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Green bucket with cleaning supplies and spray bottle on windowsill
September 10, 2024
Sad story. Time to remove borax from your green cleaning arsenal. Find out why borax is no longer a safe…
produce section in grocery store
September 10, 2024
Each week we share our favorite links from around the web. This week includes highlights from Experience Life, The Organic…
Fresh green apples with water droplets on surface
September 10, 2024
Expanding their annual list, the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit research organization, has released its eighth annual "Dirty Dozen Plus"…
Environmental Working Group poster with silhouette of cow and message "Meat Eat Less. Eat Greener."
September 10, 2024
Regardless of where you stand on the issue of eating meat —the meat you're eating now is not what it…
Red barn with metal roof and two grain silos on farmland
September 10, 2024
The Environmental Working Group, best known for the "Dirty Dozen" and "Clean Fifteen" lists of fruits and vegetables most and…
Colorful fresh produce display at a farmer's market including melons, oranges, apples, and leafy
September 10, 2024
The Environmental Working Group released its 2011 Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists of the most and least pesticide-laden fruits…
Fresh organic carrots and lettuce at a farmers market display with price signs
September 10, 2024
As consumers got their taste of the Environmental Working Group's 2011 list of the most/least heavily sprayed fruits and vegetables,…
Farmer spraying pesticides on rice paddy field
September 10, 2024
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack is being urged by the nation's top physicians, scientists and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) to…
All Tap Water in the United States is Contaminated
September 10, 2024
EWG's new database includes information on over 250 contaminants that may be present in your tap water, presented in an…
blueberries which are now added to the dirty dozen list 2023
September 10, 2024
Added to the list of (un)distiction? Blueberries and green beans are added to the Dirty Dozen. Find out why they…