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PFAS Chemicals

Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

Taking ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters. Discover the most effective water filters for reducing PFAS contamination in your water. EWG's extensive tests...

July 11, 2023

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

A new EWG investigation finds for the first time troubling concentrations of the toxic agricultural chemical chlormequat in oat-based products sold in the U.S., including everyday brands marketed to...

January 31, 2023

Federal & State Energy Policy

Power and profit: How PG&E fails California ratepayers and what to do about it

EWG’s utility business model would create a more balanced policy and regulatory regime for PG&E customers. It is designed to hold the company responsible for its investment patterns and shift...

June 16, 2022

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Food

Pesticides

Children’s Health

Pesticides still found in baby food, but biggest toxic threats eliminated

November 15, 2023

Your baby’s food may contain potentially harmful pesticides – but the Environmental Working Group’s decades of fighting to protect children’s health have helped eliminate the most toxic threats from...

Cell Phones

Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields may affect heart health, new EWG analysis finds

November 22, 2022

Electromagnetic radiation in the radiofrequency range emitted by cell phones, tablets and other wireless communication devices is absorbed by the human body and may affect heart health, according to a...

Food

Children’s Health

Pesticides

Fruit leather: A snack sometimes chock full of pesticides and sugar

September 15, 2022

When parents and caregivers herd kids out the door for an outing, they typically grab snack food on the way. And one of the most convenient is a product kids love – fruit leather.

Cell Phones

Reproductive Health

How exposure to cell phones and other technology affects reproductive health

June 27, 2022

Wireless devices like cell phones, Wi-Fi and other communication technologies release radiofrequency radiation that can harm the human body.

Report: 32 million pounds of toxic pesticides sprayed on Ventura County fields from 2015 to 2020

February 3, 2022

Today, from Oxnard to Ojai, people in Ventura County live, work and go to school next to farm fields sprayed with some of the most toxic pesticides used in agriculture.

Children’s Health

Reproductive Health

EWG’s Healthy Living: Quick Tips to Safer Diapers

December 10, 2020

In their first year alone, a baby will wear an estimated 2,500 disposable diapers. When buying diapers, parents are likely to consider absorbency, fit and comfort as the most important features. But...

Children’s Health

Flame Retardants

Reproductive Health

California Policy Linked to Higher Flame Retardant Exposures

July 11, 2016

The new study by EWG and Duke University researchers shows that the exposures to the two chemicals were higher in Calif. than in a similar study done earlier in N.J.

Cosmetics

Reproductive Health

Nailed

October 19, 2015

It's not surprising that many nail polishes contain potentially toxic chemicals. Now a study conducted by researchers at Duke University and EWG finds that at least one of those chemicals could be...

Flame Retardants

Reproductive Health

NO ESCAPE:

August 4, 2014

Ten years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency and health advocates forced flame retardant chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, from the market. These chemicals were showing...

Teen Girls' Body Burden of Hormone-Altering Cosmetics Chemicals

September 24, 2008

Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products. Environmental Working Group (EWG) detected 16 chemicals from...

Reproductive Health

Across Generations

May 10, 2006

The unique bond between a mother and daughter starts in the womb and evolves over a lifetime, as each adapts and grows with the other in an elaborate interplay of nature and nurture. Shared bonds of...

Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns

July 14, 2005

In the month leading up to a baby's birth, the umbilical cord pulses with the equivalent of at least 300 quarts of blood each day, pumped back and forth from the nutrient- and oxygen-rich placenta to...

Food

Reproductive Health

Moms and Pops

March 1, 2000

Everyone knows that women eat – and often crave – different foods when they're pregnant. But an Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis of government data shows that some of the things they eat...

Expert Spotlight

Chemical companies provide quarterly reports on production and sales figures to shareholders. Why shouldn’t the public and EPA receive similar reports every year about commonly used chemicals, some of which could pose a serious health risk?”

David Andrews, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Investigations and and Senior Scientist

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Climate & Agriculture

Conservation

USDA conservation funding ‘guardrails’ vital for reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

April 24, 2024

When Congress provided almost $20 billion in Department of Agriculture funding for climate-smart farming practices, it included legislative “guardrails” to ensure the money goes to practices that...

Cosmetics

Best bang for your buck mascaras

April 22, 2024

It’s prom season, which means millions of teenagers across the U.S. will be getting done up for one of the most high school experiences. It’s a time for “promposals,” dancing and getting enough...

PFAS Chemicals

What they’re saying about the EPA’s ‘hazardous substances’ designation for two PFAS

April 19, 2024

On April 19 the Environmental Protection Agency designated two of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and...

Water

PFAS Chemicals

What does the EPA’s new hazardous substances designation for two ‘forever chemicals’ mean?

April 17, 2024

More than 5,000 sites across the U.S. are polluted with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, creating an urgent national health and environmental crisis. The Biden administration took a...

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PFAS Chemicals

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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

Power and profit: How PG&E fails California ratepayers and what to do about it

Areas of Focus

Pesticides still found in baby food, but biggest toxic threats eliminated

Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields may affect heart health, new EWG analysis finds

Fruit leather: A snack sometimes chock full of pesticides and sugar

How exposure to cell phones and other technology affects reproductive health

Report: 32 million pounds of toxic pesticides sprayed on Ventura County fields from 2015 to 2020

EWG’s Healthy Living: Quick Tips to Safer Diapers

California Policy Linked to Higher Flame Retardant Exposures

Nailed

NO ESCAPE:

Teen Girls' Body Burden of Hormone-Altering Cosmetics Chemicals

Across Generations

Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns

Moms and Pops

David Andrews, Ph.D.

‘Forever chemicals’: Top 3 ways to lower your exposure

EWG comments on the WHO proposed guidelines for PFOA and PFOS contamination of drinking water

Flawed WHO report on ‘forever chemicals’ fails human health, EWG scientists find

Addressing misinformation on the internet about EWG’s ratings systems

USDA conservation funding ‘guardrails’ vital for reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

Best bang for your buck mascaras

What they’re saying about the EPA’s ‘hazardous substances’ designation for two PFAS

What does the EPA’s new hazardous substances designation for two ‘forever chemicals’ mean?

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