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Articles tagged under: Environmental Working Group

EWG Criticizes FARMER Act

Published April 10, 2024

The Environmental Working Group, which is a frequent critic of the crop insurance program, is criticizing Senator Hoeven’s farm bill proposal. EWG Midwest Director Anne Schechinger said the proposed changes will drive up taxpayer costs. "The CBO rated the changes…
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EWG Criticizes Crop Insurance Indemnities

Published November 1, 2023

A new report from the Environmental Working Group claims nearly $119 billion in crop insurance payments were triggered between 2001 and 2022. North Dakota was in four of the top five weather-related causes of loss. EWG Midwest Director Anne Schechinger…
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EWG Database Described as ‘Misleading’

Published February 2, 2023

The Environmental Working Group's so-called Farm Subsidy Database has been highlighting farm program payments since 1995. Rather than releasing the names of all farmers receiving payments, USDA now lists the lender. AgCountry Farm Credit Services President and CEO Marc Knisely…
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EWG Releases Crop Insurance Data, Favors Conservation Funding

Published February 25, 2022

The Environmental Working Group has released a new interactive map of the 13 states in the Mississippi River Critical Conservation Area. EWG claims certain ‘hot spots’ received a disproportionately large amount of crop insurance payments. South Dakota’s Brown County is…
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Environmental Working Group Would Like Crop Insurance to Require Climate Smart Practices

Published January 28, 2022

A new analysis from the Environmental Working Group reports more than $143.5 billion in federal crop insurance payments were made to farmers from 1995 to 2020, but USDA didn't require farmers to adapt to climate change or reduce greenhouse gas…
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EWG Links Crop Insurance Payments to Climate Crisis

Published January 27, 2022

The Environmental Working Group has released an analysis of the crop insurance program. According to this data, insurance payments to farmers increased more than 400 percent from 1995-to-2020. Drought-related indemnity payments totaled $1.6 billion. Payments due to excess moisture rose…
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Former EPA Official Moves to EWG

Published September 8, 2021

John Reeder has joined the Environmental Working Group as its vice president for federal affairs. For the past four years, Reeder taught at American University’s School of Public Affairs. Before that, he spent more than 30 years at the Environmental…
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The EWG Wants Changes to Farm Program Payment Distribution

Published March 5, 2021

The Environmental Working Group wants Congress and the White House to change the way farm program benefits are distributed. In a new analysis, the EWG calls for means testing to prevent most of the payments from going to large farms.…
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Environmental Working Group Seeks Farm Payment Reform

Published March 2, 2021

The Environmental Working Group is calling on Congress and the White House to change the way farm program benefits are distributed. The activist group says the majority of commodity and ad hoc payments are going to the largest and wealthiest…
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EWG Seeks Info on Farmers Receiving MFP Payments

Published September 26, 2018

The Environmental Working Group has asked USDA to provide the names and addresses of the farmers receiving Market Facilitation Program payments. In addition, the activist group wants to know how much each farmer is receiving. A Freedom of Information Act…
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