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GAO: After Decades and Billions Spent On Voluntary Measures Agriculture Pollution Remains Unchecked
A new Government Accountability Office report recommends that Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency should toughen the federal Clean Water Act's approach to curbing pollution from...
Federal Crop Insurance Over-compensates Farmers and Insurance Companies
Forbes Billionaires Reaped Millions in Farm Subsidies
At least 50 billionaires or farm businesses in which they had a financial interest benefited from $11.3 million in traditional farm subsidies between 1995 and 2012, according to a new analysis...
Farm Bill Conservation Programs Must Do More to Protect California Water
Hundreds of millions of conservation dollars in the federal farm bill should be used far more effectively to address widespread water pollution problems in California, according to a new analysis...
EWG Demands Crop Insurance Reform and Stronger Environmental Protections in Farm Bill
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) sent a letter to members of the 2013 Farm Bill conference committee today demanding a farm bill that reforms crop insurance and strengthens environmental...
House Votes To Limit Crop Insurance Subsidies to Largest Farm Operations
Environmental Working Group (EWG) released the following statement in response to the sense of the House resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representative to instruct the farm bill conference...
New Supplemental Coverage Proposal Would Bulk Up Farm Subsidies and Crop Insurance, Report Shows
A proposed supplemental crop insurance program included in the pending farm bills in both the House and Senate would have boosted windfall profits for farm businesses and increased federally...
House Fails To Do The Right Thing
The U.S. House of Representatives failed to do the right thing today by passing a bill that will deny food assistance to 6 million Americans, Environmental Working Group (EWG) said in a statement.
7.2 Million Acres of Wetlands and Fragile Land Go Under the Plow
A new analysis released by Environmental Working Group shows that 1.9 million acres, or near 3,000 square miles of wetlands and nearby habitat, went under the plow in the United States between 2008...
$22 Million in Crop Insurance Subsidies Paid to Deceased Policyholders
A new report by the Government Accountability Office, which shows crop insurance subsidies going to deceased policyholders, underscores the need to reform the federal crop insurance program, the...
Spring Storms Battered Poorly Protected Soil and Streams
More than 1.2 million acres of farmland in Iowa lost more precious topsoil in five days of heavy rain this spring than what is considered tolerable for an entire year, largely because of inadequate...
GOP Passes the “Most Fiscally Irresponsible Farm Legislation in History”
“House Republicans voted today for a ‘farm only' farm bill that expands crop insurance subsidies for the most successful farm businesses and fails to renew programs that help feed the nation's...
Poison in the Pipeline: The Toxic Risk of Keystone XL
Independent lab tests of a sample taken from a tar sands oil spill earlier this year in Arkansas detected several highly toxic chemicals, according to a new report by Environmental Working Group...
House Fails to Pass Federal Farm Bill
House Narrowly Defeats Farm Bill Amendment to Strengthen Crop Insurance, Reduce Taxpayer Costs
More Than 630 Editorials Call for Farm Bill Reform
An interactive map developed by the Environmental Working Group shows where more than 630 U.S. newspapers have published editorials since 2007 demanding meaningful reform of the federal farm bill...
Income Support Proposal in House Farm Bill is Far More Generous Than Current Law
A new price guarantee program in the House farm bill could cost nearly $20 billion more than the discredited programs it is designed to replace, a new analysis shows.
EWG Establishes Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Technology and Digital Mobilization
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Environmental Working Group, the nation's leading environmental health research and advocacy organization, has established its own “genius” award to honor...
Consumers and Family Farmers Deserve a Better and More Transparent Farm Bill
Washington, D.C. – The Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 considered today by the U.S. Senate includes some important and historic reforms that will improve federal food and farm policy...
Senate Misses Chance for Real Reform of Federal Crop Insurance Program
Washington, D.C. – The Senate missed an opportunity today to make real reforms to the federal crop insurance program when it voted to end debate on the farm bill and move the legislation to final...
