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  EWG.org · [email protected]
October 2, 2020 at 1:12 PM

EWG's tips on PFAS, pesticides and cell phones

Environmental Working Group Inside: Ready to create a heathier home? | Guide to avoiding PFAS chemicals. | Guide to safer cell phone use. | Guide to food additives. | Protect yourself from hazardous pesticides.         Individuals like you account for more than half of…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
September 29, 2020 at 1:10 PM

Great lineup for EWG’s CleanConTM

Environmental Working Group We’ve planned a great lineup of leaders in the clean beauty space for you, plus you’ll get to hear from EWG scientists and top beauty influencers.     Dear friend, Time is running out for you to register for EWG’s CleanCon™! EWG’s CleanCon™ will be ki…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
September 25, 2020 at 12:02 PM

You don't want to miss this!

Environmental Working Group We’ve planned a great lineup of leaders in the clean beauty space for you – Gregg Renfrew of BeautyCounter, Catherine Gore of Biossance and Michelle Pfeiffer, who founded Henry Rose. Plus you’ll get to hear from EWG scientists and top beauty influencers like Jonathan V…
  EWG · [email protected]
September 23, 2020 at 1:13 PM

Clean beauty box created for you

Environmental Working Group EWG’s CleanCon™ Beauty Box includes 19 different EWG VERIFIED products, from serums to face and hand creams to full-size shampoo – we’ve got a little bit of everything for you!     Friend, If you’re interested in clean beauty, we wanted to make su…
  Ken Cook, EWG · [email protected]
September 22, 2020 at 1:49 PM

Covid-19 and the CDC

Environmental Working Group Today I wrote to Dr. Robert Redfield, calling on him to resign as the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I hope you will join me.   Tell Dr. Robert Redfield: It’s Time To Resign! TAKE ACTION   Dear friend, Today I wrote to Dr. Ro…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
September 21, 2020 at 3:27 PM

Tips to avoid food additives

Environmental Working Group EWG’s NEW Guide to Food Additives is here to help you avoid the worst offenders, including a carcinogenic flour additive and synthetic dyes linked to attention deficit disorders. Plus, our guide highlights harmful chemicals used in food packaging, which can migrate int…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
September 19, 2020 at 2:12 PM

Latest: Food additives, glyphosate and clean beauty

Environmental Working Group 2020 has been a busy year at EWG, and we wanted to make sure you’d seen some of our recent work, including updates about PFAS, the upcoming EWG’s CleanCon™ digital conference and more.     Friend, 2020 has been a busy year at EWG, and we wanted to mak…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
September 16, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Food Additives Banned in the EU

Environmental Working Group Chemicals linked to cancer, nervous system harm, and immune system harm may be lurking in your pantry.     Dear friend, Chemicals linked to cancer, nervous system harm, and immune system harm may be lurking in your pantry. The Food and Drug Administra…
  Maura Walsh, EWG · [email protected]
September 15, 2020 at 1:24 PM

Just checking in

Environmental Working Group EWG’s CleanCon™ is shaping up to be a one-of-kind event that you won’t want to miss. It will be a great combination of the science you expect from EWG and the expertise of innovators bringing clean beauty to market. Hi there! I am part of the team putting toge…
  EWG Science Team · [email protected]
September 12, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Live Q&A

Environmental Working Group We are finalizing the agenda but wanted to highlight some of the amazing and thought-provoking sessions you can be a part of.     EWG’s CleanCon™ is less than two weeks away, on September 30, 2020, and thousands have already registered. Friend, ha…
  EWG Action Alert · [email protected]
September 11, 2020 at 2:43 PM

Pollution vs. people

Environmental Working Group Help EWG stand up for people over pollution.     URGENT: Trump Administration Has Rolled Back More Than 100 Environmental Protections Help EWG stand up for people over pollution — complete our survey before midnight tonight! TAKE THE SURVEY   …
  EWG Rapid Response · [email protected]
September 8, 2020 at 1:22 PM

Response requested re: glyphosate

Environmental Working Group Should the U.S. follow the lead of Mexico and pledge to ban glyphosate? More than 7,000 supporters have already weighed in on cancer-linked glyphosate, but we haven’t heard from you, friend. We need 3,236 more supporters to weigh in before 11:59 p.m. tonight. …
  EWG News · [email protected]
September 5, 2020 at 1:03 PM

Top Stories: PFAS, Cosmetics and Pesticides

Environmental Working Group Inside: California legislature sends landmark Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act to Gov. Newsom. | Join EWG for a virtual event with some of the biggest names in the clean beauty movement. | 10 ways the EPA has made life more hazardous. | Study: Racial disparities affect how sic…
  Helen Lucey, EWG · [email protected]
September 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Should the U.S. BAN glyphosate?

