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Meat’s math problem is exacerbating the climate crisis
6 Ways the Biden Administration Should Protect Food and Farm Workers From Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic – worsened by the Trump administration's woefully anemic response – has taken the lives of more than 300 food and farm workers and sickened tens of thousands more, turning the...
More New Hunger Than Hoover? Trump’s Catastrophic Response to Covid-19 Fuels Hunger Crisis
More than 22 million American households now qualify for federal food assistance, according to the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service – an increase of almost 3.4 million...
Seven Months Into Pandemic, Most States Still Don’t Require Farmworker Protections
Study: More Than 125,000 Farmworkers Have Contracted Covid-19
The Covid-19 virus has infected more than 125,000 U.S. farmworkers, according to the latest estimates in an ongoing study by Purdue University.
After Covid-19 Flip-Flops, CDC Director Must Resign
Time Is Running Out to Help Hungry Families and Food and Farm Workers
The devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic has never been clearer. One in five American children are struggling with hunger. Thousands of food and farm workers have contracted COVID-19 and hundreds have...
Study: Racial Disparities Affect How Sick Kids Get With COVID-19
EWG News Roundup (8/13): Schools’ Tap Water in the Time of COVID-19, Nitrate Pollution in Minnesota, a Twitter Battle with BP and More
On Monday, EWG released an article on government officials' inadequate guidance about reopening schools safely as the coronavirus pandemic seems to worsen.
Schools Reopening: Let’s Make This a Catalyst for Change
Every day it seems there's a new email from school with a change of plans, or news reports about studies of COVID-19, children and schools that are far removed from the reality in the U.S. It's even...
Senate GOP’s COVID Relief Package: $20 Billion for Big Farmers, Zero for Farmworkers and Hungry Families
There's only one word to describe Senate Republicans' proposal to shower even more COVID-19 relief funding on the nation's largest farmers while providing none to protect farm workers or help hungry...
EWG Analysis: Few States Have Job Safety Rules To Protect Farmworkers From COVID-19
Tips for a Healthy and Safe July Fourth Holiday
This July Fourth weekend, be responsible and respect local public health ordinances and social distancing guidelines. Whether you're planning to stay at home to grill in your backyard, or heading to...
Farm Bailout Payments Could Ignite New Front in Trade War
COVID-19 Spreading to Food Processing Facilities Across the U.S.
As Meat Prices Soar in Pandemic, Try These Healthier High-Protein Foods
Meat and poultry processing plants are hot spots for COVID-19 outbreaks, constricting the supply chains for beef, chicken and pork – and sending their prices soaring.
USDA Pandemic Bailout Funds Will Go to Largest, Wealthiest Farms
This week the Department of Agriculture unveiled a pandemic relief initiative that will give farmers $16 billion in direct payments. Just like the Market Facilitation Program, or MFP, which gave $23...
Hair Color With Less Harm: New In-Home Hair Dyes in Skin Deep®
As many hair salons remain closed months into the national shutdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, at-home hair dyes are flying off store shelves. But many of these products may contain...