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No Secret Farm Bill in Fiscal Cliff Deal
Environmental Working Group joined several groups today to call on lawmakers to stop a secret farm bill from being attached to any legislation designed to straighten out the nation's finances.
California Aims To Cut Rocket Fuel Pollution in Drinking Water
California environmental officials have issued a draft public health goal for drinking water polluted with perchlorate, a toxic rocket fuel chemical that is six times lower than the current legal...
New Research Finds Highly Toxic Flame Retardants Widespread in Homes, Furniture
Harmful fire retardant chemicals are turning up in everything from furniture to dust in American homes, researchers report in two new studies published today (Nov. 28), a finding that underscores how...
EPA Denial of Ethanol Mandate Waiver Will Hurt Farmers and Consumers
EWG on the election
In the wake of the 2012 election, Environmental Working Group has issued the following statements on three key issues central to EWG's mission: Federal farm policy, natural gas extraction that...
EWG President Ken Cook's statement on California Proposition 37
Leaders from Public Health, Nutrition, Environmental Law Join EWG Board
Companies Working to Defeat GMO Labeling Often Employ Deceptive Labels
Tonight: Bay Area Public Radio to Air The Debate Over Prop 37
At 8:00pm tonight KQED-FM will re-air the only major debate to date on California's Proposition 37 to label GMO foods.
Top Natural Foods Industry Leaders Say California's Prop 37 GMO Labeling Bid Won't Raise Food Prices
Executives of Whole Foods Market and other top natural and organic food companies held a conference call with reporters yesterday to support California's Proposition 37, a ballot initiative that calls...
Tonight: EWG’s Ken Cook to Debate GMO Labeling Initiative at Commonwealth Club
Ken Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group, will join other experts at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club at 6 p.m. tonight for a debate on California ballot initiative Proposition 37, to...
Chemical Giants Spend Millions To Fight GMO Food Labeling
GMO Ag Company Touts Seed Corn With A Bug Zapper in Every Bite
Americans Eat Their Weight in Genetically Engineered Food
Cleaning Products Marketed as Safe for Babies Contain Known Human Carcinogen
Valuable Farm Bill Program for Fruits and Vegetables Needs Better Focus
An important farm bill program that provides valuable support for California's growers and consumers of healthy fruits, vegetables and nuts would deliver greater all-around benefits if state officials...
California Voters Heavily Favor GE Food Labeling Initiative, Poll Shows
In a statewide poll released today, more than 60 percent of registered California voters support a November ballot initiative called Proposition 37 to require disclosure on the label whenever fresh...
EWG Calls on EPA to Set Lower Limit on Perchlorate in Water
Environmental Working Group commends the EPA for taking action to protect Americans from perchlorate, the endocrine-disrupting compound that has long been an important public health issue. EWG...
Speaker Boehner Makes a Wise Decision to Reject Farm Bill
EWG applauds Speaker Boehner for his wise decision to reject the terrible farm bill produced by the House Agriculture Committee.