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California

EWG Seeks Answers About Loophole in Proposed New York Fracking Plan

EWG is requesting records from New York officials to shed light on a potentially glaring loophole in the state's draft plan for regulating high-volume hydraulic fracturing in the event that Gov...

Chemical Policy
Pesticides
Food

Nation's Pediatricians Warn Against Pesticides in Food

The American Academy of Pediatrics has taken the unprecedented step of issuing a policy statement that calls on the government, schools, parents and medical professionals to take concerted action to...
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy
Household & Consumer Products
Cosmetics

FDA Warns Leading Cosmetics Maker on Anti-Aging Claims

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently (Sept. 7) warned Lancôme to stop making grand claims for several of its anti-aging products -- claims that would require the agency to approve them...
Food & Water
Food

Ham and Cheese Again? Revamp your Lunch, Rethink that Sandwich

Let me guess. You, like most Americans, usually have a sandwich for lunch. Or maybe it's a panini or a wrap, if you want to get technical. Regardless, it's what you eat the majority of the time. When...
Toxic Chemicals
Cleaning Supplies

What's Inside: Clorox Shares a Little

Last week (Feb. 9), Clorox surprised me when it took a small step along the path to complete disclosure - and real consumer empowerment - by releasing a list of all the fragrance ingredients used in...
California

Stewart to Pickens: "Is it horribly unsafe, is that what this fracking is?"

On a recent episode of Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show," Texas oil and gas executive T. Boone Pickens proudly declared, "I have fracked 3,000 wells in my life. I have never seen anything damaged."
Toxic Chemicals
Energy
Food & Water

EWG's Top 10 Good Environmental News Stories of 2010

Ok, our list of the "worst" environmental stories of the year was a bit of a downer. So here are EWG's Top 10 good environmental news stories.
Toxic Chemicals
Energy

EWG's Worst Environmental Stories of 2010

We polled our staff to see what stories they thought had the biggest impact, for better or worse. Here are the results:
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy

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...
Pesticides
Food

School lunch: More fruits & veggies, please!

Whether your child eats the school lunch or your own hand-packed version, there's a chance she might not be getting enough fruits and veggies. U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics show that...
BPA

More Scientists Weigh In on BPA Dangers

The list of studies highlighting the health risks of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) grows longer by the week. Of course, all research is important, but a new study by a team of scientists led by Gail...
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products

Could be hard to avoid these 7 cleaning ingredients, but you should try

A few weeks ago I stood in the cleaning aisle wondering what to get. Since I'm a die-hard label reader, I grabbed some containers and turned them around so I could assess the ingredients.
BPA

Can EWG staff live a week without canned food? Can you?

In 2007 we tested canned food for BPA because the can linings contain the chemical, and we suspected it might leach into the food. And, as we all know now, it does.
BPA

BPA in canned foods: Why can some

Way back in 2007 my boss, EWG Vice-President for Research Jane Houlihan, sent me the results of canned food testing for a chemical called Bisphenol A. I hadn't previously paid much attention to this...
Water

Can bottled water be funny? Watch this....

We all know bottled water is "the pits" (remember Erma Bombeck?), but we don't all say it like Derek. Listen up and be ready to laugh as Derek Forgie goes "inside the bottle."
Toxic Chemicals

Ever checked your house for chemicals?

If you've ever wondered what's toxic in your house, you'll want to watch this home walk-through with Jane Houlihan, EWG's Senior Vice-President for Research. She joins Jennifer Folsom, mom to 3 young...
Household & Consumer Products
Cosmetics

3,163 ingredients hide behind the word "fragrance"

Enviroblog readers all know that "fragrance" is a term that the cosmetics, cleaning and candle industries use on ingredient lists that discloses only that there are unnamed chemicals in the product.
Toxic Chemicals

Rachel Carson: The woman behind the book

Known, of course, for her movement-launching 1962 book, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson understood the important relationship between nature and chemicals. She raised her voice to inform others and...
Chemical Policy
Cosmetics

Cosmetics Safety Series - Part 2: Mind the (data) gap

We think consumers deserve to know that the products and ingredients they use every day have been tested for safety.
Toxic Chemicals

Blogger talk: Too many chemicals in cord blood

It's true there are too many chemicals in cord blood. You know it. We know it. But who else knows it? Well now, that depends on who else is writing about it (like, say, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal)...
PFAS Chemicals

Products without intentionally added PFAS or PFCs

This chart lists products that companies claim do not contain intentionally added PFAS, or PFCs. The list of products was compiled from the registries of  Green Science Policy Institute, ChemSec, Cradle to Cradle Certified, Living Product Challenge 2.0, Declare 2.0.  EWG independently reviewed company product claims and public statements regarding PFAS.  Companies denoted with an asterisk are current suppliers for the federal government, according to GSA’s eLibrary Contractor Listing
Food & Water
Water
Household & Consumer Products
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

New tests find toxic 'forever chemicals' in bedding, yoga pants and other textiles

Two new reports find detectable levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in consumer textile products like bedding, tablecloths and sportswear.
Pile of textiles

El peligro de los pesticidas: Amenazas tóxicas para los trabajadores agrícolas y sus familias en el condado de Ventura

Una amenaza tóxica se presenta en muchas partes del condado de Ventura, en California, donde todos, desde los trabajadores agrícolas hasta las familias, podrían correr el riesgo de una mayor exposición a pesticidas dañinos.
Ventura county farm
Energy
Federal & State Energy Policy
Fossil & Nuclear

Biden EPA revives justification for coal utility mercury rule

The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a proposed rule restoring the legal foundation for limiting coal-fired power plants’ mercury emissions under the Clean Air Act, a finding the Trump...