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PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water Far More Prevalent Than Previously Reported
Will the Obama Administration Give Cotton Growers a New $10 Billion Subsidy?
The price tag for subsidizing cottonseed turns out to be a whopping $10 billion over the next 10 years. The cotton industry wants to take that big chunk of change out of the pockets of taxpayers who...
EWG for the Win: Tips for Your Healthiest Super Bowl Yet
The big game is right around the corner and millions of Americans are making winning game plans for a Super Bowl party packed with quintessential football fare. Super Bowl Sunday comes in second only...
N.C. Bill to Shield CAFOs’ Liability Would Curb Legal Rights for Hundreds of Thousands
Federal Agencies Investigate Safety of Crumb Rubber on Playgrounds
Three U.S. government agencies have teamed up to investigate the safety of widely used crumb rubber surfaces on playgrounds and playing fields. To date, safety studies of crumb rubber – tiny “crumbs”...
Cancer-Causing Pesticide ‘Garbage’ Taints Tap Water for Millions in California
Chefs Shine Light On GMOs
I love chefs. They make delicious meals, create food innovations to tantalize our taste buds and have (arguably) some of the best reality TV shows. And now they've come together to stand up for our...
Will Consumers Scan QR Codes?
Will consumers use their smartphones to figure whether the food they're buying contains genetically engineered ingredients, or GMOs?
Ten Years After California Ban, Big Drop in Fire Retardants in Breast Milk
The science of biomonitoring – measuring the chemical pollution in people – produces a seemingly unbroken stream of horror stories, with study after study reporting a new toxic threat building up in...
Chemical Giants Spend $55 Million to Weaken Toxic Chemicals Law
The American Chemistry Council, along with chemical giants Dow, DuPont, BASF, 3M, Honeywell and Koch Industries, spent more than $55 million last year to lobby lawmakers – bringing their four-year...
Tea Tree and Lavender Oils: What We (Don't) Know
Legal Analysis Debunks “Patchwork Quilt” of State GMO-Labeling laws
In the debate over labeling foods that contain genetically modified ingredients, one of the most frequently repeated arguments against state GMO-labeling laws is this: that state laws will create a...
Monsanto’s Top GMO Myths
As the deadline nears for companies to comply with Vermont's GMO labeling, Big Food and Big Ag lobbyists are making increasingly desperate claims about the impact of mandatory labeling of foods with...
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...
How Toxic Pollutants Can Harm Future, Unexposed Generations
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...
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...
“Last Resort” Antibiotic Threatened by Overuse in Livestock
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.
Picking Losers: Why Coal and Nuclear Interests Are Desperate for a Ratepayer Bailout
Does Coffee Cause Cancer? New Studies Say It Could Actually Reduce Risk
Good news, coffee drinkers: A new scientific review finds no conclusive evidence that coffee causes cancer. In fact, coffee may even help protect against certain cancers.