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Farming & Agriculture

56 Groups Urge Budget Cutters to Protect Agricultural Conservation

A national coalition of 56 policy and advocacy organizations is urging Congress to preserve funding for essential U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs and to take additional steps to...
Household & Consumer Products
Cell Phones

Burlingame Passes Cell Phone Radiation Bill

The Burlingame, Calif., city council has passed a motion to post guidelines on the city's website to advise consumers how they can minimize their exposure to cell phone radiation.

Federal & State Energy Policy

Feds’ Roan Plan Means Drilling & Toxic Chemicals in Sportsman's Paradise

As Colorado holds hearings on how to protect the state and its residents from the environmental impacts of oil and gas drilling, the Bush Administration announced it will open up the entire top of the...
Energy

Mining Surge Near Colorado River Threatens Drinking Water For 25 Million

Mining claims near the Colorado River have doubled in the last five years, raising fears that the West's most important waterway – a source of drinking water to 25 million people – could become...
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy

EWG To Congress: Overhaul Nation’s Lax Chemical Laws

In a welcome first step toward fundamental reforms to the way toxic chemicals are reviewed and then used in consumer products, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held its first...
BPA

Federal Health Agency Reverses Course, Increases Concern Over Toxic Infant Formula Contaminant

In a dramatic development, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) raised concerns that the toxic plastics chemical known as Bisphenol A (BPA) may be linked to a number of serious reproductive and...
Research

Biofuels and Bad Weather

When the Bush administration and Congress required gasoline refiners to blend in 15 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol by 2015, they made the impossibly rosy assumption that American farmers would always enjoy good weather. But as every farmer knows, years with perfect growing conditions are uncommon and getting more rare.
BPA

Congress Threatens FDA With Subpoenas on Approval of Baby Formula Contaminant

Late yesterday the two top investigators from the House Committee with oversight of FDA threatened subpoenas if information detailing FDA's decision allowing the toxic chemical BPA in infant formula...
Research

Colorado's Chemical Injection

Oil and gas companies in Colorado are injecting wells with millions of gallons of unknown fluids that contain dozens of dangerous chemicals linked to respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, immune, and other disorders, including cancer.
Farm Subsidies

Senate Set to Debate the Farm Bill, EWG Presses for Reforms

After weeks of haggling, the Senate is set to deliberate on the 2007 Farm Bill. The Environmental Working Group, along with a diverse coalition of groups, is advocating for reform of wasteful...
BPA
Children’s Health
Cookware & Food Containers

BPA Levels in Canned Infant Formula Poses Higher Risk Than Baby Bottles

Many new parents are aware that the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) leaches from plastic baby bottles found on the shelves of stores across America. But a new investigation by EWG reveals that BPA is...
Chemical Policy

Chemicals Law Overhaul Proposed in House

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional leaders today introduced in the House the first comprehensive overhaul in more than 30 years of a federal law that has been widely condemned for failing to protect...
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food

Chemical Agriculture Group Says, Shut Up and Eat Your Pesticides

WASHINGTON, DC - Rachel Carson ignited the debate over pesticide safety a generation ago. Its latest phase began today (July 15).
Food & Water
Food

Hold the Mayo, Extra Pesticides: Americans are sold on organics

Over the past decade, organic produce sales have soared from 3 percent of the retail produce market in the U.S. in 2000 to nearly 11 percent last year, to $9.5 billion. According to surveys by the...
Toxic Chemicals
Dioxin
Food & Water
Food

Infants Ingest Dioxin at 77 Times EPA’s Safe Threshold

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A review of research conducted by independent laboratories and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that one of the most widespread and hazardous contaminants...
Household & Consumer Products
Cell Phones

EWG Urges Apple to Back Cell Phone Radiation Disclosure at San Francisco Retailers

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 – Environmental Working Group (EWG), which published the first consumer-friendly guide to the radiation emitted by cellphones >, has requested that Apple lend its support to San...
Food & Water
Food

2010 Shopper's Guide Helps Consumers Reduce Pesticide Exposure

Washington, DC - Environmental Working Group (EWG) delivers the sixth edition of its Shopper's Guide to Pesticides with updated information on 49 fruits and vegetables and their total pesticide load...
Toxic Chemicals
Conservation

EPA to Bar Fluoride-Based Pesticide

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed to grant three environmental groups' petition to end the use of sulfuryl fluoride, an insecticide and food fumigant manufactured by Dow...

Cell Phones

Not-So-Smart Phones: Some New Favorites Rank High in Radiation

Among the flood of new smart phones, the Motorola Droid, Blackberry Bold, and Google Nexus One rate high marks from tech reviewers for performance and features. But the reviews and ads don't mention...
Farming & Agriculture

Will Black Farmers Finally See Justice?

Today (Feb 15th) may be the President's Day holiday, but for the president of the National Black Farmer's Association (NBFA) it's the culmination of a remarkable push to bring justice to thousands of...
Farming & Agriculture

Climate Change Far Greater Threat to Farmers Than Climate Legislation

Farm industry leaders and their supporters in Congress are trying to derail climate change legislation by insisting that the House-passed bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), will...
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy

EPA Chief Announces Sweeping Reforms for Toxic Chemicals

Lisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has announced historic plans to overhaul federal toxic chemicals controls, with more rigorous testing and safety...
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy

New Draft Proposal To Update TSCA Falls Short

New legislation to update TSCA falls far short of what's necessary to ensure that chemicals are safe.

Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy

Americans Deserve a Bill That Protects Them from Dangerous Chemicals

A revised proposal to update the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 still falls short of what's necessary to ensure that chemicals are safe, EWG said today.