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Weed-killer in the water. How safe is atrazine?

From American News Project and the Huffington Post Investigative Fund: One of the nation's most widely-used herbicides has been found to exceed federal safety limits in drinking water in four states, but water customers have not been told and the Environmental Protection Agency has not published the results.

Annual farm production for your Thanksgiving feast

Annual farm production for your Thanksgiving feast

Data: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2008 production figures. Get more fun Thanksgiving facts at the U.S. Census bureau.

The food lobby goes to school

From American News Project: Who decides what our children are eating? To a large degree, it is…

Baucus lobbyist complex

Baucus lobbyist complex

Twelve ex-staffers of Montana Sen. Max Baucus now work as lobbyists with direct interest in the Senate climate bill. Guess who's Mr. Popular?

Baucus backs ‘cap and trade’ bill that exempts agribusiness

Baucus backs ‘cap and trade’ bill that exempts agribusiness

Montana Dem guts Senate attempt to hold big polluters accountable.

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