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Tough To Swallow
As the result of a law passed by Congress last year, millions of Americans and hundreds of water suppliers across the Midwest- ern United States have a new, first line of defense against the agricultural weed killers that have contaminated their tap water for decades.
Most Corn on the Cob Isn't GMO
The corn shoppers find on supermarket aisles and at farm stands is called “sweet corn” because it contains more sugar than its ancestor, field corn. People eat sweet corn fresh on or off the cob...
Safe - vs. Safer
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Comments to EPA request premarket safety testing for nanomaterials
EWG opposes an EPA pesticide office plan for conditional registration of a nanoscale silver chemical known as HeiQ AGS-20 and used as an antimicrobial, pesticide and textile preservative. EWG asks the...
Organic Produce – A Path to Health and Prosperity
It may sound corny, but it's time to celebrate good old-fashioned fruits and veggies of the organic bent. We have been told since we were toddling to “eat your fruits and veggies dear.” We know that...
School lunch: More fruits & veggies, please!
Chemical ag's flyboys often miss the mark
EWG News Roundup (3/10): Pruitt’s Climate Change Denial and Perdue’s Sketchy Ethics, Strawberries Top Dirty Dozen List
Here's some news you can use as you begin your weekend.
On Bed Bugs: Prevent,
Is Organic Really Better?
A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that organic crops have higher concentrations of antioxidants, lower levels of cadmium and nitrates and fewer pesticide residues than...
Monsanto’s GMO Weedkiller Threatens Endangered Species
The Environmental Protection Agency recently pledged to spend the next five years studying the effects of glyphosate, the most commonly used herbicide in the U.S. and the main ingredient in Monsanto's...
Untapped: Farm Bill Conservation Programs Must Do More to Clean Up California's Water
Hundreds of millions of conservation dollars in the federal farm bill should be used more effectively to address widespread water pollution problems in California, concludes a new report by...
Another Reason To Eat Organic
A study published last week (Feb. 5) has confirmed once again that a good way to eat fewer pesticides is to choose organically grown fruits and veggies whenever possible.
The Facts About Diazinon
Like Strawberries? You'll Love This
The battle over a cancer-causing pesticide often applied to California strawberry fields is over. The maker of the highly toxic methyl iodide has pulled the agriculture pesticide from the American...
8 Reasons Senate Farm Bill Is Better Than House Bill
It's not hard to see the differences between the terrible, partisan House farm bill and the bipartisan Senate farm bill
EWG Demands Halt to Unethical, Scientifically Questionable Study
EPA Stops Controversial Study
EPA emergency order immediately suspends all uses of highly toxic weedkiller DCPA, sold under brand name Dacthal
California Proposes Safe Level for Roundup More Than 100 Times Lower Than EPA Limit
EWG’s Ken Cook Recognized by Mount Sinai’s Children’s Environmental Health Center
Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook will be the featured guest and honoree today (May 16) at the annual Greening Our Children event hosted by the Children's Environmental Health Center...
Ask EWG: How can I make my lawn non-toxic?
Junk food is “safe” too – but that’s not the whole story
