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Budget Proposal Would Reform Broken Crop Insurance Program
Proposed cuts to crop insurance and other expensive farm subsidy programs in the Obama administration's 2017 budget would be good for taxpayers and the environment, EWG said in a statement today.
Voluntary Conservation Practices Are a Fool’s Errand
A new EWG report reveals the fatal flaw in the voluntary approach to cutting pollution from farm fields: Farmers who voluntarily start pollution control practices can just as easily stop.
Study: Monsanto’s Glyphosate Most Heavily Used Weed-Killer in History
Monsanto's signature herbicide glyphosate, first marketed as “Roundup,” is now the most widely and heavily applied weed-killer in the history of chemical agriculture in both the U.S. and globally...
Farm Bill “Reforms” Fall Flat as Crop Subsidies Soar in New Projections
Despite promises from Congress that reforms to the farm subsidy program would save taxpayers money, spending on subsidies will soar in the next three years, according to new government spending...
EWG's Dietary Guidelines Give Straight Facts, No Spin
EWG's new Dietary Guidelines give people solid nutrition advice and highlight the shortcomings of the Obama administration's Dietary Guidelines for Americans released earlier this month, which were...
EWG Applauds Campbell Soup for GMO Labeling Decision
Campbell Soup should be applauded for its leadership and support of mandatory GMO labeling, according to Scott Faber, EWG's senior vice president of government affairs.
Dietary Guidelines Fail to Recommend Less Meat Consumption
The federal government's new Dietary Guidelines miss a key opportunity to steer Americans toward a diet that is healthier and better for the environment by not clearly recommending that people reduce...
FDA Bans Three Toxic Chemicals From Food Wrapping – Too Little, Too Late
Under pressure from EWG and other environmental and health groups, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is banning three grease-resistant chemical substances linked to cancer and birth defects from...
Senate’s Toxic Chemicals Bill “Will Not Protect America’s Families”
If Frank Lautenberg, Jim Jeffords, Barbara Boxer and Henry Waxman had summoned support for this version of toxic chemical reform 10 years ago, only the chemical industry would have rallied to their...
EWG Applauds Exclusion of Anti-GMO Labeling Rider in Omnibus
EWG applauded the rejection today by congressional leaders of efforts by the food industry to block GMO labeling through a rider in the omnibus spending bill.
Fewer Taxpayer Giveaways Would Cut the Fat, Not ‘Cripple’ Crop Insurance
The proposed $3 billion cut in crop insurance subsidies in the recent federal budget deal would not “kill the crop insurance program,” contrary to claims by the crop insurance industry and its allies...
Boxer Receives Inaugural EWG Courage Award
The Environmental Working Group has selected Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., a longtime champion of the environment and public health and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works...
Obama Administration Ethanol Proposal A “Missed Opportunity” for Climate
The Obama Administration's unprecedented decision today, lowering the amount of corn ethanol that refiners must add to gasoline, misses an opportunity to go even further and pave the way for second...
Obama Administration Reverses Approval of Dow AgroSciences Weed-Killer Over Environmental Risks
In a stunning reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has retreated from its earlier decision to let Dow AgroSciences market a new weed killer, branded Enlist Duo, which the company...
GMO Salmon Approval Leaves Consumers In The Dark
The Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve genetically modified salmon will still leave consumers in the dark about what's in their food, underscoring the need for a mandatory, national...
Baby Products Can Expose Infants to a Toxic Chemical, Study Finds
Researchers found a fire-retardant chemical that could disrupt the hormone system in the urine of babies who were apparently exposed with baby products such as bassinets, car seats and nursery gliders...
Crop Insurance Companies “Crying Wolf” on Budget Deal
The decision by Congress to cut the government-guaranteed profits of crop insurance giants will not “cripple” the industry, as some crop insurance companies claim. Contrary to industry complaints, the...
EWG’s Heather White Wins Sustainability Prize
EWG Executive Director Heather White has been named one of Green Building & Design Magazine's Top 20 Women in Sustainability Leadership.
EWG Lauds Rep. Welch as Champion of Green Biofuels
The corn ethanol industry's attacks on Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) over his efforts to reform federal biofuels policies are “completely outrageous and smack of desperation,” says Scott Faber, EWG's...
Crop Insurance: An Annual Disaster for Taxpayers and the Environment
EWG's new analysis found that the federal crop insurance program is much more costly to taxpayers and more harmful to the environment than the disaster payment program it has largely replaced. EWG...
