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EWG To Monitor San Francisco Sludge Policy, Criticizes Unfounded Accusations Aimed At Vietor, Waters

The Environmental Working Group will join other watchdog groups in monitoring the San Francisco Public Utility Commission's (SFPUC) controversial management of sewage sludge. EWG President Ken Cook...
Energy
Midwest

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...
Conservation

State by State EQIP Conservation Cuts

Congress's proposed "increase" in Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding is really a cut of $285 million from what was promised in the 2008 farm bill. Without proper conservation funding...
BPA
Cookware & Food Containers

Take our BPA quiz, then pick up the phone...

It's almost the end of the school year - perfect time for a little pop quiz to see if you've been paying attention!
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Food & Water

Democrats' Bitter Harvest

House Democrats' devastating losses in Tuesday's mid-term election swept away a number of members from hotly contested rural districts whose full-throated support for keeping the taxpayer-funded farm...
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Farm Income Data Debunks Subsidy Myths

Environmental Working Group's updated Farm Subsidy Database, released May 5, chronicles where federal farm subsidy dollars have gone from 1995 through 2009, revealing the true impact of farm programs...
Food

EWG Donor Exclusive

EWG couldn't do all of our great work without your support. As a small show of appreciation, we're sharing with you this special recipe and photo album from our San Francisco Earth Dinner.
Energy
Midwest
Farm Subsidies

EPA Must Abide by the Law and Assess the Full Climate Impacts of Biofuels

Letter sent by a coalition of environmental groups, including EWG, to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson urging that EPA not delay or significantly constrain consideration of indirect land use in the RFS...
Chemical Policy

NIH Cracks Down on Scientists' Conflicts of Interest

As of March 7, 2005, National Institute of Health (NIH) employees are no longer allowed to accept consulting fees and stock options from pharmaceutical companies. A group of scientists have formed an...
Farming & Agriculture
Conservation

Conservation Programs May Get Less Money Than Specified in Farm Bill

Des Moines Register, Philip Brasher Published September 10, 2008 The new farm bill has barely taken effect and the Democrat-controlled Senate is already moving to shrink spending levels for some land...

Watchdog Group, Dean Slam Congress For Proposed Conservation Cuts

Mitchell Daily Republic, Seth Tupper Published September 10, 2008 An environmental watchdog group and a South Dakota outdoorsman slammed Congress Tuesday for proposing legislation that would...
Conservation

Demand Already Exceeds Funding for Conservation Program That Could Suffer Cuts

Mitchell Daily Republic, Seth Tupper Published September 12, 2008 Hundreds of South Dakotans already are being turned away from a conservation program that could see a pledged funding increase...

Subcommittee Evaluates Water Law

How well a rewrite of an important federal law related to environmental uses of water is working was expected to be aired Friday, March 24, at a Central Valley workshop. The Water and Power...
Energy
Midwest
Farm Subsidies

Midwest Floods Bring New Opposition to Ethanol

Devastating floods and bad weather in the Midwest are raising the tide of opposition against the renewable fuels standard. Groups that have been pressing lawmakers to reconsider federal supports for...
Conservation

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.

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...
Toxic Chemicals
Conservation

Support for Climate Bill Could Fray

The Hill, Jim Snyder Excerpt: An environmental group is mounting a fresh assault on the climate change legislation that squeaked through the House and faces an uncertain future in the Senate, raising...

Nutrition Calculator for Cancer Prevention

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables can help reduce your risk of cancer. See how your diet stacks up.
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Food & Water
Food

According to Big Ag, Organic Farming Means More Jobs

First, the heavily subsidized commodity crop growers complained when the Department of Agriculture dared to send out encouraging messages about local and organic farming. Next, a coalition of Big Ag...

Studies Show GE Labels Won’t Drive Up Food Costs

Despite the food industry's scare tactics, there is ample evidence that requiring genetically engineered food to be labeled would come at little or no cost to consumers.

Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Food & Water
Food

Health Reform Should Begin at USDA

“The less we spend on food, the more we spend on health care,” author and food activist Michael Pollan said on Oprah. Today, Americans spend almost 20 cents of every dollar managing disease --...
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

We Subsidize Corporate Farms, Why Not Baseball?

The Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics blog interviewed Minnesota Twins' President Jerry Bell (subscription required) and asked him about the Twins' new taxpayer-funded stadium.
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Conservation

Farm Bureau, the Most Ideologically Contorted Organization in America

The American Farm Bureau convention irresponsibly passed a resolution opposing climate change legislation on January 12th. Laughably, at the same time they threw down the gauntlet on climate...

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