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Thank You for (Subsidizing) Smoking
Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year, including more than 41,000 deaths from secondhand smoke. So why are American taxpayers still subsidizing farmers to grow tobacco...
Despite Federal Roadblocks, States and Cities Lead on Solar Power
The Trump administration is not only trying to revive the dying coal industry, but is working to slow the rapid growth of solar power. But at the state and local levels, governments and citizens...
Will the House Farm Bill Leave No Billionaire Behind?
The 23andMe Farm Bill?
Under current law, numerous loopholes in federal farm subsidy programs distribute the lion's share of farm subsidies to the largest and richest farms
EWG News Roundup (5/11): Fluorinated Chemicals Taint Military Bases’ Water, Farm Bill Falls Short and More
News Roundup (5/11): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Why is Sonny Perdue Lobbying for a Farm Bill That Snubs President Trump?
Here are six ways the bill snubs President Trump's February budget request.
Proposed GMO Disclosure Rule Leaves Consumers in the Dark
Here are six ways the draft rule might leave consumers in the dark.
House Farm Bill Increases Pesticide Risks to Children, Farmworkers
The House farm bill includes several proposals that would roll back key pesticide protections, putting children, farmworkers, communities and even endangered species at risk.
6 Ways the House Farm Bill Betrays Perdue’s Principles
The farm bill produced by the House Agriculture Committee violates many of the principles developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.
Pentagon: Fluorinated Chemicals Taint Water at Scores of Bases, Neighboring Communities
The Defense Department has for the first time disclosed the locations of military installations where tap water or groundwater on or off base is contaminated with highly toxic fluorinated chemicals.
EWG News Roundup (5/4): Farm Bill Fails Americans, Hawaii May Ban 2 Sunscreen Chemicals and More
News Roundup (5/4): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Absent Federal Action, Communities and Corporations Commit to Renewables
While the Trump administration is promoting coal, a dirty and dangerous fossil fuel headed for the scrap heap of history, a growing number of communities and companies across the nation are embracing...
Clean Air Regulations Protect Health and Benefit the Economy
The Trump administration is waging war on the laws meant to protect Americans from air pollution, arguing that rolling back regulations on coal-fired power plants, cars and trucks, and other sources...
6 Strikes Against the House Farm Bill
Every federal farm bill is a chance to feed hungry Americans, build healthier diets, support family farmers and reduce farm pollution
EWG News Roundup (4/27): Kourtney Kardashian Lobbies for Cosmetics Safety, Pruitt Losing White House’s Confidence and More
Kourtney Kardashian’s Appeal For Cosmetics Safety Reaches 590 Million People
New Research Links BPA to Breast Cancer in Lab Animals, FDA Downplays Concerns
New federally funded research links low doses of bisphenol A with a sharp increase in breast tumors in laboratory animals.
As House Weighs GOP Farm Bill, Subsidy Spending Keeps Soaring
Federal farm subsidies are now likely to cost almost $12.6 billion more than originally anticipated when lawmakers passed the 2014 Farm Bill.