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USDA census: Smaller farms falling further behind
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EWG: Extreme weather linked to climate crisis triggered $118.7B in crop insurance payments
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EWG: Farmers received record $19.13B in crop insurance indemnities in 2022
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EWG statement on the debt ceiling agreement: It will hurt hungry people
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Proposed cuts “devastating” to farmers, hungry people
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EWG applauds President Biden for blasting House Republican plot to slash food assistance for hungry Americans
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Farm subsidies, not anti-hunger programs, should be focus of budget cuts
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EWG’s updated Farm Subsidy Database reveals $3.1B USDA transparency problem
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EWG report: As climate crisis worsens, a wetter Midwest is linked to climbing crop insurance costs
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EWG investigation: Of $7.4B spent on two major USDA conservation programs, very little has flowed to ‘climate-smart’ farming
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EWG analysis: From 2018 to 2020, farmers reaped $91.6B in taxpayer-funded USDA subsidies
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EWG analysis: In the Mississippi River region, the climate crisis helped run up a $39.5B taxpayer bill for crop insurance premiums
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EWG speech at AEI on climate and agriculture
EWG Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Scott Faber delivered the following remarks before the American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.
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EWG: In the Mississippi River region, retiring frequently flooded fields could save billions in crop insurance payouts
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EWG analysis: As climate crisis accelerated, 10 Mississippi River basin counties raked in $3 billion in crop insurance payouts
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EWG analysis: Climate crisis has already cost taxpayers billions in crop insurance payouts to farmers
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EWG promotes two staff members to lead Midwest office, geospatial team
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Budget bill includes $28 billion for historic climate-focused conservation efforts
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Cover crops, touted as a climate crisis solution, planted on only 1 in 20 acres of Corn Belt cropland
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EWG Report: Under Trump, Farm Subsidies Soared, Making the Rich Richer
Federal farm policy has long favored the wealthiest landowners with taxpayer-funded largesse. But under the Trump administration, even more money went to the largest and wealthiest farms, further...
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