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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...
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.
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...
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...
Sen. Merkley Introduces GMO Labeling Bill that Consumers and Food Industry Can Support
EWG applauds Sen. Jeff Merkley (D- Ore.) for introducing a common-sense approach to GMO labeling that both the food industry and consumer groups can support.
U.S. Seafood Advice Could Expose Women and Babies to Too Much Mercury, Not Enough Healthy Fats
Pregnant women who follow the federal government's draft dietary advice could eat too much fish high in toxic mercury, which is harmful to the developing brains of fetuses, babies and young children...
General Mills to Disclose GMOs
EWG applauds General Mills for disclosing the presence of GMOs on their products.
In Kids’ Cereals, Mini-Servings Hide Mountains of Sugar
Kids who eat a bowl a day of the most popular pre-sweetened cereals could consume five to nine pounds more sugar a year than parents might think from reading nutrition labels, according to a new...
House Oversight Chairman Seeks Details on Interior Secretary’s $139,000 Doors
The chairman of the House oversight committee is asking the Interior Department to provide details of a federal contract for $139,000 to replace doors in Secretary Ryan Zinke's office.
Rep. Gowdy Demands More Details on Scott Pruitt’s First-Class Travel, Condo Deal
Pressure from Congressional investigators mounted today on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to answer questions over his use of taxpayer money to fly first class over...
Scott Pruitt’s ‘Unethical and Potentially Illegal’ Acts, 4 EPA Email Accounts
Crisis of Fluorinated Chemical Pollution Keeps Spreading, With No End in Sight
White House to Launch Investigation Into Pruitt’s $43K Phone Booth
President Trump's top budget official promised lawmakers the White House will launch a probe into Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's illegal use of taxpayer money to purchase and...
Public Interest Groups Call for Release of Suppressed U.S. Study on PFAS Chemicals
A wide-ranging coalition of public interest groups is calling for the immediate release of a suppressed federal study that says perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water are hazardous at much lower...
Ethics Czar Calls for New Investigations into Latest Scott Pruitt Scandals Ahead of Potential ‘Corrective Action’
Today, the head of the Office of Government Ethics called for the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General to further investigate the latest scandals involving the agency's chief...
EWG Petitions Government to Evaluate Cancer-Causing Potential Of Fluoride in Tap Water
National Nonprofits To Collaborate on Promoting Organic Food and GE Labeling
Environmental Working Group and Organic Voices will collaborate to highlight the benefits of organic food and advance the fight for labeling food that contains genetically engineered ingredients, the...
Americans Eat Their Weight in Genetically Engineered Food
Forbes Billionaires Reaped Millions in Farm Subsidies
At least 50 billionaires or farm businesses in which they had a financial interest benefited from $11.3 million in traditional farm subsidies between 1995 and 2012, according to a new analysis...
Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Assessment
EWG Executive Director Heather White released the following statement today on the U.S. Department of State's Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Keystone XL pipeline permit.
New Farm Law is Bad for Taxpayers and the Environment
President Obama signed into law today a farm bill that is bad for taxpayers and bad for the environment, the Environmental Working Group said in a statement.
“Yoga Mat” Chemical Found in nearly 500 Foods
The controversial “yoga mat” chemical that Vani Hari, creator of FoodBabe.com, campaigned to remove from Subway sandwich bread has turned up in nearly 500 items and more than 130 brands of bread...
Report: Despite Growing Contamination Crisis, PFAS Chemical Use in U.S. Swells
Between 2012 and 2016, at least 30 new fluorinated chemicals, commonly called PFAS, were produced in significant volumes, according to Environmental Protection Agency data analyzed by Public Employees...
Wheeler Defends Trump’s Plan To Slash EPA Budget
In testimony before a House committee today, Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler defended President Trump's proposed 31 percent budget cut to the agency.
