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REVEALED: Farm Bailout Payments for Trump’s Trade War

WASHINGTON – The names of Americans who have received bailout payments from the Department of Agriculture in response to President Trump’s trade war will be revealed by the Environmental Working Group at a press conference on Monday, Nov. 19.

Key Issues: 

Midwest

Farming

WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced in Congress seeks to preempt state laws that require products to carry labels informing consumers of potential health risks like cancer and developmental harm to children.

The Accurate Labels Act, introduced this week in the House and Senate, is backed by the food industry and other sectors.  If it were to become law, state laws like Proposition 65 in California, which requires labels on products that contain ingredients that could cause cancer and other health problems, would be preempted.

Key Issues: 

Farming

Food

GMO Foods

Proposal Would Triple Number of Farm Acres Eligible for USDA Conservation Program

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2018

Key Issues: 

Farming

Conservation

WASHINGTON – Today the Environmental Protection Agency signaled it would move forward with a proposed ban of the highly toxic paint stripping chemical methylene chloride, which was initially proposed under President Obama.

“This is some welcome news out of an EPA that, under Administrator Pruitt’s leadership, is usually bending over backward to appease the chemical industry,” said Melanie Benesh, legislative attorney for EWG. “But we will save the applause for EPA until methylene chloride is actually banned, and can no longer put people at risk of serious injury or even death.”

Key Issues: 

Toxics

Consumer Products