Environmental Working Group

Food Additives: What You Need To Know To Stay Healthy

Nitrates/nitrites, potassium bromate, parabens, BHA, BHT, theobromine, phosphates, aluminum—these food additives and others could be harming your health.

Is Organic Food Any Healthier Than Conventionally-Grown Food?

There’s been a lot of coverage on the topic of organic foods and how they aren’t actually any healthier than conventional foods. Is this true?

Keeping Pets Healthy

How can I keep my pet healthy given all the chemicals and pollution in our environment?

Perchlorate in Drinking Water

Dear EarthTalk: What is “perchlorate” in our drinking water supply and why is it controversial?

The Perils of Parabens

Parabens are widely used as preservatives in a number of cosmetics & personal care products – but they could give you cancer…

Apples With Pesticides

Apples, One of America’s Most Popular Fruits (After the Banana), Is Also One of the Most Contaminated…

Hit the Deck

Whether you’re building a deck from scratch or refinishing an old deck, keep your project forest-friendly, low in toxicity & high in recycled content…

Save Your Skin

While consciousness has spread in recent years about the foods we eat, fewer of us think about how harmful the products we put on our skin can be…