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$22 Million in Crop Insurance Subsidies Paid to Deceased Policyholders
A new report by the Government Accountability Office, which shows crop insurance subsidies going to deceased policyholders, underscores the need to reform the federal crop insurance program, the...
Major Fracking Bill Passes Calif. Assembly
Legislation passed today by California legislators would take important steps toward improving oversight of potentially dangerous methods of drilling for oil or natural gas or stimulating production...
EWG Demands Crop Insurance Reform and Stronger Environmental Protections in Farm Bill
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) sent a letter to members of the 2013 Farm Bill conference committee today demanding a farm bill that reforms crop insurance and strengthens environmental...
House Hearing on Chemical Safety Bill Showcases Doubts
A hearing at the House Energy and Commerce environment subcommittee yesterday surfaced deep doubts about a chemical industry-backed bill introduced earlier this year in the Senate to update the nation...
EPA Recognizes Broken Ethanol Mandate Ignores Reality
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to lower the amount of corn ethanol blended in gasoline in 2014 acknowledges that the Renewable Fuel Standard program is broken.
New FDA Rule for Antibacterial Soap is Important Step, More Action Needed
Washington, D.C. The Food and Drug Administration's proposal to require manufacturers to prove antibacterial hand soaps are safe and better than plain soap and water is a sign that the agency is...
Consumers Demand Food and Chemical Companies Stay Out of GE Labeling Fight
A petition carrying more than 125,000 signatures was sent to major food and chemical companies demanding they stay out of the corporate campaigns opposing voter initiatives to require labeling of...
Feds’ Roan Plan Means Drilling & Toxic Chemicals in Sportsman's Paradise
Mining Surge Near Colorado River Threatens Drinking Water For 25 Million
EWG To Congress: Overhaul Nation’s Lax Chemical Laws
Federal Health Agency Reverses Course, Increases Concern Over Toxic Infant Formula Contaminant
Biofuels and Bad Weather
Congress Threatens FDA With Subpoenas on Approval of Baby Formula Contaminant
Colorado's Chemical Injection
Senate Set to Debate the Farm Bill, EWG Presses for Reforms
BPA Levels in Canned Infant Formula Poses Higher Risk Than Baby Bottles
EWG's 2014 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce
EWG charged today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has failed to tell Americans – as required under federal law - tthat they have a right to know about the risks of pesticide exposure and...
World Health Organization Says Antibiotic Resistance Sweeping Globe
In a report released earlier this week, the World Health Organization warned that excessive use of antimicrobials, including in livestock, has generated worldwide drug resistance that threatens a...
Chef Tom Colicchio, Advocates Celebrate Nation’s First GE Labeling Law
Washington, D.C. – Renowned chef Tom Colicchio joined right-to-know advocates today to celebrate Vermont's enactment of the first law in the U.S. that will require food manufacturers to label foods...
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New Bill Aims To Bring More Effective Sunscreens to Market
The Environmental Working Group and other leading public health advocates are urging members of Congress to support a new bill that could bring more effective sunscreens to the U.S. market and help...
House Advances Bill To Bring Better Sunscreens to U.S. Market
The House of Representatives today advanced a bill that could bring more effective sunscreens to the U.S. market and help reduce the risk of skin cancer, EWG said in a statement today.
Toxic Chemicals Found in Minority Cord Blood
New Audit Finds EPA’s Approach to Reduce Nutrient Pollution is Ineffective
A new audit from Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finds the agency's strategy to reduce nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River Basin and Gulf of Mexico...