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California Water Subsidies

Large agribusiness operations - not small family farmers - are reaping a windfall from taxpayer-subsidized cheap water
At a time when California water is scarce and expensive, taxpayers guarantee Central Valley farms an abundant and cheap supply through a subsidy worth up to $416 million a year, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) investigation that calculated, for the first time, federal water subsidies to each of more than 6,800 farms in the Central Valley Project (CVP).
» Read more... | Published December 15, 2004

Who Owns the West: Oil & Gas Leases

Interactive maps, state reports, and a database of companies show that though the oil and gas industry has enjoyed decades of access to an enormous amount of Western lands, U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources has continually increased.
» Read more... | Published August 24, 2004

Who Owns the West?

Mining Claims in America's West
In the first comprehensive investigation of the hardrock mining industry's control of public assets, EWG has found that for as little as $0.84 an acre, mining companies and individuals control 5.6 million acres of valuable public lands and mineral rights scattered across 12 western states.
» Read more... | Published April 30, 2004

Gas Tax Losers

Metropolitan Areas Get Short End of Federal Gas Tax Funds
» Read more... | Published March 30, 2004

Public Land Policy Alert: Utah

Today 5,000 acres of environmentally sensitive public land in Utah face permanent loss of protection at taxpayer-subsidized auction. A new computer investigation of federal data by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reveals the size, scope, and locations of this public land giveaway to oil and gas interests.
» Read more... | Published February 18, 2004

Monsanto in Alabama

How did Monsanto avoid a pollution crackdown in Alabama?
» Read more... | Published June 18, 2003

Anniston, Alabama: In-Depth

Pollution, Contamination, Betrayal
» Read more... | Published January 11, 2002
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