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Livestock Feedlot Facts Should be Public
When Are Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes "Superbugs?"
Last week, the Environmental Working Group released a report analyzing antibiotic resistance of bacteria detected in supermarket meat. We unearthed data buried deep in the annual report of theNational...
When Are Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes "Superbugs?"
Our report struck at nerve at FDA. The agency issued a statement calling it “misleading” and “alarmist.” You can read our full response here. Essentially, the FDA argued that antibiotic-resistance to...
Better Bug Killers Through Farm Bill Reform
Could the Farm Bill be an opportunity to promote better bug killers?
Where is the Scrutiny of Crop Insurance Fraud?
Minnesota Congressman Colin Peterson (D-Minn.) struck a nerve this month when he said that “there is five times as much fraud” in the federal crop insurance program as there is the Supplemental...
EWG Pushes Food Issues up the Hill
For EWG and its legion of supporters, last week was all about food on Capitol Hill.
Farm Bill Reform Can Help Defeat Superbug Surge
EWG argues for reform of farm programs to reduce the misuse of antibiotics in livestock production after analysis of recent government tests reveal more and more supermarket meat harbors antibiotic...
Methane Hunt Shines Light on Natural Gas
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman is only the latest of a number of commentators who have been advancing the dubious argument that expanding use of natural gas is mitigating climate change.
Gearing Up for TSCA Reform
Earlier this year, when Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.) announced his plans to retire, he listed several issues he wants to see through to a successful conclusion before the end of his term. One of...
EPA Study Points to Ag for Pervasive River Pollution
A March 26 report by the Environmental Protection Agency has found that 55 percent of the nation's stream and river miles are in poor condition, mainly because of industrial agriculture.
A Loophole for Pesticides Puts Public’s Health at Risk
Shot through a legal loophole with the speed of a Major League fastball, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved roughly 11,000 pesticides intended for use in agriculture, inside homes...
Court Rejects Challenge to Ban on Uranium Mining in Grand Canyon
Marking a major victory for efforts to protect the iconic Grand Canyon National Park and the Colorado River, a U.S. district court judge last week upheld the Obama administration's moratorium on new...
Five Noteworthy Findings from EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning
EWG Celebrates 13 Women Scientists in 2013 Women’s History Month
EWG’s 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides Coming Soon
EWG's 2013 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce will be coming out soon. Stay tuned.
Is Natural Gas Toxic in Water?
As drilling for natural gas pushes more and more into shale formations in populated areas, the problem of gas bubbling into drinking water is occurring with increasing frequency. Several homeowners...
Butch, Sundance & BPA
You remember the final scene: Butch and Sundance, hopelessly cornered and surrounded by the Bolivian army, are stubbornly confident that they'll escape to make their way to sanctuary in Australia. It...
From Kernel to Grave
For years the federal government wrongly sent millions in taxpayer-funded farm subsidies to dead farmers – a black eye for subsidy defenders and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Now it seems...