Environmental Working Group Although countries like Mexico, Germany and Austria have taken serious action to protect their citizens from glyphosate, the Trump EPA has continued to put pesticide industry profits above human health. Enough is enough!     BREAKING: Mexico BANS Gly…
  Susan Little, EWG · [email protected]
September 3, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Big News re: California Cosmetics

Environmental Working Group Please contact Gov. Newsom and urge him to sign A.B. 2762, the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act. This bill would immediately prohibit the use of the Toxic Twelve chemicals, including mercury, formaldehyde, parabens, phthalates and PFAS chemicals. Amazing, friend. This…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
September 2, 2020 at 1:14 PM

New EWG VERIFIEDTM Products!

Environmental Working Group Inside: EWG's CleanCon is going digital for 2020. Register now. | EWG's quick tips for choosing safer personal care products! | New EWG VERIFIED products.         Individuals like you account for more than half of EWG's revenue and are essen…
  Maura Walsh, EWG · [email protected]
August 31, 2020 at 1:19 PM

BREAKING: Mexico BANS Glyphosate!

Environmental Working Group Good news – Mexico has joined the growing list of countries that have taken action to BAN cancer-linked glyphosate!     BREAKING: Mexico BANS Glyphosate! Should the U.S. follow suit? Submit your response by 11:59 p.m. tonight! TAKE THE SURVEY   …
  EWG.org · [email protected]
August 29, 2020 at 1:22 PM

Clean beauty

Environmental Working Group Inside: Fight for toxic-free cosmetics! | EWG's CleanCon is going digital for 2020. Register now. | Get your free copy of EWG's quick tips for choosing safer personal care products! | See new EWG VERIFIED products.         Individuals like y…
  EWG Breaking News · [email protected]
August 27, 2020 at 1:45 PM

NEW: Glyphosate and organics

Environmental Working Group A new study found that, on average, the levels of glyphosate in adults and children dropped by more than 70% after they started following an organic diet, with major reductions seen in just three days.     BREAKING: Organic Diet Leads to 70% Drop in …
  EWG News · [email protected]
August 22, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Pesticides and our food supply

Environmental Working Group Breaking: Bee decline is harming our food supply! | Tell Congress: Ban toxic pesticides! | Protect yourself from hazardous pesticides. | Check out EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce         Individuals like you account for more th…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
August 21, 2020 at 3:36 PM

Gregg, Shazi, Kristian and Nneka

Environmental Working Group Join EWG on September 30 for a day packed with insights from some of the biggest names in the clean beauty movement. You will hear from innovators, entrepreneurs, influencers and scientists about body burden, cosmetics marketed to Black women, access to clean beauty an…
  Alex Formuzis, EWG · [email protected]
August 20, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Your opinion needed Re: Bees

Environmental Working Group Neonics have been linked to the dramatic drop in bee populations, and now a new report says the bee population decline may already be affecting our food supply. The U.S. needs follow the EU’s lead and ban these pesticides! More than 33,000 EWG supporters have …
  EWG Healthy Living · [email protected]
August 19, 2020 at 1:28 PM

The biggest names in clean beauty

Environmental Working Group You’ll hear from innovators, entrepreneurs, influencers and scientists about what it means to be “clean” and get a chance to ask questions of our speakers, so you can activate your own clean future.       Dear friend, EWG’s CleanCon™ is going dig…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
August 15, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Children's Health: Soda, Cellphones and Tap Water

Environmental Working Group Inside: Soda ads target young people of color. | Dear food manufacturers: Stop polluting children with glyphosate. | Study: Disinfection byproducts in drinking water may increase risk of low birth weight infants. | Learn more: How to avoid brain-damaging chlorpyrifos i…
  EWG Action Alert · [email protected]
August 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Chlorpyrifos, paraquat and neonics

Environmental Working Group Congress is considering legislation that would BAN some of the most notorious toxic pesticides. Join EWG and more than 11,000 supporters and help BAN toxic pesticides!   Tell Congress: BAN Toxic Pesticides! TAKE ACTION Tell Congress: BAN T…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
August 8, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Top Stories: PFAS, Health Tips and Pesticides

