Environmental Working Group

Let Chemical Industry Write Their Own Toxins Regulation? No Way!

March 11, 2015 by Ecology Center

After 39 years, we’re overdue for an update on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), our country’s chemical safety bill. To protect citizen’s health, we need revisions that bolster the EPA’s ability to test chemicals, and recognize state laws that have been filling the regulatory gap. California has been a front-runner in this. Flame retardants … Read more »

Get Your Summer Sun Safely: EWG’s Guide to Sunscreens

May 29, 2014 by Ecology Center

Environmental Working Group has put out an updated Guide to Sunscreens, and this year, they have also launched a Sun Safety campaign. The reason? Two-thirds of the sunscreens they assessed did not work well enough, or contained ingredients that are toxic. Meanwhile, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. Big… Read more »

A Better Way to Raise Cancer Awareness: Dirty Dozen of Endocrine Disruptors

November 9, 2013 by Environmental.Working.Group

We’ve passed through October, and the swaths of pink that accompany Breast Cancer Awareness month have had their run. Now we’re in the midst of Movember, which does similar work for prostate and testicular cancer. While championing survivors and raising money for research is worthy of support, what about addressing some of the known contributors… Read more »

Go Bug-Free and Healthy with Environmental Working Group’s Guide to Bug Repellents

July 30, 2013 by Ecology Center

Staff at our Info Desk recommend the Environmental Working Group’s resources for providing accurate information on healthy choices for products and foods. EWG’s latest resource is a guide on bug repellents, to help adults, kids and pregnant women find the most effective and least toxic choice to avoid mosquitos and ticks. The first step for… Read more »

Environmental Working Group’s Guide to Better Cleaners

October 20, 2012 by Ecology Center

Our Info Desk and Store staff have been excited to have a new resource for identifying the best product choices. The Environmental Working Group, the folks who gave us the Skin Deep body care and cosmetics product rating database, has recently created a similar guide for household cleaning products. Everything from bathroom cleaners, laundry detergents,… Read more »