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New 'Simoleonase' Enzyme A Magic Bullet for Ethanol Industry?
EWG's Guide to Safe Drinking Water
Friends and Foes of Organic Food
The Alliance for Food and Farming, which is run out of a P.O. box in Watsonville, Calif., claims to extol the health benefits of consuming both conventional and organic produce and maintains that its...
When Are Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes "Superbugs?"
Our report struck at nerve at FDA. The agency issued a statement calling it “misleading” and “alarmist.” You can read our full response here. Essentially, the FDA argued that antibiotic-resistance to...
Across U.S., Toxic Blooms Pollute Lakes
In 2010, there were just three reports of toxic blooms in the U.S. In 2015, there were 15, including the largest to date in Lake Erie, although the bacteria did not get into Toledo's drinking water. In 2016, there were 51, including a huge bloom in Florida that prompted the state to declare an emergency in four counties on the Atlantic Coast. Last year, 169 blooms were reported. And in March, Ohio
Farm and Forestry Offsets Key Question in Senate Debate
Proposed Budget Could Mean Loss in EQIP Money
State by State Funding Cuts, Part Deux
EWG and Allies Urge Defeat of Biofuels Green House Gas Analysis Exemption
Letter Supporting Farm Bill Proposed $4.951 Billion Conservation Increase
Farm Bill 2007 Policy Analysis Database
Obstruction of Justice
Virtual Flood: Virtual Water, Real Profits
Double Dippers
IRS Form 990 for the Environmental Working Group
Natural Gas Adds To Greenhouse Problem
In his State of the Union address, President Obama perpetuated a misleading idea -- that natural gas can reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that lead to global warming.
EWG’s FracFocus Principles
A growing number of states – Texas, Montana, Colorado and South Dakota, to name a few – are requiring oil and gas drilling companies to disclose the chemicals they use for hydraulic fracturing, or...
California Set to Declare BPA Toxic to Reproductive System
In the last decade. Study after study by scientists from around the globe has connected the plastics and food packaging ingredient with more than a dozen serious health problems, including...
Methane Hunt Shines Light on Natural Gas
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman is only the latest of a number of commentators who have been advancing the dubious argument that expanding use of natural gas is mitigating climate change.
New Chemicals: Sell First, Test for Safety Later?
A lot of people assume a company can't sell a chemical until it is has been proved safe. They're wrong. Under current law, the Environmental Protection Agency is charged with determining that a...