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From my book What The Fork Are You Eating?” © Stefanie Sacks, 2014


Like many legumes, white beans are produced by plants that grow to about 2 feet tall and yield many 5-inch pods with five or six seeds or beans each. They are usually found dried in bags, and in most grocery stores’ bulk section, as well as cooked, in jars, boxes or cans.

Cook: Like many other legumes, white beans can be

EWG news roundup (5/13): Crop insurance costs skyrocket, EWG launches investigative journalism site, National Women's Health Week and more

This week, EWG released an analysis that details the crop insurance premium subsidies in the Mississippi River region. The report found that the subsides cost taxpayers almost $39.5 billion between...

EWG finds over half of people surveyed think tap water is unsafe

More than 50 percent of thousands of Americans surveyed by EWG say their tap water is unsafe and 40 percent won’t or can’t drink it. But even with widespread concern over tap water quality, nearly...

Four infant formula questions for Commissioner Califf

Several factors have contributed to the infant formula crisis we are witnessing now and, though the operations at Abbott Nutrition warrant scrutiny, we must look at how failures at the Food and Drug...

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In the Mississippi River region, billions of dollars spent on crop insurance payouts could have been used instead to retire over 300,000 acres of frequently flooded fields

The almost $1.5 billion in federal crop insurance indemnities sent to farmers in the Mississippi River Critical Conservation Area for flooding damage between 2001 and 2020 could have instead taken more than 300,000 acres of frequently flooded farmland out of production.
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For decades, the FDA knew toxic 'forever chemicals' were dangerous but continued to allow their use

As far back as the 1960s, animal studies showed the chemicals caused harm even months after exposure ended and industry studies showed they could migrate from paper and paperboard food packaging into food.

New tests find ‘forever chemicals’ still in many fast food wrappers

The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS have been detected on dozens of food wrappers from major fast-food chains, according to new test results released today by Consumer Reports.

State audit slams California utility regulators for lax wildfire safety oversight

Regulators charged with oversight of California’s investor-owned electric companies failed to ensure steps were being taken to mitigate the risks of wildfires caused by damaged power lines, finds a...

EWG applauds Biden’s budget for prioritizing FDA food and cosmetics chemical safety

The Environmental Working Group today applauds President Joe Biden for making the safety of chemicals in food and cosmetics a priority for the Food and Drug Administration in the administration’s...

Change the code, not the climate

A campaign to push bitcoin to change its software code to use far less energy was launched today by the Environmental Working Group, Greenpeace USA and several groups battling bitcoin mining...

Change the code, not the climate: The campaign to clean up bitcoin

This campaign is asking the bitcoin community: Will you immediately commit to use your investments and your influence to clean up bitcoin?

Spring is in the air – let’s make sure toxic chemicals aren’t

It’s spring, and many Americans are cleaning out their homes and throwing away what they no longer need. Let’s make sure this happens without using toxic chemicals.

EWG news roundup (4/1): Bitcoin’s climate problem, Biden’s budget prioritizes chemicals in food and cosmetics, and more

This week, the Environmental Working Group joined Greenpeace USA and other groups to kick off the campaign to Change the Code, Not the Climate, which seeks to push bitcoin to change its software code...

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For decades, polluters knew PFAS chemicals were dangerous but hid risks from public

As far back as 1950s, studies conducted by 3M studied the toxic doses of PFAS in mice and researchers at Stanford found fluorinated chemicals could build up in our blood. By the 1960s, animal studies conducted by 3M and DuPont revealed that PFAS chemicals could pose health risks. But the companies kept the studies secret from their employees and the public for decades. Here is a timeline of

EWG news roundup (1/28): EWG’s crop insurance database, ‘forever chemicals’ in various textiles and more

EWG news roundup (1/28): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

Pesticide peril: Toxic threats to farmworkers and families in Ventura County

A toxic threat is facing many parts of California’s Ventura County, where everyone from farmworkers to families could be at risk from increased exposure to harmful pesticides.

Más de 32 millones de libras de pesticidas tóxicos, entre ellos muchos relacionados con el cáncer y los problemas respiratorios y de desarrollo, se han utilizado en los campos de cultivo del condado de Ventura entre 2015 y 2020, incluyendo cerca de las escuelas y los hogares, según un análisis pionero de los datos de pesticidas de California realizado por Environmental Working Group.

Poll: Voters overwhelmingly oppose California plan to crush popular rooftop solar program

Sixty-four percent of California voters oppose a power-industry-backed plan by the state’s Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC, to crush a popular rooftop solar program by ending incentives and...

For decades, the FDA knew ‘forever chemicals’ were harmful but failed to act

The Food and Drug Administration has understood since 1966 that the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS could increase cholesterol and cause liver lesions, E&E reported today.

Why is cancer-causing benzene widespread in personal care products?

Benzene is a sweet-smelling, petroleum-derived toxic chemical classified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a known human carcinogen – and now it’s being detected in many personal care products...

Cleaning products emit hundreds of hazardous chemicals, new study finds

A peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group scientists has found unsettling details about the potential health risks of common household cleaning products.

Despite new climate-smart funds, agricultural conservation programs remain oversubscribed

The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, set aside $19.5 billion for agricultural conservation programs that pay farmers to implement conservation practices that reduce agriculture’s greenhouse gas...

Coalition letter to Congress opposing efforts to block state and local pesticide laws

On September 19, 2023, 185 environmental organizations sent letters to the House and Senate urging both chambers to reject legislative proposals to preempt existing state and local laws and ordinances...

Despite record farm income and subsidies, some seek even more handouts

Despite enjoying record levels of subsidies and profits for large farms, and farm household income well above the U.S. average, some lawmakers want to increase farm subsidies for cotton, rice and...