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Popular POM juice producer among California's leading users of paraquat
EWG sponsors bill to ban use in California of toxic weedkiller linked to Parkinson’s disease
Anemic EPA announcement warning farmworkers of health risks of pesticide DCPA doesn’t go far enough
Toxic weedkiller linked to Parkinson’s poses disproportionate risk to Latino farmworkers, families in California
Advocates urge House Farm Bill leaders to protect and strengthen anti-hunger and climate spending programs, include worker protections
32M pounds of toxic pesticides used in Ventura County, threatening farmworkers, families and more
EWG promotes two staff members to lead Midwest office, geospatial team
EWG Applauds Farm and Food Worker Protection Funds in Covid-19 Relief Package
EWG applauds the inclusion of funds for Covid-19 protections for farm and food workers in the pandemic relief package congressional leaders agreed to on Sunday. The package, which awaits a final vote...
Covid-19 Relief Packages Leave Food and Farm Workers Unprotected
The following is a statement from Scott Faber, EWG's senior vice president for government affairs, on the Covid-19 relief package released today by a bipartisan group of senators.
EWG Applauds HEROES 2.0 Act
Today the House unveiled the HEROES 2.0 Act. Here is a statement from EWG Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Scott Faber
McConnell COVID-19 Package Fails Farmworkers, Hungry Families
The following is a statement from Scott Faber, EWG's senior vice president for government affairs, on the COVID-19 relief package released today by Senate Republicans.
McConnell COVID-19 Relief Package Fails Hungry Families, Food and Farm Workers
The following is a statement from Scott Faber, EWG's senior vice president of government affairs, on the COVID-19 relief package released today by Senate Republicans.
EWG Statement on USDA Rule for the Coronavirus Food Protection Program
Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $19 billion COVID-19 farm and food relief initiative, including $16 billion in direct payments to farmers. These new payments come on top of at...
EWG: USDA Must Do More To Protect Meat Workers
The following is the statement of Scott Faber, EWG's senior vice president of government affairs, on Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue's May 5 letter on meatpacker expectations.
EWG: Without Worker Protections, Trump’s Planned Order To Keep Meat Plants Open During Pandemic Could Be a Death Sentence
President Donald Trump signed an executive order today declaring meat-processing plants essential infrastructure and allowing the Agriculture Department to use the Defense Production Act to force them...
In Stunning Reversal, EPA Stops Plan to Let Minors Handle Dangerous Pesticides
The Trump administration will no longer pursue plans allowing farm operators to let minors spray toxic pesticides on crops.
Trump White House Pushes to Let Minors Spray Brain-Damaging Pesticides on Farms
The White House's just-released list of planned environmental and public health rollbacks includes letting high-school-age kids spray brain-damaging pesticides on commercial farms.
Trump’s Regulatory Rollback Agenda Leaves Families and Workers Exposed to Toxic Chemicals
The Trump administration's just-released regulatory roadmap leaves no stone unturned when it comes to rolling back safeguards designed to protect children, families and workers from exposure to...
Dolores Huerta and EWG React to Lawsuit Against Monsanto over Cancer-Causing Weed Killer
A farm worker and a horticultural assistant who both developed cancer after being exposed to Monsanto's glyphosate weed killer have filed separate lawsuits against the company.
