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Air Fresheners Not Smelling So Fresh
New Research from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences suggests that the "fresh" smell of many air fresheners is a result of the ingredient1,4 dichlorobenzene (1,4 DCB) which has...
Hummer Pushing its "Light Cigarette"
Hummer will be launching a new ad campaign today to remind consumers that they sell TWO models the H2 and the smaller, cheaper H3. Hummer feels they've been too long associated with the behemoth H2...
GAO: We're Flying Blind
On August 2, an official from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee that our nation's law governing industrial chemicals needs to be...
Organics in the News
The New York Times plugs EWG's Shopper's Guide: If you would like to make sure your organic dollars are delivering on their promise, you can keep an eye on the Environmental Working Group’s site at...
EnviroGroups on MySpace ?
What do Oceana, Oxfam America, and Greenpeace all have in common? Well-among other things-they are all nonprofits that have tapped into the social networking world of MySpace.com to attract new...
A Taste for Ag Policy Discussion
Keith Good, president and editor of the popular subscription daily, FarmPolicy.com, is also the editor(or should I say "Chef") of Ag Policy Soup. Launched in March '06, the site publishes audio...
Contaminating science
Check out this editorial from the Toledo Blade on the role of the military and its contractors in watering down EPA regulations.
EWG to Congress: GET REAL about developing alternative energy options
Congress and the Bush Administration have done nothing to solve the USA's addiction to fossil fuels. Even worse, they are subsidizing Big Oil at a time of record profits.
Minnesota Ethanol Plant Fined $425K for Environmental Violations
Corn ethanol is far from an environmentally friendly fuel. While petroleum's pollution contributions are obvious and well reported, ethanol's are less clear. However, from chemical fertilizers and...
Public Data Show Chemicals in Tap Water
Associated Press, John Heilprin Published December 20, 2005 Drinking water may have a lot more in it than just H20 and fluoride, according to an environmental group's analysis of records in 42 states.
Millions tap into dirty water
USA Today, Michelle Healy Published January 9, 2002 Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical byproducts from chlorine that are far more than what studies suggest...
In a Glass of Water, A Mother's Worst Fear
The Washington Post, Anita Huslin Published February 10, 2002 Annette Spaven already had three children when she found out she was pregnant again four years ago.
Some Tapwater Risky in Pregnancy
MSNBC Published January 8, 2002 Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with potentially harmful byproducts of chlorine - and often at levels in excess of what studies show to...
California Farms Get Electricity Subsidy
Associated Press (+ 60 outlets), Garance Burke Published May 29, 2007 Some of the nation's largest farming operations are paying rock-bottom rates for the electricity they use to pump federally...
Water districts' bills for power criticized
The Fresno Bee, Mark Grossi Published May 29, 2007 Farmers in the Westlands Water District are underpaying to the tune of $71 million annually on cheap electricity for federal water deliveries, says...
Is the House farm bill a cushion for wealthy?
Minneapolis Star Tribune, Kevin Diaz Published July 27, 2007 Do millionaire farmers need a safety net? The question looms tall as a prairie silo over a multitude of controversies fueling congressional...
Top Subsidy Recipient Owns Nebraska Land
Omaha World Herald, Bill Hord Published June 12, 2007 Florida land tycoon Maurice Wilder, who owns 33,000 acres of farm ground in southwest Nebraska and 200,000 acres nationwide, topped the nation's...
Red State Welfare
The New York Times, Timothy Egan Published June 27, 2007 Drive across the empty reaches of the Great Plains, from the lost promise of Valentine, Neb., to the shadowless side roads into Sunray, Tex...
Sowing Seeds of Victory
Roll Call, Anna Palmer Published July 7, 2008 Dressed in a dark pinstripe suit with a blue striped shirt and tie, John Boyd Jr. looks the part of Washington insider.
Small percentage of rural counties contribute to fertilizer pollution
Chicago Tribune, Andrew Martin Published April 9, 2006 A new study on Monday found that a relatively small percentage of rural counties – many of them in Illinois – are contributing most of the...
New EWG Analysis Says Nitrogen Pollution a Fixable Problem
Farm Futures, Jacqui Fatka Published April 9, 2006 Nitrate pollution in the Mississippi River Basin is a growing problem, creating a Dead Zone downstream for marine wildlife. A new analysis from the...
More than half of US streams polluted: EPA
Reuters Published May 4, 2006 More than half of US streams are polluted, with the worst conditions found in the eastern third of the country, according to a study by the Environmental Protection...
U.S. Farmers Should Curb Fertilizer Runoff: Study
Reuters Published September 10, 2007 U.S. farmers should be required to control soil erosion and fertilizer runoff from all land eligible for crop subsidies -- which would be a major expansion of...
Westland's Water Subsidies More Corporate Welfare
Bakersfield Californian, Bill Walker Published October 29, 2005 In his recent Community Voices column, the president of Westlands Water District blasted Environmental Working Group's investigation of...