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How sunscreen ingredients are regulated in the U.S.
Wearing sunscreen is one of the simplest and most important ways to protect your health. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, and it’s on the rise, with one in five...
Interactive map: Tracking state food chemical regulation in the U.S.
The cruelest farm bill ever
Don’t call it a budget bill. Call it the cruelest farm bill ever. The House budget bill will make it easier for wealthy farmers to receive farm subsidies and harder for poor people to receive anti...
Best bang for your buck: Kids' sunscreens
Almost 10,000 farmers have received subsidies for 40 straight years
On food chemicals, Biden and states have done more than Trump
When it comes to food chemicals, it’s time for the Trump team to step up. The Biden administration banned two food chemicals – brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, and Red Dye No. 3. BVO is linked to...
‘City slicker’ farm payments top $2B – and House GOP bill would make problem worse
Almost 80,000 “city slickers” living in some of the biggest metro areas in the U.S. took in more than $2 billion in farm subsidies between 2020 and 2024. Many recipients used loopholes that allow the...
House budget bill’s top farm subsidy loopholes and giveaways
Farm subsidies already favor the largest farms . But the budget reconciliation bill the House will consider this week is packed with farm subsidy loopholes that would make the problem worse. These...
Harmful heavy metals: Why they’re in tap water and how to reduce your exposure
Heavy metals can be harmful even at low levels in tap water. Lead is a heavy metal contaminant in that it comes from pipes, not polluters. Filters like reverse osmosis can remove some heavy metals...
Not so g-r-r-reat: How food ads shape the diets of children and teens
Study finds cancer-causing chemicals in personal care products used by Black women and Latinas in L.A.
A new peer-reviewed study finds that many personal care products used by Black women and Latinas every day contain harmful chemicals linked to serious health risks, including cancer. The researchers...
Toxic substances in your suds? Study finds PFAS in local water used to brew beer
When you open a cold beer, you’re probably thinking about flavor or hops – not whether you’re also sipping the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. But a new study finds that many beers...
Is chewing gum releasing microplastics in your mouth?
Most counties lose if Congress cuts SNAP to boost farm subsidies, fund tax breaks
Do you need to test for toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in your home’s tap water?
Millions of Americans have the harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their tap water, according to federal and state data in EWG’s updated Tap Water Database . But some smaller water systems...
This Mother’s Day, give gifts that pamper – without toxic chemicals
Anyone who wants to celebrate Mother’s Day faces a buffet of gift options – a jazz brunch, breakfast in bed, a family picnic or a solo spa day. Personal care products are another nice idea for...
Arsenic in brown rice: What you should know
What is propyl gallate?
Propyl gallate is a preservative used in foods like chewing gum, meat products, vegetable oil and more. It helps prevent fat and oil from spoiling and is frequently used together with the food...
Fluoride in drinking water: What we know about its safety and risks
The fight for food reform
