The troubling news about the presence of asbestos in children’s makeup is just the latest example of the deadly fiber contaminating imported products marketed toward children, said Environmental Working Group (EWG). The national retail chain Claire’s, which sells jewelry, makeup and other items targeted toward young girls and children, recently announced it was recalling a […]
By Tasha Stoiber The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) knows that dozens of the chemicals used in fracking pose health hazards. The agency not only allows their use, but also lets the oil and gas industry keep the chemicals secret, according to a new report. Between 2003 and 2014 the EPA identified health hazards for […]
Without Energy Sec. Rick Perry’s scheme to make utility customers buy more expensive electricity from aging, dirty and dangerous coal and nuclear plants, utilities plan to close 75 coal and nuclear units in the next three years, according to federal data compiled by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). A new EWG report, Picking Losers, analyzes […]
By Dan Nosowitz News that there may be a correlation between exposure to pesticides and infertility is not new; studies have previously tied higher rates of exposure to decreased male fertility. But a new study, primarily from researchers at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, takes a look specifically at women who are […]
Americans spend as much as 90 percent of their time indoors. That’s why it’s more important than ever to think about indoor air quality and health. Monday the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a user-friendly online guide to creating a healthier home, focusing on how chemicals in the indoor environment affect health and how making […]
Drinking water supplies for millions of Americans in farm country are contaminated with a suspected cancer-causing chemical from fertilizer, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group. The contaminant is nitrate, which gets into drinking water sources when chemical fertilizer or manure runs off poorly protected farm fields. Nitrate contaminates drinking water for […]
By Scott Faber Next week, a key Senate committee will consider the nomination of Michael Dourson to oversee chemical safety at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Here are the top 10 reasons senators should reject his nomination. 1. He’s industry’s favorite scientist for hire. For decades Dourson has been the go-to guy for Monsanto, […]
Internal U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) documents show that Administrator Scott Pruitt has effectively relinquished the EPA’s oversight of pesticide safety to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), said Scott Faber, the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) senior vice president of government affairs. More than 700 pages of emails and other records show that Pruitt and […]
By Gail Koffman “The fox guarding the hen house” aptly describes the inner workings of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Trump administration. A major case in point: The EPA official tasked to head up the Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention office, Nancy Beck, came to the job after working as a former […]
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