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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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

It's another busy week at EWG. Here's some news you can use from this week.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If you care about the environment, human health or helping small growers, you should support reform of the federal crop insurance program.

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...

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...

Without mandatory GMO labeling, consumers will not be able to reflect their values in their food choices. That's one conclusion of an expert panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences to...

Today, a distinguished group of 50 scientists, health professionals and advocates called for urgent action to protect children from the harmful effects of toxic chemicals.