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How to Keep Your Kids Safer in the Sun
Kids are more vulnerable to damage from the sun than adults. A few blistering sunburns in childhood can double a person's lifetime chances of developing serious forms of skin cancer.
Study: Giving Children Flame-Retardant Free Nap Mats Reduces Harmful Exposures
Children are exposed to brominated and organophosphate flame retardants from nap mats at child care centers, but switching to mats without the chemicals reduces kids' exposures, according to a new...
The U.S. Must Ban Asbestos – With No Exemptions
EWG News Roundup (5/4): Farm Bill Fails Americans, Hawaii May Ban 2 Sunscreen Chemicals and More
News Roundup (5/4): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Kourtney Kardashian’s Appeal For Cosmetics Safety Reaches 590 Million People
EWG News Roundup (4/27): Kourtney Kardashian Lobbies for Cosmetics Safety, Pruitt Losing White House’s Confidence and More
New Research Links BPA to Breast Cancer in Lab Animals, FDA Downplays Concerns
New federally funded research links low doses of bisphenol A with a sharp increase in breast tumors in laboratory animals.
EWG News Roundup (3/30): Pruitt’s Pesticide Anniversary and $50 Condo, Chemicals Causing Weight Gain and More
Roundup 3/30: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (3/23): Washington State Bans PFCs in Food Packaging, Pruitt’s Pricey ‘Pasta’, Congress Targets Food Stamps and More
Roundup 3/23: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Washington Is First State to Ban Fluorinated Chemicals in Food Packaging
On Wednesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed the first state law to ban toxic fluorinated chemicals in food packaging, such as microwave popcorn bags, pizza boxes and fast-food wrappers.
In a First, California Moves to Protect People from Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Carpets
EWG’s News Roundup (3/9): Shazi Visram Joins EWG Board, Pruitt Gets ‘Report Card’ and More
News Roundup (3/9): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Scott Pruitt Just Released His First Year Report Card. EWG Marked It Up and Sent It Back.
Cleaning Products May Harm Female Workers’ Lungs as Much as Smoking a Pack a Day
The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, is thought to be the first to assess occupational or domestic cleaning product exposure as it relates to the...
EPA Chief Living Large on Taxpayer’s Dime
In his first year as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt has spent almost a quarter of a million dollars on first-class seats, military and charter jets, a private phone...
Asbestos Is No Joke
Chemicals in Everyday Products Rival Cars as Source of Air Pollution
Releases from chemical products, including ones we use every day in our homes, are as much a cause of air pollution as automobile emissions, according to a new study that has big implications for how...
Contaminated Cosmetics Pose Growing Risk to Consumers
A rash of product recalls, government warning notices and contaminated cosmetics may finally push Congress to give our broken cosmetics law a makeover.
5 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Toxic BPA
No one disputes that bisphenol A, a toxic compound widely used to line food cans and other food packaging, is polluting people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found BPA in the urine of...
EWG’s News Roundup (2/9): A Must-Read Book for Parents, Asbestos in Children’s Cosmetics and More
EWG News Roundup (2/9): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
