Environmental Working Group Here's some great news to kick off your weekend: we're finally getting rocket fuel out of our drinking water! That's right, the EPA announced it will begin regulating perchlorate, a common ingredient in rocket fuel that is linked to thyroid disruption. Thank you, Lisa P. Jackson!
EPA is taking action on the chemical perchlorate, which is estimated to be present in the drinking water of 17 million Americans.
Environmental Working Group A great list of game-changing food policies from NY Times writer Mark Bittman. Like EWG, he's not afraid to talk about BIG CHANGES - like shifting farm subsidies away from wealthy corn and soy that's grown for animals and cars into actual healthy food (fruits! vegetables!) that people should be eating far more of. Bookmark his new column - we did.
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What should be done about our unhealthful and unsafe diet?
Environmental Working Group EWG's natural gas fracking expert, Dusty Horwitt, asks an important question about trust: “Drilling companies have won exemption from just about every piece of federal environmental law except the requirement to get permits if they use diesel in their fracking fluids. This new report shows they haven't even complied w...ith this limited provision. How can communities trust these companies to drill responsibly?”
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) commends the important investigation of hydraulic fracturing released today (Jan. 31) by U.S. Reps. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.). Their disturbing findings show that 1) oil and natural gas drilling companies i...
Environmental Working Group From the department of good news: Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) continues to be a champion for a more effective chemicals policy in our country - which we sorely need. This week the Senate subcommittee that he chairs on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health will hold a hearing to refocus attention on updating our broken chemicals policy.
This week: Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) holds hearing to Assess the Effectiveness of U.S. Chemica
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Environmental Working Group On February 2nd, EWG Prez Ken Cook will testify about safe drinking water before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. A big thank you to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), who chairs this committee for putting this important public health issue on the front burner. EWG believes that drinking water should ...be free of industrial pollutants that may have profound and irreversible effects on people's health.
Tomorrow, Wednesday February 2, 2011, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (EPW), chaired by California Senator Barbara Boxer, is holding a hearing on safe drinking water.
Environmental Working Group Thank you, Lisa P. Jackson, for confirming the need to upgrade the nation's broken toxics law. As you say so well, "This 35-year-old law is insufficient for managing exposure to chemicals in the products and environment of the 21st century. Our health, the health of our children and future children, depends on improvin...g the ways we address these potential risks." EWG couldn't agree more.
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson writes about EPA's priority to cut exposure to chemicals - USATODA
Read Lisa P. Jackson's short response to a recent article about toxic chemicals in pregnant women's bodies.
Environmental Working Group Thanks to an EWG Facebook fan for asking our advice on non-toxic handwashing when a sink isn't available - like in her elementary school classroom. You'll find our full response on Enviroblog.
The absolute best way to fight germs and prevent infection is good old-fashioned hand washing. But when you can't scrub up, you can turn to waterless hand sanitizers, those convenient little bottles for on-the-go. But there are risks involved with some of these products (not to mention the disposab...
Environmental Working Group Congratulations to GASLAND and filmmaker Josh Fox on the Oscar nomination. Thank you for the awareness you've brought and for the passion behind your efforts. For those who haven't seen the documentary yet, there's no time like the present....
In America, energy conglomerates hopes to tap into a huge natural gas reservoir dubbed the Saudi Arabia of natural gas. Halliburton developed a way to get the gas out of the ground—a hydraulic drilling process called fracking—and suddenly America finds itself on the precipice of becoming an energy s...
Environmental Working Group Good news + bad news, folks. Good that EWG was right when we warned you about sunscreens containing retinyl palmitate (aka vitamin A) last summer (there were some industry naysayers). Bad news that retinyl palmitate speeds tumor growth when applied to sun-exposed skin. NOT what you need in a sunscreen. Check yours and get the full story at ewg.org.
"A compound that causes skin damage and tumors on sun-exposed skin has no place in sunscreens or other daytime skin products," said Jane Houlihan, EWG senior vice president for research.
Environmental Working Group Interesting article in The Indianapolis Star about cell phone safety and how you can (and should) reduce your radiation exposure - without giving up your cell phone (we haven't!). True, the jury is still out on risks, but it's concerning enough that taking simple steps to protect yourself makes good sense.
When Dr. Stephanie Wagner, a neuro- oncologist with Clarian Health, sees patients with brain tumors, they often ask, 'Why did I get this?' Then, the next question is, 'Was it my cell phone?'
Environmental Working Group Change is made in many ways, some of them decidedly unsexy. Like, say, state government purchasing rules. Almost always boring and tedious, but potentially very powerful - especially in big states with big purchasing budgets, like New York. Get the story about the state's new list of 85 chemicals that its agencies are... being urged not to buy. Why? Because they're toxic, of course.
