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Big Bucks and Bigfoot Flow Through Washington
Bay City Times, Jeff Kart Published January 22, 2009 With The New Guy in office, billions, as in dollars, seems to be the buzzword. When it comes to the environment, that money could come in handy.
Senate Budget Spares Crop Subsidies, Cuts Conservation Payments
E and E News/Greenwire, Allison Winter Published March 26, 2009 Farmland conservation programs could take a hit in the spending blueprint under discussion in the Senate Budget Committee.
Environmental group: Target U.S. aid at most polluted waters in Iowa
Des Moines Register, Philip Brasher Published May 29, 2009 Government conservation money in Iowa should be targeted to farms in areas that pollute the Mississippi River basin and cause a dead zone in...
Group Calls for 'Greener' Gas
Ft. Collins Coloradoan, David Young Published March 11, 2009 A group of America's ethanol producers dedicated to furthering the nation's economy through cleaner, "greener" energy has called upon the U...
Obama Faces Key Decisions About Ethanol
President-elect Obama's support for biofuels faces a few early tests, including a decision on whether to provide more aid to the corn ethanol industry, which critics say already gets too big a piece...
California Plan Scares Supporters of Ethanol
A California environmental agency this week will consider a controversial new way to evaluate the carbon footprint of biofuels. At stake for the ethanol industry is continued unencumbered access to...
Climate Bill Costs Doubted
The Hill, Jim Snyder Published June 26, 2009 Excerpt: The subject of offsets and which federal agency has the responsibility of determining what qualifies has emerged as a problem for some...
Addition to Climate Bill: Cash for No-Till Farming
Des Moines Register, Philip Brasher Published June 26, 2009 Farmers who already conserve carbon in the soil by not plowing it could qualify for the new credits to keep them from breaking up the land...
US Group: Ethanol Gets Unfair Share Of Energy Subsidies
Dow Jones, Bill Tomson Published January 9, 2009 Data pulled from a U.S. Energy Information Administration report shows that the corn-based ethanol industry has a history of securing far more tax...
What's going on with toxic chemicals in cosmetics?
It's a question most people are surprised by, in a "Huh, that's something I need to think about?" way. Check out this new video from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a coalition of nonprofits, co...
Water pollution free-for-all
Like most kids, mine love bathtime. And while I take care to avoid the toxic chemicals in some bath products by making careful choices, at least I don't have to worry about the safety of the water...
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NBC Nightly News talks cell phone radiation
Last week, EWG released a report about exposure to cell phone radiation. Today, its author, EWG Senior Scientist Olga Naidenko, PhD, testifies in Congress about the issue.
Limit your exposure to cell phone radiation
Most of us have wondered at least once if our cell phones are safe, whether it's OK for our kids to use them, whether we should do something different.
Facing Facts in the Chesapeake Bay
A frayed regulatory framework and dependence on voluntary action has done little to mitigate the damage from agricultural activities in the six states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Healthy Home Tip 4: Pick plastics carefully
Our homes are filled with plastics, and most of us don't really know what they're made of -- or whether they're safe.
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Dear SIGG, We think you should....
SIGG CEO Steve Wasik called EWG's President, Ken Cook, earlier today to discuss our response to his recent announcement that SIGG water bottles did in fact contain the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA)...
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Are you looking for the "9" when you buy produce?
The 4 or 5-digit number that you'll find on the little sticker on your produce is a Price Look-Up, or PLU, code. They've been used by grocery stores for about 20 years to identify produce for pricing...
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Californians say: Make our kids BPA-free
Over 100 California moms rallied in Sacramento on August 26th to send a message to their state Assembly.
Healthy Home Tip 3: Avoid fire retardants
Are you trying to reduce your family's exposure to flame retardants? It's a good idea since they're associated with long-term health effects - especially in children whose developing bodies are more...
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