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Trump’s Budget Unites Farmers and Foodies
President Trump's budget request managed to do something few could have imagined: unite farmers and foodies.
The 14 Worst-Scoring Sunscreens for Babies and Kids
EWG News Roundup (5/19): Sick Farmworkers, Toxic Waste Sites and the Senate’s ‘License to Kill’ Bill
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Trump’s EPA Chief Says Polluters Pay To Clean Up Worst Toxic Waste Sites. Wrong: We Do.
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt was recently asked by Fox News how much it will cost to clean up the nation's most severely polluted toxic waste sites. His answer shows that the man...
Amid High Prices and Strong Demand, Do Cotton Farmers Need 'Relief?'
Some legislators say cotton farmers need more federal financial support. Is this true?
What Do These Regulatory Rollback Champions Have in Common? Anti-Consumer Donors.
Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., have two things in common.
Why the Senate Should Reject the ‘License to Kill’ Bill
Most Americans think asbestos was banned decades ago. But asbestos-caused diseases still kill up to 15,000 Americans a year.
Corporate Lobbyists Finance Senate Leader of ‘License to Kill’ Bill
One out of every five political donations made to Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc. – chair of a Senate committee expected to vote this week to effectively block new consumer protection rules – came from...
The Senate is About to Pass a Bill That Could Keep Asbestos and Other Deadly Chemicals Legal
Attack on Food Safety Rules Is Life or Death Issue for Allergy Sufferers
Food allergies don't just cause hives or breathing problems – they can also kill. That's why the so-called Regulatory Accountability Act, or RAA, moving through Congress should be called the License...
Federal Rules Help Farmers, But Farm Lobbyists Want to Block Them
Farm lobbyists often complain that farmers face overregulation. In fact, farmers are largely exempt from most environmental and public health regulations, including rules designed to protect drinking...
EWG News Roundup (5/12): N.C. Lawmakers Favor Big Pork Over Public Health, Trump Threatens Paris Climate Agreement and Senators Take on Chemicals in Cosmetics
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Landmark Study: People in Highly Polluted Areas at Greater Risk of Cancer
Americans who live in highly polluted areas are likely at greater risk of developing cancers, especially breast and prostate cancers, according to a new study from the University of Illinois at...
Who's Watching the Oil and Gas Industry in California?
California's well-earned reputation as the nation's greenest state, with cutting-edge policies mandate fuel efficiency and renewable energy, hides a surprising fact: California also produces the third...
Landmark Study: People in Highly Polluted Areas at Greater Risk of Cancer
Americans who live in highly polluted areas are likely at greater risk of developing cancers, especially breast and prostate cancers, according to a new study from the University of Illinois at...
Buyer Beware: What’s Really in That 'Healthy' Cereal?
EWG News Roundup (5/5): Salty School Lunches, Rocket Fuel in Food, and N.C. Factory Farms
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Six Questions About Cellphone Radiation and Your Health
In April, the city of Berkeley, Calif., won a major decision in a federal appeals court, allowing the city to go forward with its ordinance requiring cellphone retailers to provide consumers with...
The Scariest Trump Appointee You’ve Never Heard Of
The Trump administration just appointed a chemical industry bigwig to a high-level chemical safety position at the Environmental Protection Agency as Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Office of...
