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Not Your Average Policy – Farmers Make Money Off Heavily Subsidized Crop “Insurance”

Buried in a recently released U.S. Government Accountability Office report is staggering evidence that the federal government's crop insurance program serves as another source of farm business income...

Shouldn’t chemical safety law overhaul prioritize an asbestos ban?

In 1989, the federal Environmental Protection Agency tried to ban asbestos.

GMOs Won’t Help the World’s Hungry

An editorial in the Washington Post this week (March 30) claimed that if genetically modified foods – GMOs – are required to be labeled, the world's poorest will suffer.

The Nail in Corn Ethanol’s Coffin

The renewable fuel standard, the federal law that year after year requires refiners to blend more corn ethanol into gasoline, has caused millions of acres of grasslands to be plowed up and added...

What Would It Take for the EPA to Test Every Major Chemical for Safety?

As the Congressional debate over how to fix the failed Toxic Substances Control Act heats up, we have to ask: What would it take for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assess the safety of...

House Bill Slashes Funding for Critical Farm Conservation Programs

Today (April 19) the House Appropriations Committee will mark up the $21 billion agriculture spending bill for fiscal year 2017, which proposes to slash a number of vital conservation programs. To...

Early Planting Raises Risk of Erosion

Recently, spring weather in upper Midwest has been warmer and dryer, leading farmers in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota to plant corn in early April. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's...

Are Those GMO Mushrooms onYour Plate? You May Never Know

All of us who like mushrooms let out a big gasp last week after learning that a GMO mushroom could wind up on our dinner tables without any notice or label.

What Does a Good Breakfast Cereal Look Like?

Breakfast cereals like Kellogg's Corn Flakes and General Mills' Cheerios have been breakfast table regulars for nearly a century. Many of us think of them as a healthy way to start the day. After all...

Consumer Guides

Five things you should know about GMOs

You have the right to know what's in the food you eat.

Beware Mosquitoes, Even Into Fall

Eight people have died this year from Eastern equine encephalitis, a disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, five to 10 cases of the...

In Ohio, Shady Front Groups Fight Dirty To Attack Grassroots Campaign Against $1 Billion Nuke/Coal Bailout

An ugly political war is raging in Ohio, pitting consumer and environmental advocates against big utilities and dark-money front groups that want to make electricity customers pay more than $1 billion...

In the Southeast, ‘Public Energy Enemy No.1’ Has Lots of Company

EWG and our allies have branded Duke Energy as Public Energy Enemy No. 1 for its short-sighted strategy of continuing to build expensive, polluting coal and natural gas plants instead of fully...

Reverse Osmosis Water Filters: When Are They a Good Choice?

Filtering your drinking water is a good step to take to protect children's health from pollutants in tap water.

New Studies Show PFAS in Artificial Grass Blades and Backing

Parents and communities have long worried about the health risks of chemicals in synthetic turf made from rubber tires, which can be contaminated with heavy metals and chemicals linked to increased...

California Continues Its Leadership in Protecting Kids From Environmental Hazards

October was Children's Environmental Health Month in California, a designation made by state legislators to raise awareness about the importance of cleaner air and water, safer food and healthier...

‘Forever Chemicals’ in Over 500 N.J. Water Systems and Sources – More Than 1,000 Contamination Sites Nationwide

The toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS have been detected in almost 200 New Jersey drinking water systems and groundwater sources, according to the latest state and federal data compiled and...

FOIA Data Show Thousands Exceed Payment Limit for Trump’s Farm Bailout

Nearly 3,500 farms have received more than $125,000 each in bailout payments intended to offset the impacts of President Trump's trade war, according to an EWG analysis of Department of Agriculture...

Top 8 Farm Subsidy Loopholes

Our farm safety net is already so filled with loopholes that the top 3 percent of farms – or about 60,000 farms – receive roughly 40 percent of all farm subsidies.

EWG News Roundup (11/15): Deadly Cleaning Products, Trump EPA’s ‘Unlawful’ Action on Chemical Safety

EWG News Roundup (11/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Cooking a Healthier Thanksgiving Turkey

The array of options for selecting and cooking your Thanksgiving turkey can make your head spin. Every cook has their preference – but many people may not realize that cooking methods can introduce...

Trump’s Hollow Promise of Trade-War Relief for Small Farms

Last week, the Department of Agriculture announced a new round of cash payments to farmers to ease their losses from President Trump's trade war with China, which has cut off many growers from their...