Who’s Really Confused?
EWG's recent report, “Ethanol's Broken Promise,” came under attack last week (June 12) by researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory who challenged our conclusion that reducing the amount of corn...
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More Embarrassment For The School Nutrition Association
The School Nutrition Association, which has allied itself with big food companies in an effort to weaken a four-year old federal law requiring healthier school lunches, has suffered the latest in...
What Parents Need to Know About Over-Fortified Foods
Food fortification began decades ago as an effort to reduce the risk of having insufficient vitamins and minerals in Americans' diet, but it has become a marketing tool that could be downright risky...
Op-ed: Obama Administration Moves to Deny Justice for Camp Lejeune Veterans
America's veterans deserve better.
The Most Environmentally Harmful Thing You Eat
Believe it or not, choosing between a burger and a chicken sandwich can affect more than just your waistline. A new study led by scientists at Bard College in New York shows that going for beef has 10...
House Readies to Advance Sunscreen Innovation Act
EWG applauds Reps. Whitfield and Dingell for their efforts to accelerate FDA's review of the safety and efficacy of sunscreen ingredients and we look forward to working with Congress to enact...
Right to Farm is a Right to Pollute
Next Tuesday (Aug. 5), Missourians will decide if their state constitution should be amended to enshrine a so-called “Right-to-Farm” provision. The vaguely worded and open-ended amendment states, “the...
Reducing Fertilizers Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions
When people think about the causes of global warming, the food they eat typically doesn't make the short list. But agriculture is responsible for 80 percent of human-caused emissions of nitrous oxide...
Broken Stream Banks: Too Many Rivers and Streams Go Unprotected
Although Minnesota has a unique policy designed to curb agricultural water pollution by requiring a 50-foot buffer zone between farmland and the state's river and stream banks, less than a fifth of...
Republican Support Continues To Grow For Conservation Compliance
There has long been bipartisan support for conservation compliance by farmers and politicians alike. Now more than ever, those leading the way in reauthorizing the farm bill may hear a growing number...
Crop Insurance Creates "Destructive Incentives" for Farmers: NRDC Study Confirms Fundamental Reform is Needed
A report released today (Aug. 27) by the Natural Resources Defense Council supplies the latest evidence that the federal crop insurance program desperately needs fundamental reform.
Will Congress Shortchange Obama’s “Champions of Change?”
This week (July 29), the White House released its list of “Champions of Change” in agriculture, 17 people who “are doing extraordinary things to build the bench for the next generation of farming and...
Virgin Prairie Goes Under the Plow
Last month, the National Wildlife Federation reported that more than 398,000 acres – 620 square miles – of grasslands, forests and other land were plowed, cleared or otherwise converted to grow crops...
The Hidden Truth About Peanuts: From Food Allergies to Farm Practices
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich hasn't always been a loaded weapon on a lunchroom table.
Farm Bill Recipe for Financial Ruin?
By including the most costly components of the farm bills that passed the House and Senate, the bill expected to emerge this month from a House-Senate conference committee could cost taxpayers even...
The Speech the Industrial Ag Lobby Doesn’t Want You to Hear
Consumers are asking important and legitimate questions about what they are eating and feeding to their children.
Cheerios New Non-GMO Label Tests Food Industry Claims on Labeling
The decision by General Mills reflects the growing pressure on food companies to provide more, not less, information about what's in their products.
EWG Pushes Food Issues up the Hill
For EWG and its legion of supporters, last week was all about food on Capitol Hill.
Report Confirms Oil and Gas Drilling Has Contaminated Well Water
State regulators have confirmed more than 100 cases of well water contamination caused by oil and gas drilling over the past five years, an Associated Press investigation found.
A River of Doubt
When 300,000 West Virginians went without water for three weeks earlier this year, most Americans were shocked to learn that health officials and the government didn't know much about the licorice...
House Bill Would Weaken Already Feeble Protections Against Harmful Chemicals
Should chemicals we encounter every day be safe? You'd think the answer would be an obvious and resounding “yes.” But if you ask chemical companies – or some lawmakers – they say that “safe” is...
Is the Green Revolution Fading?
Just days after Congressional leaders installed a statue of agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug in the U.S. Capitol, the head of the International Panel on Climate Change made the startling...
Major Corporations Take Key Steps to Put Consumer Health First
Yesterday marked a major victory for American consumers as mega-retailer Walmart announced a Sustainable Chemistry initiative that takes an important step toward protecting the health and wellness its...
