The Bush administration is paying some of the biggest and richest agribusinesses in America $17 million for cutbacks in their taxpayer-subsidized water supply. But an EWG investigation found that these same California agribusinesses — including the world's biggest cotton producer and the largest farm in America — already get hundreds of millions of tax dollars from other federal farm subsidy programs.
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EWG’s recommendation
Avoid or limit foods containing potassium bromate.
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New study: Neonic pesticides found in semen and urine, linked to lower sperm concentration
Neonicotinoid insecticides, notorious for their role in the collapse of bee populations, are turning up in human semen and may be linked to lower sperm count, a new peer-reviewed study finds.
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Atrazine taints tap water for millions – California says it causes cancer. EPA’s plan won’t fix it.
Three recent developments underscore the health threat posed by atrazine, one of the most widely used herbicides in the U.S.
Earlier this month, California’s environmental health agency said it...
Study: Hundreds of chemicals linked to breast cancer in lab and animal studies in high use in the U.S.
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosis among women and cases are on the rise. Anyone can get breast cancer – but it’s most common in women.
A new peer-reviewed study looks at where...