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Consumers shouldn't be afraid that products they buy, whether for Halloween or for everyday, could harm their kids. Products on the market shouldn't contain harmful chemicals.

Of the some 80,000 chemicals manufactured and used in the United States, the EPA has issued regulations to control just five "existing" and four "new" chemicals. Today, we'll learn a little about each of them.

Actress and mother Jessica Alba is traveling to Washington DC next week to lend her name and star power to an extremely worthy cause: reducing our exposure to unsafe chemicals.

A new study published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Environmental Science & Technology, found that out of 101 baby products tested, 80 contained flame retardant chemicals.

Green bean casserole is a toxic minefield, composed of a laundry list of over-processed, canned ingredients. But instead of abandoning it this year, I decided to give it a non-toxic makeover.

We all either know someone who's had cancer, or we know a child who has asthma, or we know someone who suffers from heart disease.

It's that pink time of year again, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But when virtually every American has been touched by the disease, who among us is n...

In a society driven by profits and politics, clean, safe water is the result of a sustained, vigilant effort. But how do our actions in the United States impact the rest of the world's water?

According to a new report by the President's Cancer Panel, researchers have found 300 contaminants -- industrial chemicals, pesticides and pollutants -- in the umbilical cord blood of babies.

You wouldn't give your child an adult dose of Tylenol. You wouldn't strap an infant into the front seat of your car. The government won't let a baby b...

With at least a minimum amount of data available on all chemicals,the public will be able to make informed choices about what they want to buy.

Before you buy a car, you check its safety, reliability and performance ratings. Before you buy a house, you hire an experienced inspector to look for...

Microwave popcorn bags are often designed with a coating of fluorotelomers, which, when exposed to high temperatures, break down into PFOAs.

The original Earth Day of 1970 ushered in a decade of progress in protecting public health and the environment. Landmark laws like the Clean Air Act a...

The effort to protect Americans from chemical dangers took a historic step forward today as Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), chairman of the Senate...

Among the roughly 2,000 chemicals produced in quantities of more than a million pounds per year, only about 7% have undergone the recommended slate of basic toxicity studies.

Scientific studies have shown that soaps with Triclosan or Triclocarban are not any more effective at preventing disease than regular soap, but they are more harmful to the humans who use them.

You may be able to judge if a glass is half full or half empty, but there is no such thing as a glass of water that is only half polluted.

Some years ago, I was invited to speak at the Riverside County Medical Association in Southern California. A contaminant called perchlorate had been d...

Persistence is a great trait if you're job hunting, learning to play the piano or potty training your child. But when it comes to toxic chemicals, persistence is a characteristic that spells trouble.

Toxic chemicals pose multiple threats to human health, which is why Environmental Working Group is urging Congress to develop a comprehensive plan.

Do household cleaners contain ingredients linked to asthma, nerve damage and other health effects? Mr. Clean went to court and pled the fifth.