Anthony Lacey

Washington, D.C., United States

Editor-in-Chief at EWG

Journalist and some other things

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Articles

Children’s Environmental Health Day highlights everyday risks for kids - and solutions

Oct 7, 2024 | ewg.org | Anthony Lacey

Every year on October 10, Children’s Environmental Health Day shines a spotlight on the risks kids face from pollution, and calls for steps to create a safer, healthier world for them.
On World Animal Day, learn about how ‘forever chemicals’ threaten wildlife

Oct 2, 2024 | ewg.org | Anthony Lacey

October 4 is World Animal Day – a global event now in its 99th year that raises awareness of the health threats facing creatures around the globe. One of the biggest dangers comes from the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, which threaten animals worldwide. Founded by Polish writer and publisher Heinrich Zimmermann, the event first took place in March 1925, and later switched to October 4 in 1929 to coincide with the feast of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
EWG+HS: Creating the next generation of environmental advocates

Sep 10, 2024 | ewg.org | Anthony Lacey

High school educates teenagers, giving them knowledge and skills to succeed in life – and now EWG+HS is making environmental health advocacy yet another strength. Launched in 2024, EWG+HS is building a community of student leaders who want to create a healthier and safer world for everyone. Students in the program can work alone or in small groups, or form an EWG+HS club to pursue tailor-made projects and activities.
What are parts per million, billion and trillion?

Sep 6, 2024 | ewg.org | Anthony Lacey

EWG often talks about pollution and health risks in terms of parts per billion or trillion. But what does that mean in simple terms? How can you use this information to live a healthier life? For this explainer, let’s focus on drinking water, which is often contaminated with toxic chemicals – as highlighted by EWG’s landmark Tap Water Database.
When is a farm bill not a farm bill? When it’s loaded with troubling provisions

Jul 17, 2024 | ewg.org | Anthony Lacey

A farm bill debate in Congress might conjure up visions of rustic barns and amber waves of grain. So it may surprise you to learn that this legislation could expose kids to pesticides, cut funding for hungry Americans and worsen the climate crisis. Some parts of the farm bill do address agriculture directly, including billions of dollars in bloated farm subsidies funded by taxpayers that go to a handful of farmers – even when total farm incomes reach new heights.
Wear sunscreen: Few Americans try to prevent skin damage from the sun

Jun 25, 2024 | ewg.org | Anthony Lacey

Wear sunscreenIf I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be itThe long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists– “Everybody’s Free” by Baz Luhrmann (1997)Almost 25 years after Baz Luhrmann’s song urged people to wear sunscreen for long-term protection, many people are still failing to do so – and they’re putting themselves at greater potential for harm linked to sun exposure.
PG&E quietly seeks $11.8B to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant through 2030

Jun 13, 2024 | ewg.org | Anthony Lacey

SAN FRANCISCO – Even in an industry notorious for wildly underestimating costs, reviled California utility Pacific Gas & Electric may be setting a new standard with its latest price tag of almost $12 billion to keep its aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant online until 2030. That’s more than twice the $5.2 billion estimate PG&E provided just one year ago, and even that astronomical price tag became outdated just months later when the utility revised it to $8.1 billion.
Behind the science: ‘Big year’ for neonics as EWG calls for stricter EPA insecticide reviews

Jun 7, 2024 | ewg.org | Anthony Lacey

A rare window is opening for public health advocates to push the Environmental Protection Agency to rethink how it assesses the health risks of five neonicotinoids – insecticides that EWG and others say could harm people more than the agency acknowledges. That’s the takeaway from a presentation EWG Senior Toxicologist Alexis Temkin gave at the Silent Spring 2.0 conference last month in Chicago, hosted by the Chicago Center for Health and Environment.
First-time homeowners, first-time twins: How one mom relied on EWG to babyproof her house

Apr 16, 2024 | ewg.org | Anthony Lacey

“When we found out we were having twins, my husband was speechless with shock,” said Katherine Armstrong, who gave birth to two girls late last year. “While I was initially surprised too, I was also thrilled, because I feel like I’ve been preparing for this my whole life. “I’m a twin myself, and had learned from my mom the strengths needed to be a mom to twins: being flexible but also very sturdy, organized and resilient,” she told EWG in a recent interview.
Clock ticking to fight foolish EPA analysis allowing toxic weedkiller paraquat

Mar 29, 2024 | ewg.org | Anthony Lacey

It seems like an April Fools’ Day joke – the Environmental Protection Agency is defending its analysis permitting the use of the weedkiller paraquat, despite its links to Parkinson’s disease. With ironic timing, the EPA has set an April 1 deadline for public comment on why its analysis is laughable. Paraquat has also been associated with increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, childhood leukemia and more. Dozens of countries have already banned its use.