It’s estimated that more than 75 percent of the food in supermarkets is genetically engineered or contains GE ingredients. And with no federal requirement that foods with genetically engineered ingredients be labeled, how are you supposed to know what you are eating? EWG wants to make sure you have the information you need to make … [Read more…]
EWG’s New Online Water Filter Buying Guide Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Working Group has released its new online water filter buying guide with more options and new tips for consumers who want cleaner drinking water for themselves and their families. “Having clean and safe drinking water isn’t a privilege, it’s a right,” said Paul Pestano, an … [Read more…]
NRDC, EWG Sue to Protect Millions of Californians from Contaminated Drinking Water An Estimated 31 Million People Exposed to Cancer-Causing “Erin Brockovich” Chemical SAN FRANCISCO (August 14, 2012) –The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group today sued the California Department of Public Health for failing to protect millions of Californians from hexavalent … [Read more…]
How To Chose A Water Filter Though U.S. drinking water has been protected under the Safe Drinking Water Act since 1974, experts warn that tap water increasingly does not meet health-safety guidelines. A recent investigation by The New York Times found that, since 2004, some 62 million people in the U.S. have been exposed to … [Read more…]
The EPA celebrates Earth Day all month long. Here are some links to tips, news letters, and events hosted by the EPA for April, Earth Month. April is EARTH MONTH! Here are things you can do, where you live or online. Got Six Words for the Planet? You use thousands of words daily. But can … [Read more…]
Environmental Working Group By Dusty Horwitt and Alex Formuzis A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research team has linked oil and natural gas drilling operations to a series of recent earthquakes from Alabama to the Northern Rockies. According to the study led by USGS geophysicist William Ellsworth, the spike in earthquakes since 2001 near oil and … [Read more…]