The Senate is About to Pass a Bill That Could Keep Asbestos and Other Deadly...
The Senate is About to Pass a Bill That Could Keep Asbestos and Other Deadly Chemicals LegalMonday, May 15, 2017Seat belts. Two pilots in every cockpit. Cribs that don’t strangle infants. These federal...
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When Asbestos is Found in Tween Makeup, It’s Time Congress ActsTuesday, July 18, 2017When asbestos is found in products children put on their bodies, enough is enough. Read moreKey Issues: Children's...
View ArticleApril 1 Kicks Off National Asbestos Awareness Week
April 1 Kicks Off National Asbestos Awareness WeekWednesday, April 1, 2015A bipartisan resolution passed by the U.S. Senate designates the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week. Read...
View ArticleReality Check: The Real Facts You Should Know About the FACT Act
Reality Check: The Real Facts You Should Know About the FACT ActThursday, April 2, 2015Fact: Asbestos companies knew the dangers of asbestos for decades, but they put profits before people and...
View ArticleFive Things You Need to Know about Asbestos
Five Things You Need to Know about AsbestosThursday, June 25, 2015Many people think asbestos exposure is a thing of the past, but today, it remains a deadly public health concern. Read moreKey Issues:...
View ArticleMapping the Deadly Toll of Asbestos – State by State, County by County
Mapping the Deadly Toll of Asbestos – State by State, County by CountyTuesday, June 30, 2015More than 50 years after a landmark study confirmed the lethal effects of asbestos exposure, we still don’t...
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Join the Twitterstorm!Monday, July 13, 2015Our shocking new report uncovered four brands of crayons and two brands of kids’ crime scene kits that tested positive for deadly asbestos. What’s worse,...
View ArticleCongress Poised to Put 9/11 Heroes at Risk
Congress Poised to Put 9/11 Heroes at RiskTuesday, September 8, 2015In less than 20 minutes, the terrorist-controlled airliners hit both towers of the World Trade Center complex on the morning of...
View ArticleTwisted Fate of 9/11: Heroes and Deadly Dust
Twisted Fate of 9/11: Heroes and Deadly DustThursday, September 10, 2015On the morning of September 11, 2001, 92 passengers boarded American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston to Los Angeles. Around the...
View ArticleFederal Regulators Knew in 1976 that Asbestos Can Contaminate Talc
Federal Regulators Knew in 1976 that Asbestos Can Contaminate Talc Monday, September 14, 2015Federal regulators have known for almost 40 years that the talc in personal care products can be...
View ArticleScience For Sale: Ford Spends $40M to Discredit Danger of Asbestos Brakes
Science For Sale: Ford Spends $40M to Discredit Danger of Asbestos Brakes Thursday, February 18, 2016In 1971 Ford Motor Company decided that $1.25 per car was too much to spend on safer alternatives to...
View ArticleFive Myths about Asbestos in Schools
Five Myths about Asbestos in SchoolsThursday, March 17, 2016Your kids spend most of the day at school, and you may be surprised at what they could be breathing in their classrooms, cafeterias, hallways...
View ArticleEWG Lists the Top 10 Toxic Chemicals EPA Should Review Now
EWG Lists the Top 10 Toxic Chemicals EPA Should Review NowThursday, July 21, 2016 The nation’s new chemical safety law promises to give the Environmental Protection Agency expanded authority to...
View ArticleTrump Thinks Asbestos ‘100 Percent Safe’
Trump Thinks Asbestos ‘100 Percent Safe’Thursday, November 17, 2016Our next president thinks asbestos – a carcinogen that kills up to 15,000 Americans a year, with no safe level of exposure – "got a...
View ArticleEPA Nominee Pruitt Refused to Promise Asbestos Ban
EPA Nominee Pruitt Refused to Promise Asbestos BanTuesday, January 31, 2017Last year, former President Barack Obama signed an update to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act into law, finally giving...
View ArticleThe Senate is About to Pass a Bill That Could Keep Asbestos and Other Deadly...
The Senate is About to Pass a Bill That Could Keep Asbestos and Other Deadly Chemicals LegalMonday, May 15, 2017Seat belts. Two pilots in every cockpit. Cribs that don’t strangle infants. These federal...
View ArticleWhen Asbestos is Found in Tween Makeup, It’s Time Congress Acts
When Asbestos is Found in Tween Makeup, It’s Time Congress ActsTuesday, July 18, 2017When asbestos is found in products children put on their bodies, enough is enough. Read moreKey Issues: Children's...
View ArticleEWG Applauds Bill to Warn of Asbestos in Cosmetics
EWG Applauds Bill to Warn of Asbestos in CosmeticsWednesday, February 7, 2018 Today EWG praised legislation introduced by Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., that would mandate warnings for cosmetics...
View ArticleEWG’s News Roundup (2/9): A Must-Read Book for Parents, Asbestos in...
EWG’s News Roundup (2/9): A Must-Read Book for Parents, Asbestos in Children’s Cosmetics and MoreFriday, February 9, 2018EWG News Roundup (2/9): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.Read...
View ArticleContaminated Cosmetics Pose Growing Risk to Consumers
Contaminated Cosmetics Pose Growing Risk to ConsumersTuesday, February 20, 2018A rash of product recalls, government warning notices and contaminated cosmetics may finally push Congress to give our...
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