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Farmers' Prostate Cancer Likely Linked to Pesticide Exposures
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A Saudi Prince May Be Racing Away with Farm Subsidies
Billionaire Saudi Prince Khalid bin Abdullah could be raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars in U.S. taxpayer-funded crop insurance subsidies through farms he owns in Kentucky – but we have no way...
Bogus Claims of ‘Organic’ Cosmetics Mislead Consumers
Cosmetics and other personal care product companies make questionable organic claims on thousands of products, a new EWG analysis shows.
Agricultural Sustainability is Key to Ending World Hunger
The only way to eliminate world hunger and poverty is to make agriculture more environmentally sustainable.
Agricultural Pollution Threatens Water Supplies in Central Iowa
Des Moines Water Works warned customers of elevated levels of microcystins, the toxins created by cyanobacteria, in their drinking water. These toxins cause acute problems with the liver, including...
Will the New Administration Bring ‘Freedom Fries’ Back to Our Schools?
One of the leading candidates for Secretary of Agriculture says bringing deep-fat fryers back to our schools isn't about french fries. It's about freedom.
Exposing Fields of Filth in North Carolina
Healthy Diet Plays Key Role in Breast Cancer Prevention
Maintaining a healthy weight as the years go by is one of the most important things a woman can do to help prevent chronic disease, including breast cancer.
Getting Active for Breast Health
EWG, breastcancer.org and breasthealth.org explore the benefits of staying active and give tips on exercises to do and how to keep yourself motivated.
Ask an Expert: Your Questions Answered by Curt DellaValle, Ph.D., Senior Scientist
Will We Modernize Farm Policy?
In recent years, important bipartisan progress has been made to food policy, including new food safety laws, new rules and incentives for healthier packaged foods, increased access to healthier foods...
EWG News Roundup (Oct. 28): Wastewater on California Crops, Children’s Health, Bogus ‘Organic’ Claims and Big Ag Myths
It's another busy week at EWG. Here's some news you can use from this week.
Food and Farm Contributions to Key Senate Committee Top $2.5 Million
Over the last three election cycles, Big Food and Ag businesses and organizations have donated more than $2.5 million to members of the Senate Agriculture Committee and over $8.5 million to Senate...
Mapping Cover Crops on Corn and Soybeans in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, 2015-2016
Growing Organic and Growing Pains
This week EWG asked our Facebook followers to thank Driscoll's, the nation's largest grower of strawberries, for its investment in organic farming to date and commitment to increasing organic...
Organic Produce – A Path to Health and Prosperity
It may sound corny, but it's time to celebrate good old-fashioned fruits and veggies of the organic bent. We have been told since we were toddling to “eat your fruits and veggies dear.” We know that...
New for Earth Day: EWG’s Healthy Living Mobile App
Go green this Earth Day with EWG's new Healthy Living app. We've heard you loud and clear. Time and again, we've been asked to package our advice and consumer guides so you can use them wherever you...
Top Problems with New Senate DARK Act
Last night (March 14) Sen.Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) filed a new version of the bill we call the Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK, Act. Unfortunately, this new proposal is not much better than the...
Caps on Crop Insurance Subsidies Would Not Devastate Growers
If you care about the environment, human health or helping small growers, you should support reform of the federal crop insurance program.
Will Chemical Safety Bill Shortchange EPA?
The best car won't run if you don't put gas in it. Even if Congress modestly improves the federal chemical safety law—and there are lots of reasons to think it won't—the changes won't mean much if the...
EWG Investigates: Pruitt’s Toothless Poultry Law
EWG Investigates: Scott Pruitt and Poultry Pollution
Tale of Two Fields – Voluntary Conservation Delivers Inconsistent Results
We need a consistent approach to agricultural conservation.Driving around central Iowa on a crop survey this spring, EWG analysts came across a far-too-common scene: adjacent fields reflecting...