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When people think about the causes of global warming, the food they eat typically doesn't make the short list. But agriculture is responsible for 80 percent of human-caused emissions of nitrous oxide...

A report released today (Aug. 27) by the Natural Resources Defense Council supplies the latest evidence that the federal crop insurance program desperately needs fundamental reform.

We've all heard of pink slime. Now, there's green slime too.

This week (July 29), the White House released its list of “Champions of Change” in agriculture, 17 people who “are doing extraordinary things to build the bench for the next generation of farming and...

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich hasn't always been a loaded weapon on a lunchroom table.

By including the most costly components of the farm bills that passed the House and Senate, the bill expected to emerge this month from a House-Senate conference committee could cost taxpayers even...

Consumers are asking important and legitimate questions about what they are eating and feeding to their children.

The decision by General Mills reflects the growing pressure on food companies to provide more, not less, information about what's in their products.

For EWG and its legion of supporters, last week was all about food on Capitol Hill.

State regulators have confirmed more than 100 cases of well water contamination caused by oil and gas drilling over the past five years, an Associated Press investigation found.

When 300,000 West Virginians went without water for three weeks earlier this year, most Americans were shocked to learn that health officials and the government didn't know much about the licorice...

Should chemicals we encounter every day be safe? You'd think the answer would be an obvious and resounding “yes.” But if you ask chemical companies – or some lawmakers – they say that “safe” is...

Just days after Congressional leaders installed a statue of agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug in the U.S. Capitol, the head of the International Panel on Climate Change made the startling...

Yesterday marked a major victory for American consumers as mega-retailer Walmart announced a Sustainable Chemistry initiative that takes an important step toward protecting the health and wellness its...

There are safe, affordable alternatives to the dangerous chemicals like the ones used in the Texas fertilizer plant that exploded in April. But instead of making the switch, the chemical industry has...

Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.) is no longer the only member of Congress who's publicly quoting the Bible to justify his votes to cut food stamps for the poor while increasing farm subsidies for the...

Even if the government miraculously opens for business tomorrow, several critically important USDA conservation and nutrition programs will be shuttered.

Doesn't it make sense to subject some of the richest farmers to a means test when they seek federal subsidies to pay for their crop insurance?