EWG enrolled in a study 254 women who eat at least two meals of seafood, fish or shellfish every week. They measured the amount of mercury in their hair to assess how much mercury was in their bodies. They found that almost 30 percent of their participants had too...

While the federal government has been struggling with requiring the labeling of GMO ingredients on food products, the small state of Vermont has quietly passed a law that requires GMO labeling as of 1 July 2016. And the result is that company after company—Campbell’s...

Many personal care products contain chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system, including phthalates, parabens, triclosan and oxybenzone. A new study done on 100 Latina teens showed significant drops in levels of these chemicals in the body after teens stopped using...

Question from TA Hi Debra, Recently a yard worker sprayed something for weeds on my back patio. It turns out it was Round-up. Any suggestions for mitigating damage, or is it just "what's done is done"? It was a couple of weeks ago, so I suspect there's really nothing...

Question from Tara Hi Debra, Do you know of a safe "no sew" option for fabrics. They make the no-sew fusing strips, but I don't think they're particularly non-toxic, though they would be convenient and work well. But perhaps there is a safe one I don't know about? And...

Question from Catherine Triplett Hi Debra, I first want to thank you for your resource over the years. About fifteen years ago my parents returned from living in India, and with them came furniture they used when they were there, and they had given me a few items as...

Question from Mary Hi Debra, Have you figured out a secret to getting paper products- paper towels, tp, kleenex-type stuff- scent-free? My assistant just got paper towels at Von's and they smell awful- probably a detergent odor. I'll try setting them on my balcony and...