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05/18/2018

Last summer, the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) announced that our testing of Ben & Jerry’s popular ice cream flavors for glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller) turned up positive results in 10 of 11 samples we tested.

05/18/2018

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12/24/2017

German forest ranger Peter Wohlleben says trees are social beings, interconnected thanks to a natural network.

11/12/2017

Monsanto’s past is finally catching up with it. And that’s making the Biotech Bully’s future look not so good—especially in Europe. Today (Thursday, November 9), the EU Parliament again failed to agree on whether to allow European farmers to spray glyphosate, the key active ingredient in Monsanto’s…

10/04/2017

“We are in a final battle for the soul of the organic label.” - Dave Chapman of Long Wind Farm for the Keep the Soil in Organic campaign.

09/20/2017

Bees are dying at alarming rates worldwide and a decade or research has made it clear that neonicotinoid pesticides are at least partially responsible. Join EWG and take action to protect these important pollinators today!

04/28/2017

Dow wasted no time wooing Trump—the poison-peddler ponied up $1 million for the new president’s inauguration festivities. Trump swiftly rewarded Dow by naming CEO Andrew Liveris to head a new White House manufacturing working group.

04/13/2017

The USDA wants public feedback on a proposed checkoff program for organics. The scheme, advocated by the industry's largest lobby group, the Organic Trade Association (OTA), would establish a mandatory tax on farmers, food processors, distributors, retailers, and importers engaged in organic commerc...

04/10/2017

The EPA reneged on a proposed ban on a pesticide that's known to harm kids’ development, and chose instead to protect the profits of Dow Chemical. We now have 60 days to convince the EPA to ban this dangerous pesticide and protect our kids.

02/12/2017

We need an EPA head who will take environmental protection seriously. Add your name to tell the Senate: Reject Scott Pruitt for EPA!

01/31/2017

Trump’s worst cabinet pick? Scott Pruitt, a pro oil and gas industry puppet. He would be a disaster for the environment, public health, food safety and protection of wildlife. We can’t let that happen. Tell Congress to BLOCK Pruitt’s EPA confirmation!