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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

Pesticides

Family Health

Children’s Health

Farming & Agriculture

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

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.

February 3, 2022

For decades, the FDA knew toxic 'forever chemicals' were dangerous but continued to allow their use

As far back as the 1960s, animal studies showed the chemicals caused harm even months after exposure ended and industry studies showed they could migrate from paper and paperboard food packaging into...

February 10, 2022

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Cookware & Food Containers

Pollution in Minority Newborns

November 23, 2009

Laboratory tests commissioned by EWG have detected as many as 232 toxic chemicals in cord blood samples collected from 10 minority newborns. Notably these tests show, for the first time, bisphenol A...

Toxic Chemicals

Perchlorate

CDC Scientists Find Rocket Fuel Chemical In Infant Formula

April 2, 2009

Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that 15 brands of powdered infant formula are contaminated with perchlorate, a rocket fuel component detected...

Toxic Chemicals

Perchlorate

FDA Food Testing Shows Widespread Rocket Fuel Contamination of Commonly Consumed Foods and Beverages

January 16, 2008

A study published in January 2008 by scientists from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finds that three quarters of nearly 300 commonly consumed foods and beverages are contaminated with...

Perchlorate

Children Overexposed to Rocket Fuel Chemical

October 25, 2007

As a House committee prepares to vote on a bill requiring the EPA to set a safety standard to protect children from the rocket fuel contaminant perchlorate in tap water, a new analysis by...

Perchlorate

New study from CDC and Boston University shows babies getting unsafe dose of perchlorate

March 29, 2007

An Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis of recently published data from scientists at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Boston University (BU) shows that infants are being exposed to...

Perchlorate

Reproductive Health

Thyroid Threat

October 30, 2006

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more than one third of American women are deficient in iodine, and that for these women, exposure to the rocket fuel...

Perchlorate

Rocket Fuel in Cows' Milk - Perchlorate

June 22, 2004

Milk from cows raised in some parts of California may expose infants and children to more of a toxic rocket fuel chemical than is considered safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and...

Suspect Salads

April 28, 2003

In the first-ever tests of perchlorate in supermarket produce, 18 percent of lettuce samples contained detectable levels of perchlorate, and an average serving of these contaminated samples contained...

Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water

March 3, 2003

Drinking water for more than 20 million Americans is contaminated with a toxic legacy of the Cold War: Perchlorate interferes with normal thyroid function, may cause cancer and persists indefinitely...

Toxic Chemicals

Perchlorate

Reproductive Health

Rocket Science

July 1, 2001

Sources of drinking water for almost 7 million Californians and unknown millions of other Americans are contaminated with a toxic legacy of the Cold War: A chemical that interferes with normal thyroid...

EWG's Guide to Safe Drinking Water

Read EWG researchers' top tips to learn how to stay hydrated while reducing your exposures to common drinking water pollutants. Download as PDF

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.

Senior Scientist

News & Insights

Quibble with Kibbles: ‘Forever chemicals’ in pet food packaging add to perils at home

November 3, 2022

The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS create health hazards at home, since they’re used in everyday items like cookware and cosmetics – and new EWG research finds some popular pet food packaging...

New baby textile product tests show concerning levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’

November 3, 2022

You may have noticed an uptick in media reports detailing new discoveries in various consumer products of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. They’re highly toxic and pervasive – and found in...

Personal Care Products

Sunscreen

Toxic Chemicals

Lacking safety data, the FDA should act to ban oxybenzone in sunscreens

October 27, 2022

Time’s up, sunscreen industry. Last month, the clock ran out on the sunscreen industry to prove to the Food and Drug Administration that oxybenzone, a common ingredient in sunscreen, is both safe and...

Personal Care Products

Frightful ingredients hiding in Halloween face paint

October 27, 2022

With Halloween around the corner, many kids will use face paint as the perfect finishing touch for their costumes. It’s a popular alternative to costume masks, which can obscure children’s vision on...

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

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

For decades, the FDA knew toxic 'forever chemicals' were dangerous but continued to allow their use

Areas of Focus

Pollution in Minority Newborns

CDC Scientists Find Rocket Fuel Chemical In Infant Formula

FDA Food Testing Shows Widespread Rocket Fuel Contamination of Commonly Consumed Foods and Beverages

Children Overexposed to Rocket Fuel Chemical

New study from CDC and Boston University shows babies getting unsafe dose of perchlorate

Thyroid Threat

Rocket Fuel in Cows' Milk - Perchlorate

Suspect Salads

Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water

Rocket Science

EWG's Guide to Safe Drinking Water

David Andrews, Ph.D.

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

Addressing misinformation on the internet about EWG’s ratings systems

What are PFAS? Defining per- and polyfluoroalkyl ether acids

Why is cancer-causing benzene widespread in personal care products?

Quibble with Kibbles: ‘Forever chemicals’ in pet food packaging add to perils at home

New baby textile product tests show concerning levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Lacking safety data, the FDA should act to ban oxybenzone in sunscreens

Frightful ingredients hiding in Halloween face paint

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