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Better Bug Killers Through Farm Bill Reform

Could the Farm Bill be an opportunity to promote better bug killers?

Energy
Federal & State Energy Policy
Water

Waxman, DeGette Urge White House To Curb Toxic Diesel in Fracking Fluid

Diesel fuels contain highly toxic chemicals, one of which is benzene, a known carcinogen. Even very small concentrations of benzene can contaminate water supplies. If benzene and other toxic chemicals...

Research

Breakfast With a Dose of Roundup?

Popular oat cereals, oatmeal, granola and snack bars come with a hefty dose of the weed-killing poison in Roundup, according to independent laboratory tests commissioned by EWG.

Plantation workers v. Dole: Whose victory was it?

The trials are over, and Dole has been ordered to pay a total of $5.7 million to banana plantation workers. The Nicaraguan employees were not warned that the pesticide they were being exposed to had...
Lead

The dangers of dried grasshoppers

When University of California-San Francisco researchers and health affiliates investigated an outbreak of lead poisoning in Monterey County, California, they found a correlation between consumption of...
Farming & Agriculture

Guess That Acreage: How much corn will be planted in 2007?

According to USDA 2007 will see the highest acreage of corn planted since 1944--smashing last year's 79 million acres out of the park. If you want to know how much you'll have to click through to Ken...
Lead
Cosmetics

Ask EWG: Lead in lipstick?

Question: There's an internet rumor that says you can check for lead in lipstick by rubbing a gold ring on the lipstick. If the lipstick turns black, it contains lead. Is there any truth to this?
Toxic Chemicals

LA Times on industry consultant running federal agency

Public health agency linked to chemical industry, by Marla Cone. 4 Mar 07
Household & Consumer Products

Proper disposal of CFLs

NPR reports on the hidden hazards of compact fluorescent light bulbs. CFLs contain trace amounts of mercury that can be released when the bulbs break. The concern is not for consumers but rather those...
Chromium-6

Journalism triumphs over powerful carcinogen in New Jersey soil

The Pump Handle's David Michaels calls this triumph of investigative journalism to our attention.
Midwest

Brazilian President Lula admonishes developed countries on climate change

Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has stepped up his allegations against developed countries, demanding that they take a larger role against climate change. President Lula's accusations...
Nanomaterials

Nanohazard symbol competition

While many scientists believe that most nanomaterials will ultimately prove to be benign, ETC Group -- which has called for a moratorium on the marketing of nanoproducts until more safety studies are...
Food & Water
Food

Monsanto’s Top GMO Myths

As the deadline nears for companies to comply with Vermont's GMO labeling, Big Food and Big Ag lobbyists are making increasingly desperate claims about the impact of mandatory labeling of foods with...

Midwest
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

The “Farm Crisis” Myth: Subsidies Should Help Those Most in Need

The farm subsidy lobby has been proclaiming that growers are suffering through a “farm crisis” as a result of falling commodity prices. A new EWG analysis released today, however, shows that the large...

Research

How Toxic Pollutants Can Harm Future, Unexposed Generations

In the last decade, studies by EWG and other researchers have firmly established that toxic chemicals can pass from pregnant women to fetuses through the umbilical cord, affecting children's future health and development. Now a growing body of research shows that some chemicals may alter gene function in ways that can be passed on not only to the immediate offspring, but also to grandchildren and
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food

GMOs: What the Experts Actually Said

After an expert panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences issued a long-awaited report on genetically engineered foods, much of the news coverage said it gave GMOs an unqualified seal of...

Food & Water
Food
Food

Rate Your Plate: Three Things for Your Memorial Day Picnics and Barbeques

Memorial Day is right around the corner, and picnic season is in full bloom. That means lots of people are fixing fruit salads, readying the spinach dip and putting together sandwiches full of cold...

Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food

“Last Resort” Antibiotic Threatened by Overuse in Livestock

A team of scientists at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Army Institute of Research in Washington, D.C. has discovered the first instance of a person living in the U.S. infected...
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food
Food

Organic: A Win for the Farmer, the Consumer and the Environment

Americans are willing to pay more to buy organic foods. That's the conclusion from a new report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.

Research

Picking Losers: Why Coal and Nuclear Interests Are Desperate for a Ratepayer Bailout

FERC data compiled by EWG show why the Trump administration's friends in the coal and nuclear industries are desperate for a ratepayer bailout: Their plants are losing billions of dollars, and without subsidies to make them competitive with renewable energy and natural gas, utilities are proposing to close 75 coal and nuclear facilities in just three short years.
Food & Water

Does Coffee Cause Cancer? New Studies Say It Could Actually Reduce Risk

Good news, coffee drinkers: A new scientific review finds no conclusive evidence that coffee causes cancer. In fact, coffee may even help protect against certain cancers.

Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water

Watch Where You Swim This Weekend

Thinking about going to the beach this Memorial Day weekend? You might want to think again if you live in one of the many parts of the country where lakes and rivers are now too dangerous for swimming...
Food & Water
Bug Repellent
Sunscreen
Household & Consumer Products

15 Tips to Keep July Fourth Celebrations Fun and Safe

ndependence Day celebrations are supposed to be enjoyable. We barbecue, picnic, swim, and gather with family and friends. The holiday weekend is all about fun in the sun.
Toxic Chemicals
Arsenic
Food & Water
Water

High Rates of Bladder Cancer Linked to Arsenic in Drinking Water

The recent crisis in Flint, Mich., sounded the alarm on the dangers of lead contamination in drinking water. Now there's potentially more bad news for the nation's water supply.