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Trump To Sign Farm Bill Giving Subsidies to the Rich While Cutting Food Assistance for Hungry Americans

On the same day President Trump will sign legislation allowing the wealthiest farmers, their relatives and millionaire city slickers to receive even more taxpayer-funded subsidies, his administration...

Court Documents Reveal Woefully Lax Inspections of NC Factory Farms

Court documents obtained by the Environmental Working Group detail shockingly lax oversight by state inspectors of North Carolina's animal factory farms.

In Water Rule Repeal, Trump Imperils Drinking Water Sources Serving 117 Million People

Today the Trump administration will release its long-awaited plan to repeal critical safeguards that prohibit the dumping of pollution into sensitive waterways which provide tap water for more than...

Hurricane Florence Flooded Poultry Operations Housing 1.8 Million Birds, Investigation Finds

The heavy rains and high waters after Hurricane Florence flooded 35 industrial poultry operations in North Carolina housing an estimated 1.8 million birds, according to a new investigation by...

Trump on Federal Climate Report: ‘I Don’t Believe It’

President Trump doesn't believe the alarming climate change report by more than 300 scientists in 13 agencies in his own administration.

Trump Elevates Coal Lobbyist To Lead EPA

After a career as a coal lobbyist and five months as acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler has been tapped by President Trump to be the agency's next administrator.

Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Tap Water for Millions in Corn Belt

Seasonal spikes of atrazine – a weed killer that can disrupt hormones and harm developing fetuses – contaminate drinking water in corn-growing areas of the Midwest and beyond, according to an analysis...

In Rebuke of Trump Administration, Voters Deliver Strong Backing for Public Health and Environmental Protection

The results of the mid-term elections are a repudiation of President Trump's pro-polluter agenda that could not have come at a more critical time for the health and well-being of every American, said...

Roundup for Breakfast, Part 2: In New Tests, Weed Killer Found in All Kids’ Cereals Sampled

A second round of tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group found the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup weed killer in every sample of popular oat-based cereal and other oat-based...

Massive Study Finds Eating Organic Slashes Cancer Risks

Eating organic foods free from pesticides is strongly correlated with a dramatic reduction in the risk of cancer, according to a groundbreaking study published today in an American Medical Association...

Trump White House Pushes to Let Minors Spray Brain-Damaging Pesticides on Farms

The White House's just-released list of planned environmental and public health rollbacks includes letting high-school-age kids spray brain-damaging pesticides on commercial farms.

Trump’s Regulatory Rollback Agenda Leaves Families and Workers Exposed to Toxic Chemicals

The Trump administration's just-released regulatory roadmap leaves no stone unturned when it comes to rolling back safeguards designed to protect children, families and workers from exposure to...

Map: Florence Drenched Thousands of North Carolina CAFOs and Animal Waste Pits

Hurricane Florence's torrential rains pelted areas of North Carolina that are home to more than 1,500 industrial animal operations with more than 1,000 nearby animal waste storage cesspools. These...

EWG Report: Small Rural Communities Bear Costly Burden of Nitrate Pollution of Tap Water

Tap water across the nation is contaminated with an agricultural pollutant linked to cancer, and the problem is worst in small communities that can least afford to fix it, according to a new EWG...

EWG Petitions USDA for Records on Payments to Farmers Hit by Trump’s Trade War

Environmental Working Group is seeking disclosure of details on the taxpayer-funded payments to farmers through President Trump's $12 billion bailout for growers impacted by the president's trade war.

Trump Admin. Seeks Reversal of Court Order to Ban Pesticide That Harms Kids’ Brains

Despite a federal court order to ban a pesticide that damages children's brains, the Trump administration is stubbornly fighting to keep it legal – further evidence that the administration places the...

Dramatic Satellite Photos Reveal Impact of Hurricane Florence on North Carolina CAFOs

Newly released satellite images show the devastating flooding contaminated by pollution from Hurricane Florence's pounding of the Carolinas, including waste from the hundreds of industrial-scale hog...

Will Hurricane Florence Flood N.C. Factory Farms and Manure Pits?

When Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina in 2016, it flooded more than 140 feces-strewn industrial-scale swine and poultry barns, more than a dozen open pits brimming with liquid hog waste and...

House GOP Seeks to Scuttle Playground Bans on Glyphosate

More than 50 city and county ordinances banning the use of the toxic weed killer glyphosate on local playgrounds, parks and school yards could be overturned by a provision championed by House...

EWG Statement on the EPA Nomination of Alexandra Dapolito Dunn

Scott Faber, vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, issued the following statement today on the nomination of Alexandra Dapolito Dunn as the Assistant Administrator...

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