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Cynical Extension Cuts Conservation, Extends Direct Payments
In California, Latinos More Likely To Be Drinking Nitrate-Polluted Water
Honor the Conservation Compact
City Slickers Continue To Rake In Farm Payments
EWG to FDA: Current Sunscreen Regulations Aren’t Enough
Environmental Working Group is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finish the job of issuing comprehensive and enforceable regulations to ensure that sunscreens on the U.S. market are...
Fincher’s Reform Charade Continues
At some point Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.) might just want to stop talking about the farm bill and his support for ending the direct payment program (which doesn't actually end for cotton farmers...
Real Chemical Reform Must Ban Asbestos
What you can't see can be deadly: virtually invisible, yet absolutely lethal asbestos fibers lead to environmental and occupational diseases that claim the lives of 30 Americans every day.
Corn Ethanol Clips Your Car's MPG
According to a new study from the Department of Energy, corn ethanol has helped drive down the energy content in a gallon of gasoline by 3 percent since 1993. And less energy per gallon means fewer...
Brazil strikes back at junk food
In an unprecedented step for a developing country, the Brazilian government is officially urging its citizens to avoid ultra-processed foods in favor of raw and minimally processed foods in order to...
Shedding Light On The DARK Act
America needs a national labeling law for genetically engineered foods. That was the consensus of a majority of the members of Congress from both sides of the aisle during a well-attended subcommittee...
Feeding Holiday Revelers? Let EWG’s Food Scores Help
Between entertaining, shuttling kids and visiting elderly parents and other family members most of us don't have the time and energy to whip up from-scratch meals several times a day. Yet everybody...
Coming Soon to a Store Near You: Better Sunscreens
Partisan gridlock has been rising almost as fast as the staggering rates of skin cancer diagnoses and deaths. That's why EWG is so pleased that Congress was able to come together to pass the Sunscreen...
Organic can feed the world
Organic farming isn't just a niche for a privileged elite. A new study, published today (Dec 10th) in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London shows that organic farmers can achieve yields...
AgMag’s Top 10 Stories of the Year
Every year, EWG's editors ask our colleagues on the EWG staff to tell us what they consider the Top 10 environmental stories of the year in each of the two topic areas covered by the two blogs on EWG...
Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Drinking Water for Millions of Americans
Super snacks for the Super Bowl, Oscars and more!
EWG's research team uses Food Scores database to bring you a February Food Scores Challenge featuring tortilla chips and salsa.
Rate Your Plate Series: Fat: Do I Really Have to Watch It?
Depending on who you talk to, the seven grams of saturated fat in that tablespoon of butter may be a significant contributor to heart disease – the number one cause of death in the United States – or...
Another Reason To Eat Organic
A study published last week (Feb. 5) has confirmed once again that a good way to eat fewer pesticides is to choose organically grown fruits and veggies whenever possible.
Arctic ® Apples leaves Sour Taste for Consumers
Last Friday the 13th was unlucky for more than 90 percent of Americans who favor of labeling genetically modified organisms.
Eight Key Questions on Chemical Safety Reform
Chemicals used in everyday products should be safe – right? States should have a role in regulating potentially toxic chemicals – right?
Happy Tax Day! Do You Know How You’re Subsidizing Big Ag This Year?
As Americans finish up their taxes, it's worth reflecting on how those tax dollars are being spent to widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots in farming.
What Others are Saying About the Farm Bill
The farm bill passed by Congress takes food and farm policy in the wrong direction. Here's what others have to say about the bill.
For Clues On Chemical Reform, Just Follow The Money
The Chemicals in Commerce Act discussion draft circulated in the House of Representatives earlier this year claims to advance the public interest. We don't think so.
Reworked Bill Would Still Lead to More Toxic Chemicals in Commerce
A revised draft of legislation to update the failed federal law that regulates toxic chemicals, which was released by Republican Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois following stiff criticism of his initial...
