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GMO Labeling Won’t Increase Food Prices
William James, the father of modern psychology, once said, “There's nothing so absurd, that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.” This must be the strategy of genetically engineered...
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Will The Senate Keep Us In the DARK?
Some members of the Senate are trying to lure their colleagues to the dark side by cosponsoring a version of what critics call the DARK – Deny Americans the Right to Know – Act.
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How Big Food Secretly Spent $11 million to Beat Washington State GMO Labeling Measure
The Grocery Manufacturers Association covered up $11 million in corporate payments for an aggressive ad campaign that helped defeat a Washington State GMO labeling ballot initiative, according to...
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How Much of Monsanto’s Weed Killer Is In Your Food?
The Food and Drug Administration plans to start testing food for traces of glyphosate, the world's most commonly used pesticide. I know what you're thinking: the federal government wasn't doing that...
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EPA Isn’t Protecting Americans from Monsanto’s Roundup
The Environmental Protection Agency is falling short in its duty to protect Americans from the dangers of glyphosate, the most widely used weed killer in agriculture, according to a scientific review...
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How to Filter Lead from Your Tap Water
Throughout most of the 20th Century, American cities and homeowners installed lead pipes and solder in their tap water delivery systems – creating a toxic legacy for all of us. And the problem isn't...
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Science For Sale: Ford Spends $40M to Discredit Danger of Asbestos Brakes
In 1971 Ford Motor Company decided that $1.25 per car was too much to spend on safer alternatives to asbestos brakes. Thirty years later, in the face of mounting lawsuits, Ford began spending millions...
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Got Organic Milk?
Many people buy organic food because of the humane animal care requirements and environmental benefits, but is it actually better for you?
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Cancer and the Environment: 10 Common Misconceptions Answered
As a cancer epidemiologist, I've spent a lot of time researching the links between environmental contaminants and cancer. One of the pitfalls of the Digital Age is that people come across a lot of...
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S.C. Johnson To Disclose Fragrance Ingredients
Do you wonder whether your air freshener's formulation is safe? Are you tired of reading product labels with the catch-all terms “fragrance” or “natural fragrance” but no specific ingredients?
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
We're fooling ourselves if we think that voluntary conservation efforts are going to solve the Corn Belt's dirty water problems.
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UC Berkeley Scientist Developing Method to Identify Chemicals That May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Megan Schwarzman, an environmental health researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, has come up with a novel approach to screening synthetic chemicals and pollutants for their potential to...
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Is EPA Destroying Rural America?
Today, the House Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on how the “regulatory agenda” of the Environmental Protection Agency is destroying rural America.
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Obama Offers $18 Billion Fix to Bloated Crop Insurance Program
This week, President Obama released a 2017 fiscal year budget proposal that would save taxpayers more than $18 billion and better protect America's land and water.
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What The Elephant Knows About Cancer Prevention
Elephants are less likely to get cancer than humans, even though they have many more cells. Why? Teams of scientists from the University of Utah and the University of Chicago have separately concluded...
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Mars Pledges To Drop Artificial Coloring
Mars Inc., the multinational corporation that produces iconic candies such as M&Ms, Milky Way and Snickers, announced last week that it will phase out artificial colors from its products over the next...
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Insurance by Any Other Name…?
Like most Americans, I have firsthand experience on how insurance is supposed to work. I've had auto insurance since the end of high school when I got the keys to my first car. And I've paid for...
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Five Kid-Approved Tips for Healthier Valentine’s Day Parties
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and let's face it: your kids will eat a lot of sugary treats come February 14. Thanks to school, team and neighborhood parties, many kids spend Valentine's...
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More Than 60 EWG VERIFIED® Products – and Counting!
Our verification program was created to help shoppers quickly and easily identify products that meet our strictest health and transparency standards. The program is gaining momentum and awareness, and...
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UC Berkeley Scientist Developing Method to Identify Chemicals That May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Megan Schwarzman, an environmental health researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, has come up with a novel approach to screening synthetic chemicals and pollutants for their potential to...