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Agriculture Is the Most Dangerous Industry for Child Workers – and the Trump Administration Is Making It Worse

Far more American children die working in agriculture than in any other industry, and thousands more are injured while working on farms, according to a recent little-noticed report by the...

EWG’s Most Popular Stories of 2018 – and Some You May Have Missed

Another 12 months is just about in the books. It was full of moments that impacted health and the environment in a variety of ways. From clean water to Kavanaugh, from Pruitt to “poop lagoons,” EWG...

The 2018 Farm Bill Is a Big Win for Organic Farming

The nation's organic food sector is far too dependent on imports to meet the growing demand for organic here at home. Although organic food accounts for more than 5 percent of total U.S. food sales...

EWG Applauds Farm Bill Drinking Water Reforms

Scott Faber, senior vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, issued the following statement today following final passage of the farm bill by Congress.

Let’s Drink to the Farm Bill!

Farm pollution poses a serious threat to drinking water supplies, and too much federal conservation spending has been squandered. Fortunately, the 2018 Farm Bill includes important reforms that will...

Waterkeeper Alliance and EWG Investigation Finds Hurricane Florence Flooded Poultry Operations Housing 1.8 Million Birds

The heavy rains and high waters after Hurricane Florence flooded 35 industrial poultry operations in North Carolina housing an estimated 1.8 million birds, according to a new investigation by...

EWG Analysis: Trump’s Farm Bailout Payments Flowing to City Slickers

Farm bailout payments intended to offset the impacts of President Trump's trade war have instead flowed to more than 1,000 “city slickers” who live in the nation's largest cities, an EWG analysis of...

Cities Oppose House Scheme To Block Local Pesticide Controls

Cities across the nation are fighting a provision in the House of Representatives' version of the federal farm bill that would block cities, counties and school districts from restricting the use of...

Billionaires and Beach Bums Should Not Receive Farm Subsidies

Farm subsidies should help farmers, not billionaires and beach bums, right?

Nearly 20,000 ‘City Slickers’ Received Farm Subsidies in 2017

Nearly 20,000 people living in the nation's 50 largest cities received federal farm subsidies in 2017, according to a new EWG analysis.
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