Environmental Working Group Inside: Ready to create a healthier home? Get EWG's Healthy Home Checklist. | Protect yourself from hazardous pesticides. | Search EWG's tap water database by zip code.         Individuals like you account for more than half of …
  Helen Lucey, EWG · [email protected]
August 6, 2020 at 1:03 PM

Glyphosate in food

Environmental Working Group EWG scientists recently exposed shockingly high levels of cancer-linked glyphosate in hummus. Previous EWG tests also revealed high levels of this toxic weedkiller in cereals, oats and snack bars.     URGENT: EWG Finds Cancer-Linked Glyphosate in Hum…
  EWG Breaking News · [email protected]
August 4, 2020 at 4:25 PM

Tell Congress: BAN Toxic Pesticides

Environmental Working Group After years of inaction from the EPA, Congress is taking serious action on toxic pesticides.   Tell Congress: BAN Toxic Pesticides! TAKE ACTION Tell Congress: BAN Toxic Pesticides! TAKE ACTION   Finally friend, After years of inact…
  EWG News · [email protected]
August 1, 2020 at 1:05 PM

Protect yourself from PFAS chemicals

Environmental Working Group In this newsletter: Learn about PFAS chemicals. | Rob Bilott's Exposure now in paperback. | Guide to avoiding PFAS chemicals. | Take action to get PFAS chemicals out of our environment and our bodies.   CONTRIBUTE   KNOW YOUR ENVI…
  Helen Lucey, EWG · [email protected]
July 31, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Midnight deadline: 56,019 supporters needed

Environmental Working Group Recent tests by EWG have found shockingly high levels of glyphosate in popular foods like hummus and cereal. Wow, friend. More than 43,000 supporters have signed EWG’s petition urging PepsiCo to get glyphosate out of our food. But I still don’t see your name. …
  EWG Rapid Response · [email protected]
July 28, 2020 at 1:46 PM

Unnecessary exposure

Environmental Working Group Our unnecessary exposure every day to toxic chemicals like PFAS can damage our immune, respiratory and endocrine systems.     Friend, In the 27 years since we started EWG, our team has fought tirelessly to protect the public from toxic chemicals in…
  Maura Walsh, EWG · [email protected]
July 27, 2020 at 1:03 PM

Update re: your signature

Environmental Working Group EWG tests have found shockingly high levels of glyphosate in PepsiCo products like Quaker Oats and Sabra Hummus. Please join the fight for your health today! Wow, friend. More than 31,000 supporters have signed EWG’s petition urging PepsiCo to get glyphosate o…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
July 25, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Toxic-Free Cosmetics

Environmental Working Group If you care about cosmetics ingredients, you need to be aware of what is happening in California.     Friend, If you care about cosmetics ingredients, you need to be aware of what is happening in California. Last month, the California Assembly passed …
  Helen Lucey, EWG · [email protected]
July 23, 2020 at 2:45 PM

Action needed on glyphosate

Environmental Working Group Recent tests by EWG have found shockingly high levels of glyphosate in popular foods like hummus and cereal. Although some food companies, like Kellogg’s, have announced plans to reduce the levels of this cancer-linked weedkiller in their products, PepsiCo has yet to t…
  EWG Action Alert · [email protected]
July 21, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Update re: cancer-linked weedkiller in food

Environmental Working Group Recent tests by EWG have found shockingly high levels of glyphosate in popular foods like hummus and cereal. Although some food companies, like Kellogg’s, have announced plans to reduce the levels of this cancer-linked weedkiller in their products, PepsiCo has yet to t…
  EWG Action Alert · [email protected]
July 20, 2020 at 2:46 PM

Action Needed re: PFAS chemicals

Environmental Working Group Congress is taking meaningful action to stop the spread of these “forever chemicals” and clean up legacy pollution. But we need your help to make sure the chemical industry doesn’t win this time.   Tell Your Representative: Stop the Spread of PFAS Chemic…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
July 18, 2020 at 12:58 PM

Pesticides and your health

Environmental Working Group Inside: Cancer-linked glyphosate in hummus: Read the report. | Should Monsanto's cancer linked pesticide glyphosate carry a warning? | Concerned about pesticides in your food? Check out EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce. | Take Action: Get glyphosate out o…
  Alex Formuzis, EWG · [email protected]
July 17, 2020 at 1:05 PM

PepsiCo: Get glyphosate out of our food!

