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Planting Trees Helped End the Dust Bowl. Crop Subsidies Reward Farmers Who Rip Them Out.
During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, the federal government planted 220 million trees to stop the blowing soil that devastated the Great Plains.
EWG’s News Roundup (11/3): Greener Homes, Taxpayer Dollars Flow to Industrial Farms and More
EWG's News Roundup (11/3): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Study: Eating Foods with Fewer Pesticides Boosts Women’s Chances to Conceive
Women seeking to get pregnant could significantly improve their chances by eating conventional fruits and vegetables with fewer pesticide residues, or eating organic produce, according to a new study...
EPA Chief Backs Another Pesticide Harmful to Kids
A pesticide called dicamba has become a poster child for the arms race between ever-stronger weeds and ever-stronger weed killers.
Organic Imports Continue to Rise Alongside Organic Demand, Research Shows
EWG’s News Roundup (10/20): Trouble in Farm Country, EPA Toxics Nominee Hopscotches Senate and More
EWG's News Roundup (10/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Rice and Beans: $1.20 in New York, $73 in Haiti
People in developing nations don't go hungry because there's not enough food to go around. It's because they're poor.
EWG Tackling Global Challenges, One Step at a Time
Eradicate poverty. End hunger. Reduce inequality. Stop climate change. Such huge, idealistic goals may seem impossible.
In a First, San Francisco May Require Disclosure of Antibiotics in Meat
The overuse of antibiotics to raise livestock is creating superbugs, bacteria resistant to antibiotic drugs such as penicillin. San Francisco could soon become the first U.S. city to require major...
Top 10 Reasons to Reject Trump’s Chemical Safety Nominee
Next week, a key Senate committee will consider the nomination of Michael Dourson to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency. Here are the top 10 reasons senators should reject...
How Trump’s Chemical Safety Nominee Greenwashed Toxic Pesticides for Monsanto, Dow
Before he became President Trump's nominee to oversee the safety of pesticides sprayed on our food, Michael Dourson sought to weaken pesticide safety standards for Monsanto and Dow.
EWG’s News Roundup (9/22): Trump Nominee Imperils Chemical Safety, CPSC Moves to Ban Flame Retardants
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
5 Facts About Michael Dourson, Trump’s Chemical Safety Nominee
Michael Dourson, President Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency, has made his career being paid by polluters – like Monsanto, Dow, DuPont and the Koch...
EWG’s News Roundup (9/1): Fragrances, Flame Retardants, Atrazine in Drinking Water and Monsanto’s Chemical Treadmill
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Unlimited Subsidies for Corn, None for Health Care Coverage
When it comes to farm subsidies, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., says his farmers should “receive the long-term certainty they deserve.”
Trapped on Monsanto’s Chemical Treadmill: Dicamba Debacle Shows Folly of Herbicide Arms Race
More than 3 million acres of soybeans and other crops were damaged when a herbicide called dicamba drifted onto their fields, according to a just-published report in The Washington Post on the “arms...
Atrazine: A Harmful Weedkiller Taints Tap Water for Millions in U.S.
Monsanto GMO Guru Attacks EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
EWG News Roundup (8/4): Regulating Harmful Imported Makeup, Expanding Organic Farming and Choosing Water Filters
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.