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    The Final Monsanto Merger?

    08.25.17

    Bayer CropScience is trying to buy the U.S. seed and agrichemical giant Monsanto; this latest seed mega-merger will further consolidate corporate power over our food system. 

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Food
  • Fact

    Trump Proposes Lowest EPA Budget in 40 Years

    06.19.17

    The Trump administration wants a 31 percent budget cut for the EPA, which would be their lowest budget in over 40 years. 

    Topics: 
    Climate Change & Environment
    The EPA budget has not been below $6 billion since 1976
  • Fact

    States Policies Are Creating Renewable Energy—Now We Need More

    06.12.17

    The growth in renewable electricity generation is due to policy decisions like Renewable Portfolio Standards. But there is still room for improvement. 

    Topics: 
    Climate Change & Environment
    solar power
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    How Many People Can't Afford Their Water Bills? Too Many.

    03.21.17

    Unless we do something soon, more than a third of U.S. households might be unable to afford their water bills.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
    Too many people can't afford their water bills
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    Trump, Here's a Better Use for $25 Billion

    02.21.17

    For the cost of Trump’s proposed wall, we could help keep kids across the country from getting lead poisoning from their drinking water.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
    Instead of spending $25 billion on Trump's wall, we could replace 5 of 6 lead service lines bringing water to US homes
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    Energy Dept. Nominee Rick Perry: Fossil Fuel's $14 Million Man

    01.19.17

    Rick Perry’s conflict-of-interest oil & gas contributions make him a biased and unqualified candidate to run the Department of Energy.

    Topics: 
    Broken Democracy
    Climate Change & Environment
    Image: Rick Perry has taken almost $14 million from the fossil fuel industry
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    Who Owns the Hazardous Colonial Gas Pipeline?

    11.1.16

    You guessed it: the Koch Brothers. 

    Topics: 
    Fracking
    Colonial Pipeline
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    Industry Trumps Science in EPA Assessment of Glyphosate

    10.5.16

    The long-awaited EPA assessment of glyphosate is based on many studies paid for by the biotech industry.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Food
    GMOs
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    How Much of Our Produce Might Be Irrigated with Oil Wastewater?

    07.20.16

    In the nation’s produce basket, some water districts are selling oilfield wastewater to farmers, putting a huge portion of our fruits and vegetables at risk of contamination.

    Topics: 
    Climate Change & Environment
    Factory Farming & Food Safety
    Wastewater crops graphs
  • Fact

    Despite Industry Claims, GMO Labels Won't Cost More

    04.11.16

    Big Food companies claim GMO labeling would drastically increase food costs for American families. But independent studies show otherwise. 

    Topics: 
    GMOs
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