When someone with $8 billion a year in purchasing power tells the world what they don't want, marketers and manufacturers are likely to pay attention.
Environmental Working Group Investing now in healthy school lunches (and breakfasts...) so kids can live healthy lives and we can reduce their long-term health care costs is a no-brainer, right? But it's also expensive. So EWG came up with a few ideas about how to fund it, because 1) this is simply too important to screw up, and 2) the money's ...there, we just have to look. Let's not squander this (rare) opportunity -- we owe it to our kids.
New school food standards proposed last week by the Obama administration could nearly double the amount of fruits and vegetables that more than 32 million kids eat every day. WOW! If these standards come into force, they could set American children on a healthier eating track that could last a lif...
Environmental Working Group Well here's a perfect example of how very far out of touch the powerful farm lobby is with the rest of America. They recently suggested that rather than trim their own grossly inequitable subsidies (which cost taxpayers billions every year), cuts should target poor food stamp recipients. Make sense? Not to us. Get the... whole (unsurprising) story on EWG's Ag Mag, an edgy blog about American farm and food policy.
Last week was a reminder – as if I needed it – of just how out of touch the powerful farm lobby is with the rest of America.
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Environmental Working Group (EWG) works to protect kids from toxic chemicals in our food, water, air and the products we use every day. We use research to help create federal policies that protect our children, our health, and our natural resources.
Environmental Working Group It's winter. Whether you ski, sled, snowshoe or have a vacation planned in a sunny spot (lucky you!), you need to plan for the sun. And, something you skiiers should know: there's more than just wax in that wax. Get the full story and access EWG's product safety database and sun protection tips on Enviroblog.
Just because it's cold when you're on the slopes, doesn't mean you get to ignore the sun. In fact, a recent study of ultraviolet (UV) radiation at high-altitude U.S. ski resorts suggests that winter outdoor enthusiasts should pay close attention to protecting their exposed skin from the winter sun -...
Environmental Working Group On a Twitter party last night (yes, we tweet @ewgtoxics), I was reminded of how many questions we all have about "going green." At EWG, we strive to boil it all down to the most important steps you can take to create a healthier home. Which is why we created our Healthy Home Tips. Check them out, they're a wealth of info -- and do-able, too!
EWG's scientists and public health researchers put our heads together and created a list of the most important steps you can take at home to promote your family's environmental health. We expanded this short list into a more in-depth email series. For each short tip there's additional information t...
Environmental Working Group Join EWG and Alexandra Zissu (green living author) on Twitter tonight @ 9 PM Eastern to "tweet" about greening your home - to benefit your family's health and the environment. Start by following us on Twitter @ewgtoxics, then follow the party directions at this link - and of course, bring your questions. "See" you soon on Twitter!
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If you haven’t noticed by now, going green is a hot topic – and for good reason. As consumers, we face hundreds of small choices on a daily basis and how we make those decisions can be very impactful. While it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the green messaging, it’s simple to jump right in and ...
Environmental Working Group As part of EWG's online community, you probably already do your best to avoid single-use plastic bottles, but we need your pledge today to bring this change to your friends, colleagues and community. Join us to make 2011 the year of healthier, cheaper water. Get started by signing our New Year's pledge, and we'll sen...d you the tools you need to make change in your community. Because if you don't, who will?
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If you're like most of us here at EWG, you drink filtered tap water when you can. Save money, save the earth -- all good. But when you're at work or on the move, it's not as easy to avoid that plastic-wrapped H2O.
Environmental Working Group Just because this great TEDx event about changing the way we eat is happening in NYC doesn't mean we can't *all* participate - from wherever we are on Sat, Feb 12th. Find (or host!) a watch party near you, or just watch the livestream. EWG Prez Ken Cook is one of many interesting speakers, so mark your calendar for a...n important conversation about sustainable food -- with some serious change makers.
TEDxManhattan will take place February 12, 2011, in New York City. The one-day event will highlight several aspects of the sustainable food movement and the work being done to shift our food system from industrially-based agriculture to one in which healthy, nutritious food is accessible to all.
Environmental Working Group Happy Friday! In an insightful new op-ed, EWG Prez Ken Cook highlights why food advocates need to take on the well-heeled farm subsidy lobby during the upcoming farm bill fight, and what's at stake for all of us if we don't.
Food and agriculture policy always comes down to money: how federal dollars will be prioritized and spent. If anyone needed reminders of this dynamic, the last year provided at least two.
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