultados.
Food & Water
Food
Food Chemicals
Regional Issues
California

California Assembly passes first-in-the-nation ban on chemicals in processed food

On May 15th, the California Assembly approved a landmark bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food.