Websites: Environmental Working Group

EWG Home Page

EWG: BodyBurden

Scientists have been studying pollution in air and water for decades. Now they're studying pollution in people, and the findings are troubling. In this investigation, EWG tested the blood of nine people for 211 industrial chemicals. Take a look at what we found. | Link

EWG: Nuclear Waste Route Maps

Moving nuclear waste to a central depository sounds like a great idea until you learn that the government ships the waste in untested casks with nominal security through the middle of densely-populated metro areas. This website used GIS mapping software to let users plug in a ZIP code and see how close nuclear waste would get to their homes, schools, or workplaces. A dozen U.S. Senators changed their votes on the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump after we released this website. The sample screenshot above is the search results page for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave — the White House. | Link

Note: The original nuclear waste site is offline. The link goes to a 2004 update with similar content.