Environmental Working Group Did you see EWG’s latest report on glyphosate in food? Here’s what you need to know:   PepsiCo: Get glyphosate out of our food! TAKE ACTION PepsiCo: Get glyphosate out of our food! TAKE ACTION   Dear friend, Did you see EWG’s latest…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 1:13 PM

EWG’s Guide to Avoiding Glyphosate

Environmental Working Group Independent laboratory tests commissioned by EWG found glyphosate, the notorious weedkiller linked to cancer, in more than 80 percent of non-organic hummus and chickpeas samples.   Dear friend, BREAKING: EWG just released a report that shows there mig…
  EWG Breaking News · [email protected]
July 14, 2020 at 1:05 PM

Glyphosate in hummus

Environmental Working Group BREAKING: EWG is releasing a report today that shows there might be an extra ingredient in your hummus: the toxic pesticide glyphosate.   Dear friend, BREAKING: EWG is releasing a report today that shows there might be an extra ingredient in your humm…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
July 11, 2020 at 1:06 PM

Re: Teflon Chemical

Environmental Working Group Inside: Learn about PFAS chemicals. | Get EWG's guide to avoiding PFAS chemicals. | Take action to get PFAS chemicals out of our environment and our bodies.       Individuals like you account for more than half of EWG's revenue and …
  EWG Action Alert · [email protected]
July 9, 2020 at 1:05 PM

BREAKING: EPA fails to protect consumers

Environmental Working Group The Trump EPA just finalized new regulations on PFAS chemicals that fall woefully short of what’s needed to protect consumers.   BREAKING: EPA Fails To Protect Consumers From Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Help EWG fight the PFAS contamination crisis by compl…
  Maura Walsh, EWG · [email protected]
July 6, 2020 at 1:40 PM

Monsanto’s cancer-linked pesticide

Environmental Working Group Our scientists are just days away from releasing their new analysis of Monsanto’s cancer-linked pesticide. Don’t let Monsanto keep you in the dark about cancer-linked pesticides in your food. Sign up now to be one of the first to know when EWG launches its next report …
  EWG.org · [email protected]
July 2, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Tips: Healthier food, bug spray and sun safety

Environmental Working Group Before you fire up the grill or head outside to enjoy fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July, make sure you check out EWG’s top tips on food, sun safety and avoiding bug bites.         EWG is committed to supporting and joining our fellow Americ…
  EWG Sunscreen · [email protected]
July 1, 2020 at 1:38 PM

100 New SPF Products Added

Environmental Working Group Inside: Check out EWG's 2020 guide to sunscreens. | 5 sunscreen myths debunked. | Choosing the best sunscreen for your kids. | 10 common mistakes when applying sunscreen. | Best beach and sport sunscreens: See them all. | Take EWG's sunscreen guide with you. …
  Helen Lucey, EWG · [email protected]
June 29, 2020 at 5:34 PM

Re: Cancer-linked glyphosate

Environmental Working Group Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, has waged a ruthless misinformation campaign to cover up any science linking glyphosate to cancer. They’ve even come after EWG, calling our pesticide work “propaganda.” EWG won’t be silenced. We’re fighting for your right to know about pot…
  EWG News · [email protected]
June 27, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Top stories on our food system and COVID-19

Environmental Working Group Watch: Fixing our broken food system: A coversation with Senator Cory Booker, Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, and Deborah Berkowitz, moderated by EWG's Ken Cook.         EWG is committed to supporting and joining our fellow Americans who are on the…
  EWG Rapid Response · [email protected]
June 26, 2020 at 1:04 PM

UPDATE re: Glyphosate cancer warning

Environmental Working Group A federal judge has blocked California’s effort to require a cancer warning on Bayer-Monsanto's signature weedkiller, glyphosate.       EWG is committed to supporting and joining our fellow Americans who are on the front lines in the fight again…
  EWG.org · [email protected]
June 24, 2020 at 1:11 PM

Update re: Glyphosate in Food

Environmental Working Group We are weeks away from releasing our new glyphosate testing results. Make sure you don't miss our new report. Sign up to be the first to know.         EWG is committed to supporting and joining our fellow Americans who are on the front lines in the…
  EWG · [email protected]
June 21, 2020 at 6:41 PM

NEW: EWG VERIFIEDTM Baby Care

Environmental Working Group Our children deserve the best. That’s why today, on Father’s Day, we’re excited to announce EWG VERIFIED™: Baby Diapers!         EWG is committed to supporting and joining our fellow Americans who are on the front lines in the fight against racial …