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New study finds alarming rise in persistent ‘forever chemicals’ in pesticides
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EWG: In California, source of much U.S. produce, almost 1,000 factory farms are near crop fields and their irrigation sources
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In drought-addled Colorado River region, USDA programs give farmers billions for business as usual
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Toxic pesticide linked to Parkinson’s may be banned in California
![Workers on a Kern County, California vineyard](/sites/default/files/styles/standard_sm/public/2024-03/ParaquatCaliforniaBlog.jpg?h=2e181f1f&itok=3ndClZq4)
Popular POM juice producer among California's leading users of paraquat
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EWG sponsors bill to ban use in California of toxic weedkiller linked to Parkinson’s disease
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Anemic EPA announcement warning farmworkers of health risks of pesticide DCPA doesn’t go far enough
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Toxic weedkiller linked to Parkinson’s poses disproportionate risk to Latino farmworkers, families in California
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EWG’s 2024 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™: The Dirty Dozen™ is packed with fungicides that can disrupt human hormones
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New USDA ‘climate-smart’ list includes many conservation practices with likely no climate benefits
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USDA census: Smaller farms falling further behind
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Whistling past the graveyard: EPA ignores science linking paraquat to Parkinson’s disease
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Blockbuster GAO report reveals skyrocketing costs of federal Crop Insurance Program, enriching wealthy farmers, insurance companies and agents
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New EWG report finds toxic pesticide spray risks near thousands of elementary schools
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EWG: Extreme weather linked to climate crisis triggered $118.7B in crop insurance payments
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EWG: Farmers received record $19.13B in crop insurance indemnities in 2022
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Advocates urge House Farm Bill leaders to protect and strengthen anti-hunger and climate spending programs, include worker protections
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EWG applauds Carper-Braun bill to prioritize climate-smart farming
The following is a statement from Scott Faber, Environmental Working Group senior vice president for government affairs, on the CROP for Farming Act introduced today by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and...
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EWG: USDA should prohibit ‘climate-friendly’ claims on beef products
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EWG analysis: As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
![Crop fields in Las Cruces, NM](/sites/default/files/styles/standard_sm/public/2023-05/SWCropInsuranceBlog.jpg?h=2e181f1f&itok=3Pq0-Inm)