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Why Environmentalists (and Every American) Should Reject the House Farm Bill
The budget-busting farm bill approved Wednesday night (May 15) by the House Agriculture Committee and its leaders – Reps. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) – is nothing but bad news...
Radical New DARK Act Assaults Consumer Rights
The new version of H.R. 1599 is a radical overreach that does not simply deny consumers the right to know what's in their food or how it is grown. The new version of legislation dubbed the Deny...
Amended DARK Act Would Still Block State and Local GMO Crop Rules
As EWG pointed out last week, the version of the DARK Act passed by the House Committee on Agriculture could block or “preempt” many state and local regulations related to GMOs.
Campbell’s Soup Will Soon Be Free of Artificial Flavors and Colors
The news last week that Campbell Soup Company will remove artificial colors and flavors from its product lineup is just the latest indication that big food companies are increasingly paying attention...
The Myth of “Natural” Parabens
What the Boston Globe Got Wrong on Food Labeling
The Boston Globe ran an editorial yesterday (August 3) supporting a bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representative to block states and the federal government from requiring foods to be...
How To Stop Farm Runoff From Spreading Dead Zones
Clean water is vital to sustaining life. Why aren't we protecting it?
Chemicals in Household Dust May Be Linked to Obesity
Some chemicals in household dust may lead to obesity, according to a new study by a team of scientists from Duke University and Boston University.
More Bad News for DuPont: Teflon Chemical Builds Up in Breast-fed Babies
If you're a chemical industry spin doctor trying to discredit the scientific evidence on the dangers of a compound that contaminates the drinking water of millions of Americans, Thursday was a bad day...
Twisted Fate of 9/11: Heroes and Deadly Dust
On the morning of September 11, 2001, 92 passengers boarded American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston to Los Angeles. Around the world, we watched the unthinkable terrorist attacks on our nation as that...
Childhood Cancer: More Evidence Points to Chemical Exposure
September was national Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, reminding Americans of the sobering facts about this terrible disease.
Study: Teflon Chemical Linked to Childhood Obesity
Children born to mothers who were exposed during pregnancy to higher levels of PFOA, the non-stick chemical DuPont formerly used to make Teflon, tend to put on more weight and do so more quickly than...
It’s Time for a Mandatory National Registry of Fracking Chemicals
If oil and gas companies were injecting potentially toxic fluids into the ground near your home or your children's schoolyard, wouldn't you want to know about it?
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...
Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Spew Methane, Study Finds
If you think the risks associated with fracking for oil and gas disappear once a well stops producing and goes out of commission, think again. And that goes for conventional drilling technologies, too...
Obama and Vilsack Push For Conservation Compliance
Crop Insurance: A never-ending disaster
As the cost of crop insurance has ballooned – from less than $500 million a year in the 1990s to more than $14 billion in 2012[1] – the program's most ardent defenders keep repeating the same mantra...
Bipartisan Coalition Would Link Land Conservation to Farm Subsidies
Stop Unrestrained Antibiotic Use Before It’s Too Late
It's just common sense: If you're not sick, your doctor doesn't prescribe you medicine. Why should the animals we eat be treated any differently?
Programs to Reduce Ag’s Water Use Must Be Strengthened, Not Cut
Since it was first authorized in the 1996 farm bill, USDA's Environmental Quality Incentives Program has grown into the single most important federal program that helps farmers and ranchers protect...
Unlimited Subsidies, High Prices Threaten “Prairie Potholes”
Expert Panel Confirms that Fragrance Ingredient Can Cause Cancer
Last month (July 28) a committee convened by the National Academy of Sciences confirmed a federal interagency group's conclusion that styrene, a chemical building block used to produce a wide variety...
In Chemical Reform Law A Hidden Bailout for Monsanto’s Pollution
As the New York Times reported today, federal lawmakers may be about to give Monsanto a multi billion-dollar break. H.R. 2576, The TSCA Modernization Act, is a bill designed to update our nation's...
