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In an Election Year, Food and Farm Policy Should be Part of the Debate
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Organic: A Win for the Farmer, the Consumer and the Environment
Americans are willing to pay more to buy organic foods. That's the conclusion from a new report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.
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“Last Resort” Antibiotic Threatened by Overuse in Livestock
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22 Best-Scoring Sunscreens for Kids
A safe, effective sunscreen is an important part of a parent's sun safety toolkit. Combined with protective clothing, hats, sunglasses and plenty of shade, sunscreen – applied liberally and frequently...
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Watch Where You Swim This Weekend
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Rate Your Plate: Three Things for Your Memorial Day Picnics and Barbeques
Memorial Day is right around the corner, and picnic season is in full bloom. That means lots of people are fixing fruit salads, readying the spinach dip and putting together sandwiches full of cold...
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Organic “Hotspots” Boost Local Economies
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GMOs: What the Experts Actually Said
After an expert panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences issued a long-awaited report on genetically engineered foods, much of the news coverage said it gave GMOs an unqualified seal of...
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Worst-Scoring Sunscreens for Kids
Applying a safe, effective sunscreen to children is one key to protecting them from sun damage. Sunscreen should never be your child's first line of defense against the sun, of course, and the reality...
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Paying Twice for Polluted Water in Central Iowa
A news investigation last week reaffirmed that nitrate levels in the Des Moines River watershed exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water limit, posing a threat to infants, pregnant...
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New TSCA Bill Falls Short of Protecting Americans From Toxic Chemicals
While the new version of the Toxic Substance Control Act, or TSCA, that is likely headed to President Obama's desk includes some important improvements, the bill falls short of adequately protecting...
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Drinking Water for 5.2 Million People Tainted by Unsafe Levels of PFCs
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Taking a Stand Against Those Who Pollute Drinking Water
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Soaring Sales Should Spur Congress to Expand Organic Acreage
New data released today by the Organic Trade Association show that total organic product sales in the U.S. for 2015 hit a new record of $43.3 billion, up 11 percent from the previous year's record...
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Is TSCA Rewrite Better than Current Law?
For months we've watched to see if the chemical safety bills moving through Congress would be better than current law. It's a low bar, because the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976, or TSCA, is...
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New EPA Guidelines on PFCs Welcome – but Still Fall Short
Today the Environmental Protection Agency issued a long-awaited drinking water health advisory for the perfluorinated chemicals PFOA and PFOS. But EPA's advisory falls far short of what's needed to...
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Study: Farm Fertilizers, Manure Are Leading Source of Air Pollution
Large-scale industrial agriculture in the United States and much of the world releases more air pollution than all other emissions sources combined, much of it forming fine particles that are “a huge...
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Watch Out for Borax
Recipes for homemade “green” cleaning products often contain a common ingredient: borax.
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The “Farm Crisis” Myth: Subsidies Should Help Those Most in Need
The farm subsidy lobby has been proclaiming that growers are suffering through a “farm crisis” as a result of falling commodity prices. A new EWG analysis released today, however, shows that the large...
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Expert Panel Confirms Importance of GMO Labeling
Without mandatory GMO labeling, consumers will not be able to reflect their values in their food choices. That's one conclusion of an expert panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences to...
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