Catch up on the latest news and analysis from EWG’s team of experts.
Displaying 121 - 140 of 218
Don't wipe out: The hidden hazards of antibacterial wipes
Antibacterial cleaning wipes are everywhere, but are they harmless? Unfortunately, for most popular versions, that's not the case.
Getting sick on pesticides Big Ag can't live without
Chemical agriculture's defense of pesticides conjures up the image of the chain-smoking industry attorney Nathan Thurm slithering through a minefield of facts and figures about the causes of global...
Dry cleaning chemicals hang around - on your clothes
If you've ever dry cleaned your clothes (you have, right?), you've likely wondered how the "dry" part happens. And it may even have crossed your mind that it's a chemical process. Of course you'd be...
Arsenic Found in... Chicken
Did you think you were eating a carcinogen along with your favorite chicken sandwich last week? Probably not, but a new Food and Drug Administration study has found arsenic in chickens treated with 3...
Cancer: Putting Prevention First
Medical experts will never cease searching for cures for the gravest illnesses that afflict people. But a growing consensus is forming in the medical and public health communities that preventing...
Hold the Applause
Two weeks ago (Feb. 17), fellow activists proclaimed the upbeat news that the European Union had banned xylene and five other toxic chemicals that pose risks to human health and the environment.
11th-Hour Scramble Foils California Chemical Lobby
Outgoing California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seemed poised to give a nice holiday gift to the chemical industry - weak Green Chemistry program regulations that would not ensure consumers get safer...
California Green Chemistry rules should be withdrawn
California is supposed to be a leader on all things green. That was certainly Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's message back in September 2008, when he signed two bills (AB 1879 and SB 509) that he said...
California Regulators Pull a Bait-and-Switch on Green Chemistry
In September 2008, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated the signing of two bills (AB 1879 and SB 509) that, he said, would propel "California to the forefront of the nation and the world...
On BPA: Protecting the Bottom Line Over Public Health
Thanks to the tireless work and dogged determination of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and her tremendous staff, there was a deal this week -- after months of negotiations -- to include some...
Federal grants to promote pesticides? Oh, my.
More than 50 organizations concerned about the risks of pesticides to human health and the environment have joined forces to fight California officials' award of a $180,000 taxpayer-funded grant to a...
Tell Congress: We want a strong chemicals policy (now!)
Ever wonder if you can really, truly make a difference in an effort for national policy reform? I mean, it's a big country, right? Do policy makers really care that you fervently believe that...
Watch CNN's 'Toxic America' Special on June 2-3
CNN's chief medical correspondent for its Health, Medical & Wellness unit, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, has put together an impressive 2-part investigative report on toxic chemicals in America. It airs this week...
1 Step Forward: EPA expands Envirofacts database
Last month the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that they have added more than 6,300 chemicals and 3,800 chemical facilities to their searchable database Envirofacts.
Daniel Goleman: Access to info will make all the difference
Well-known author and psychologist Daniel Goleman suggests that if we consumers have more easily-accessible information about the products we buy, we'll be better prepared to make choices that...
Have a Coke and a Smile? Maybe Not.
Do big corporations care about what large blocks of their shareholders have to say about company practices? I don't know. I've never worked for one.
Stay current on TSCA reform progress
The Environmental Working Group's campaign for Kid-Safe Chemicals shifted into high gear exactly a week before the 40th anniversary of Earth Day (poetic justice), when Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)...
Thank you, Administrator Jackson
It's not news that getting anything substantive through Congress these days is like pushing very big rocks uphill, even when there is remarkable consensus on a topic.
EPA should start where chemical contamination begins: In utero
By Alex Formuzis, EWG Director of Communications A comprehensive plan to reform the nation's primary law responsible for regulating the use of industrial chemicals is about to be introduced in...
CNN's Sanjay Gupta, MD on federal chemicals policy
EWG has long known the Toxic Substances Control Act (aka "TSCA") needs to be overhauled. Most Enviroblog readers likely do, too - because we talk about it a lot.