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Heinz conference mobilizes women to fight environmental health threats
Jane Houlihan, the Environmental Working Group's vice president for research, and development associate Jocelyn Lyle joined more than 2,000 women at this week's Heinz Women's Health and the...
Consumers to FDA: Be there or be square
While the federal Food and Drug Administration dithers about whether to ban bisphenol A (BPA), a plastics chemical and synthetic estrogen, from U.S. food packaging, increasing numbers of Americans are...
Relax, it's baby safety month
Thanks to Nature's Child for reminding me that September is Baby Safety Month at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). I feel a little safer now, don't you? So it's no secret that I'm less...
Ask EWG: Rewind
As with all blogs, there's a wealth of information hidden from view, just waiting to be rediscovered. And Enviroblog is no different. Our series, Ask EWG, gets to the heart of readers' real, day-to...
Clean the sink and change the world
We believe that the small act of scouring the sink can be part of the giant act of changing the world. That's Shaklee Corp. CEO Roger Barnett's manifesto for how consumer products, from cleaners to...
Just science?
Greetings from California detours north of the border this week to answer criticisms of EWG by a Canadian newspaper columnist. His newspaper has (so far) refused to print the response below, so we're...
Taking advantage of the disadvantaged
The relationship between Europe and Africa has always been an interesting one -- for centuries, the European colonial powers destroyed their African colonies by enslaving their people, crippling their...
Chemical injections in Colorado
What does the phrase 'chemical injections' make you think of? Vaccines? Maybe Botox? Oil and gas mining probably doesn't spring to mind when you hear talk of chemical injections -- but maybe it should...
Protecting Alaska?
This is one last post by EWG social media intern Akua, who wrapped up her internship here this month. We wish her the best of luck! The Bureau of Land Management, an agency responsible for the...
Confidential information
In last week's edition of Mixed Greens we talked about a recent study of the effects of PFOA, a persistent perfluorochemical with toxic effects on the liver, thyroid and immune system. That study...
A farmer's 'come to Jesus' moment
NPR ran a great story the other day called “One Family, Two Views on How to Run Iowa Farm.†Lavon and Craig Griffieon, a farming couple from Ankeny, Iowa shared their concerns about the economic...
When government won't step in
This is the final post by EWG social media intern Howie. Thanks for all your hard work, Howie, and good luck in the future! Accountability in the world of industrial pollution is a wonderful thing...
Cheatsheet: volatile organic compounds
What are they? Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are gasses that enter the air through the routine use of a wide variety of household products, from paints and pesticides to arts and crafts supplies...
Going for the Gold
EWG social media intern Akua was lucky enough to score a ticket to the Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony -- these are her thoughts. This year’s Goldman Environmental Prizes were awarded to 7...
EnviroLinks: Firm but polite
In an excellent example of how to make a point respectfully, Beth has penned a letter to a retreat center she spent last weekend at. It reads "Hey, love you guys -- no, seriously, totally love you --...
Cheatsheet: Perfluorochemicals (PFCs)
What is it? Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) are widely-used water, grease and stain repellents. They're found in carpets and on clothes, on fast-food wrappers, and on the inner lining of pet food bags...
Odds and ends: Monsanto, PFOA, the hunger crisis and more
We've got a few loose ends to tie up before the weekend. In no particular order: Angry Toxicologist posted on Monday about a report showing that PFOA PFOS (a chemical in the PFC family, related to...
Farm Bill: 411 and Counting
Today we updated our farm bill pro-reform editorial map. The tally now stands at 411 reform minded editorials published in American dailies since January 1st, 2007. After the jump I break down some of...
Mixed Greens 008: Big news for BPA
The National Toxicology Program has changed its tune on BPA, and it looks like bigger changes are in the works. Plus, meet a mutt on a mission. Mixed Greens is EWG's environmental health podcast. You...
Cute pets (for the environment)
That Eddie. Such a multi-talented dog. He blogs, he lobbies, he investigates complex scientific issues... and now he makes movies, too. I'll be honest, I'm a little concerned for my job. But there's...
Envirohealth in Blogs: Dirty dishes, dirty MRF-ing
This week in the blogosphere. . . Blogfish gets a makeover. Lookin' good, Mark! Revere looks at a study that demonstrates a correlation between weight gain and eating no-calorie sweets made with...
Church of England: Cut down carbon footprint for Lent
I know you are sticking to those New Years resolutions, because they're good for you, plus they might be adding years to your life. However, you're not done yet. Lent, the forty-day liturgical season...
Political turmoil, public health catastrophy
It's hard to talk about the situation in Gaza without being political. And having grown up in 90's in Serbia, a country that experienced severe electricity and water restrictions during its political...