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Southern farmers would be hit hard by proposed cuts

...to farm programs.In North Carolina, direct farm payments totaled $65 million in 2010, according to an Environmental Working Group database. North Carolina, the fourth-largest peanut producer, harvested 89,000 acres of peanuts in 2010...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-06-08/southern-farmers-would-be-
Federal judge approves $1.25 billion settlement in discrimination case by black farmers

...despite being able to prove they had applied for loans and received no help, according to research by the Environmental Working Group.Abrams said Friday that the settlement was painful to hear because he and so many others have been forgotten...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-10-28/federal-judge-approves-125-bi
Coupon lady: Organic foods can fit into modest budget

...is that with smart shopping and careful planning, organic foods can fit in a modest household budget.The Environmental Working Group has published a list of what it calls the Dirty Dozen. These 12 foods have the highest concentrations of pesticides...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/2011-06-16/coupon-lady-organic-foods-can-fit-m
Subsidies prop up cotton country

...database maintained by the Environmental Working Group, a Washington, D.C...2006, according to the Environmental Working Group. Mr. Parker, 67, said...the president of the Environmental Working Group and a longtime opponent...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/17/bus_563423.shtml
Business
Relicensing of nuclear plants raises concerns

...spent nuclear fuel. A recent report by the Environmental Working Group found that because of the extended operating...of our license." If even Yucca opens, the Environmental Working Group report said the repository can't hold all...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/01/17/met_440177.shtml
Metro
Farmers want promised money

...recent report from the Environmental Working Group, an environmental and...didn't." Though the Environmental Working Group says a $2.3 billion...According to a report from the Environmental Working Group, 64,000 black farmers...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/10/03/met_430235.shtml
Metro
Study finds toxic rocket fuel chemical in milk from Calif. cows

...used in rocket fuel, according to a new study by an environmental group. The study released Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group comes as state and federal regulators consider setting new standards to regulate perchlorate - the explosive...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/06/23/liv_419876.shtml
Life & style
FDA under fire for planned advice about mercury in fish

...week. "They've completely failed in their obligation to protect the public," said Richard Wiles of the Environmental Working Group, which plans a legal challenge if the FDA doesn't change its position. He said a single 6-ounce can of...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/12/11/liv_390431.shtml
Life & style
Study: contaminated tap water could put pregnant women at risk

...however, it can form compounds such as chloroform that can cause illness. The study released Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group and Public Interest Research Groups identified areas that may have increased health risks including miscarriage...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2002/01/15/tec_333156.shtml
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Groups ask for ban on arsenic in wood

...other consumer uses. The Environmental Working Group and the Healthy Building...fences and docks. The Environmental Working Group says studies by the commission...research director for the Environmental Working Group. Although sold across...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2001/05/25/tec_314995.shtml
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