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"Taxpayers are told subsidies help small, struggling family farmers -- but that couldn't be further from the truth," says Don Carr of the Environmental Working Group, which calculated that the wealthiest 10% of American farmers ...READ»

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Toxin BPA Found on Receipts From Safeway, Whole Foods, Walmart

So you've bought a BPA-free water bottle and ditched BPA-filled canned food. But BPA, a toxic chemical found in many of the products we use every day, may still be a big part of your life.READ»

Your Sunscreen May Give You Cancer: Study

Sunscreen is supposed to protect us from cancer, but a new report from the Environmental Working Group claims that many products don't do what they're supposed to. Some sunscreens contains ingredients that might even trigger skin ...READ»

BPA Found in 90% of Infants in New Study

An Environmental Working Group study, released Tuesday evening, found traces of BPA in 90% of infants' umbilical cord blood, the first U.S. study to confirm the chemical's presence in babies. BPA is thought to cause fertility and ...READ»

Should We Buy the RAZR Instead of the iPhone Based on Levels of Radiation?

Most of us have heard about the myriad studies done over the past few years that claim cell phone use leads to a marked increase in salivary gland and brain tumors. And while none of these studies are conclusive--WHO, the FDA, and the ...READ»