Research

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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Debunking the Myth that GE Crops Reduce Soil Loss

October 9, 2014

Defenders of genetically engineered crops regularly claim that these varieties cut erosion by encouraging farmers to use tillage practices that enhance soil conservation.

The Anti-Label Lobby

September 3, 2014

Companies and organizations opposed to labeling foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients disclosed $15.2 million in lobbying expenditures that made reference to GE labeling in the second...

“Washout” Revisited

August 5, 2014

In 2013, an Environmental Working Group report titled “WASHOUT” documented that soil erosion across Iowa farm land during that spring's heavy rains had been far worse than previous estimates – in some...

The Anti-Label Lobby through Q1 2014

July 29, 2014

Companies and organizations opposed to labeling foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients disclosed $9 million in lobbying expenditures that made reference to GE labeling in the first...

Mercury

Five Things FDA and EPA Didn’t Tell You About Seafood Safety

June 25, 2014

Earlier this month the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released updated consumer guidelines on fish consumption. The two agencies said that because of the...

2,4-D Herbicide & GMO Crops

June 22, 2014

A fight is brewing over Dow's Enlist Duo, an extraordinarily potent weed-killer designed to kill the new generation of so-called “superweeds” that have mutated to withstand blasts of Monsanto's...

How Much is Too Much?

June 19, 2014

Can you get too much of a good thing? When it comes to vitamin A, zinc and niacin, yes you can.

Energy

Federal & State Energy Policy

Ethanol's Broken Promise

May 29, 2014

Ethanol's Broken Promise: Using Less Corn Ethanol Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Food Chemicals

Children's Cereals

May 15, 2014

EWG's analysis of more than 1,500 cereals, including more than 180 children's cereals, shows that a child who eats a bowl a day for a year ends up consuming 10 pounds of sugar.

Household & Consumer Products

Men's Health

March 18, 2014

Most men know by now that good lifestyle choices – such as exercising regularly, eating a healthy diet, not smoking and drinking in moderation – make a big difference in staying healthy. Men may too...

Household & Consumer Products

Food Chemicals

Nearly 500 ways to make a yoga mat sandwich

February 27, 2014

If you've planked on a yoga mat, slipped on flip-flops, extracted a cell phone from protective padding or lined an attic with foam insulation, chances are you've had a brush with an industrial...

Going, Going, Gone!

July 23, 2013

Across America's heartland, in county after county and state after state, the landscape-devouring machinery of modern agriculture has been churning through millions of acres of irreplaceable wetlands...

Washout

July 3, 2013

Media attention has understandably focused on flooding, especially given the devastating floods that have repeatedly struck the region in recent years.This year, it looks as if the Midwest will dodge...

Energy

Poisons in the Pipeline

June 20, 2013

On March 29, 2013, a pipeline carrying tar sands oil ruptured in Arkansas, sending an inky river through a residential neighborhood in the town of Mayflower. A concerned neighbor scooped up a sample...

Paradise Lost

May 8, 2013

The reality is that the nation's primary prairie and wetlands protection program – the USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) – was not designed to meet the environmental challenges being created...

EWG’s UPDATED Water Filter Buying Guide

February 27, 2013

What is most important to you in a water filter? Check out EWG's Water Filter Buying Guide. Find the right filter for your water - and budget.

Water Treatment Contaminants:

February 27, 2013

Across the nation, chlorine, added as a disinfectant to kill disease- causing microganisms in dirty source water, is reacting with rotting organic matter like sewage, manure from livestock, dead...

Murky Waters

December 11, 2012

Forty years after the Clean Water Act became law, the data are clear: Iowa's rivers and streams are still murky. The pollution that continues to degrade them has become a case study on the...

Subsidies

Healthy Food Gets Short Shrift

May 17, 2012

Fruit and vegetable growers have historically been left out of agriculture policy, even though they provide foods that are vital for improving America's nutrition and reducing the costly toll of diet...

Troubled Waters

April 12, 2012

Water that runs off fields treated with chemical fertilizers and manure is loaded with nitrogen and phosphorus, two potent pollutants that inevitably end up in rivers and lakes and set off a cascade...

Children’s Health

Sugar in Children's Cereals

December 12, 2011

Parents have good reason to worry about the sugar content of children's breakfast cereals, according to an Environmental Working Group review of 84 popular brands.

Chromium-6

2004 Industry Study Found Chrome-6 Nationwide

April 3, 2011

EWG's study of chromium-6 contamination in tap water is not the first to attempt to assess chromium-6 pollution across the country.

Chromium-6 in U.S. Tap Water

December 20, 2010

Laboratory tests commissioned by EWG have detected hexavalent chromium, the carcinogenic “Erin Brockovich chemical,” in tap water from 31 of 35 American cities. The highest levels were in Norman, Okla...

Throwing Good Money at Bad Land

September 28, 2010

Thanks to five decades of bad policy decisions, a quirk of geology underlaying hundreds of thousands of acres of California's Central Valley has snowballed into a multi-million dollar taxpayer...

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