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Children’s Health
Cookware & Food Containers

BPA Levels in Canned Infant Formula Poses Higher Risk Than Baby Bottles

Many new parents are aware that the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) leaches from plastic baby bottles found on the shelves of stores across America. But a new investigation by EWG reveals that BPA is...
Mercury

Media Falls Hook, Line and Sinker for Fish Industry Line on Mercury

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) issued the following statement today in response to media outlets that reported on a fish industry study urging pregnant women to disregard FDA guidance on fish...
Research

Sundown on the Sagebrush Rebellion

Since the Sagebrush Rebellion of the late 1970s, industries that profit by taking resources from Western public lands – logging, oil and gas drilling, and mining – have stirred up opposition to increased environmental regulation by painting their critics as outsiders – do-gooders from Washington, D.C., trampling on the Rocky Mountain West's proud heritage and hardscrabble economy.
Toxic Chemicals
Perchlorate
Food & Water
Water

CDC Study Shows Boston Area Infants Exposed to Dangerous Rocket Fuel Ingredient through Breast Milk

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...
Toxic Chemicals
Perchlorate
Food & Water
Water

Environmental Working Group's Statement in Support of the "Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2007" Introduced Today by Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis

"Tests by the CDC and independent researchers have confirmed that many Americans are carrying the rocket fuel ingredient, perchlorate, in their bodies in amounts that lower thyroid hormone levels, in...
Chemical Policy

Chemical Lobby Gets Its Way in U.S. Senate

For several years now, Environmental Working Group (EWG) has been warning of the risks associated with bisphenol A (BPA) – especially the BPA in baby bottles, sippy cups and cans of infant formula...
Research

EPA Axes Panel Chair at Request of Chemical Industry Lobbyists

At the request of a chemical industry lobbyist, the Environmental Protection Agency removed the chair of an expert peer review panel charged with setting safe exposure levels for a toxic fire retardant that contaminates human blood and breast milk, according to documents obtained by EWG.
Mercury
Food

Environmental Working Group's Statement on Lancet Seafood Study

This study supports the long-standing advice of the federal government, the Environmental Working Group, and many other organizations: women should eat seafood during pregnancy known to be low in...
Toxic Chemicals
Perchlorate
Food & Water
Water

Under Proposed Rocket Fuel Standards, Many Women Would Need Treatment to Protect Baby

Exposure to a rocket fuel chemical widespread in the U.S. drinking water and food supply, at levels equal to or lower than national and state standards, could cause thyroid deficiency in more than 2...
Food & Water
Food

When Should You Buy Organic?

If you're concerned about food safety, you probably already look for organic produce at the supermarket. But if you can't always buy organic, you can still dramatically lower your family's exposure to...
Family Health
Reproductive Health
Toxic Chemicals

Across Generations: The Chemical Pollution Mothers & Daughters Share and Inherit

The unique bond between a mother and daughter starts in the womb and lasts a lifetime. This Mother's Day, lab tests of mothers and their daughters show that they share another, unwanted bond: a common...
Subsidies
Conservation

Farm Subsidy Reform Key to Restoring Gulf of Mexico "Dead Zone"

Each year, an average of $270 million worth of wasted fertilizer flows down the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico, creating a "Dead Zone" of more than 5,000 square miles that is completely...
Toxic Chemicals
Arsenic
Lead
Mercury
Food

House Set To Nullify State Consumer Safety Programs Under Pressure From Corporate Food Lobby

The House votes today on a bill pitting giant food companies against the health and safety of American families—a measure that could nullify state laws warning consumers about mercury in fish, lead in...
Farming & Agriculture

Seizing a Watershed Moment

Agriculture is a leading source of water pollution in the 10 states that border the Mississippi River. Agriculture is also the leading source of pollution causing the “Dead Zone” at the mouth of the...
Toxic Chemicals
Chromium-6
Food & Water
Water

Chrome-Plated Fraud: Scientific Integrity and Chromium Toxicity

A consulting firm hired by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) to fight the "Erin Brockovich" lawsuit distorted data from a Chinese study to plant an article in a scientific journal reversing the study...
Energy

Real Estate Developers with Mining Claims Near Las Vegas Could Still Purchase Land

Proposed fixes to heavily criticized mining legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. James A. Gibbons (R-NV) could still cost Nevada schools more than $120 million, slash $100 million per year in taxes...
Farming & Agriculture
Conservation
Food & Water

Feds Set to Give 400 Farms More Water Than L.A., S.F., San Diego Combined

The federal government is about to make a deal to give a few hundred California farmers control of more water than Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego combined use in a year — at pennies on the...
Conservation

Energy Independence and Transportation Spending

Policy needs to change at the federal and state levels. For decades, federal transportation dollars have gone overwhelmingly to road projects. State transportation spending has also favored roads over...
Toxic Chemicals
Food & Water
Water

State Attorneys General Oppose Legal Shield for MTBE Polluters

In a letter to all U.S. senators, the chief legal officers of 12 states from New York to California are urging lawmakers to vote against the federal energy bill or any legislation that protects oil...

Toxic Chemicals
Asbestos

Flawed Medical Criteria in Specter/Leahy Bill Leave Lung Cancer Victims Out in Cold

An EWG Action Fund analysis of the Specter/Leahy asbestos bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee today finds that the legislation delivers unusually harsh treatment to people dying of asbestos...
Research

Colorado’s Pristine Roan Plateau Threatened by Drilling Surge

As Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter prepares to take a stand on federal plans to allow thousands of oil and gas wells on Colorado's Roan Plateau and surrounding land, an investigation by Environmental Working Group has found that drilling permits in the area have already more than doubled since 2004. An analysis of drilling data on federal and private land by EWG found that the number of wells permitted
Toxic Chemicals
Food & Water
Water

Will DeLay Allow 112 House Members With MTBE Tap Water Contamination A Vote To Protect Their Constituents?

House Republicans Are Expected To Block Amendments That Would Strip Their Polluter Immunity Provision From Energy Bill

Research

Nurses' Health

Caring for patients during a typical workday, nurses handle dozens of chemicals, drugs, and other agents that are designed to prevent, diagnose, control, or cure diseases and other health conditions. These therapeutic agents can heal, but have side effects as well. For most patients, the benefits of tightly controlled doses usually outweigh the risks. But the same may not be true for nurses.
Food & Water
Water

California Gov. Signs Bill to Make Sure Drinking Water is Safe for Kids

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law groundbreaking legislation, sponsored by EWG, to ensure that California's drinking water standards are strong enough to protect children.