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Cell Phone Radiation May Alter Brain, DNA
New research by Russian scientist Igor Belyaev, Ph.D., and Turkish researcher Nesrin Seyhan, Ph.D., shows that radiation emitted from portable devices may damage DNA and disrupt the process of DNA...
Race, Class, and Climate Change in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy ravaged much of the eastern seaboard, leaving some dead, many without shelter, and all of us wondering how such an event could happen. What we realized, though, is that we can no...
Greener Holiday Dishwashing with EWG
Hit farm bill reset button to cut deficit, protect land
Democrats in Iowa tried hard to turn Congress' failure to pass a federal farm bill into a political liability for their Republican opponents. It didn't work.
Congress Should Not Pass a Lame Duck Farm Bill
Drilling Rigs: Not So Pretty In Pink
Another View: Congress should pass a fiscally responsible farm bill extension
Meet the New Dust Bowl, Same as the Old Dust Bowl
Farm Bill: More for Millionaire Farmers, Less for Poor Kids
With high crop prices, high land prices and guaranteed business income thanks to federal crop insurance, farm businesses are doing very well, thank you very much. The Bloomberg news service reports...
Farm Bill Extension: Support Stewards, Not Insurance Subsidies
With only five legislative weeks left, Congress must vote to extend the farm bill, but it must do it in a way that reflects the nation's spending priorities, supports family farmers and protects the...
Dairy’s Downward Spiral a Consequence of Broken Biofuels Policy
California dairymen are being regularly referred to suicide hotlines as many go broke from rising feed costs, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Fresh Start Needed on Overripe Farm Bill
If there was one message from yesterday's voting, it's that taxpayers – regardless of party – are worried about the nation's economy and finances.
Can Obama Depend on Dependent Farmers?
EWG, Public Citizen Seek Court Backing for S.F. Cell Phone Radiation Law
The Environmental Working Group and Public Citizen have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to support a San Francisco law that would require cell phone retailers to distribute a...
Regulation Works
Environmental Groups Sue California for Failing to Regulate Fracking
The Fallacy of Farm Politics (Bitter Harvest Revisited)
Despite all the attention being paid to the farm bill by political candidates, the coming elections are not likely to be decided by agricultural policy positions. In the run-up to Election Day, you...
BPA: Recent Research Shows Continued Need for Government Action
Fracking Leases May Lower Property Values, Default Mortgages
Hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and gas may enrich drillers - but at a prohibitive cost for some landowners near wells.
New Study Paints Corn Ethanol As Eco-Unfriendly
In May 2009, Steve Ruh, who was then chair of the National Corn Growers Association's Ethanol Committee, called corn ethanol the “most environmentally friendly fuel available today.”