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At EWG, our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. Our research brings to light unsettling facts that you have a right to know.

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Facing Facts in the Chesapeake Bay

Loopholes in Climate Bill “Offset” Provisions

Lets Major Polluters off the Hook

Seizing a Watershed Moment

Making EQIP Work for Water Quality in 10 Mississippi River Border States

State by State EQIP Cuts

State by State Cuts

The Unintended Environmental Impacts of the Renewable Fuels Standard

Time to Change Direction in Biofuel Policy
U.S. farmers are planting fence-row-to-fence-row to produce enough corn to supply ethanol plants and at the same time meet burgeoning demand for food and feed crops. The intensification of corn production—spurred in large part by exploding ethanol production—threatens to exacerbate global warming, and harm water quality, water supply, and wildlife.