Tag: agriculture
Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for...
With concerted efforts and investments, they could be expanded to achieve a pace and scale that will help address climate change.
New study finds correlation between specific pesticides and central nervous system...
"Policy interventions to reduce pesticide exposure in individuals residing near agricultural fields should be considered to protect the health of children."
64% of world’s farmland at risk from pesticide pollution, study finds
"This is important because the wider scientific literature has found that pesticide pollution can have adverse impacts on human health and the environment."
Overhaul the USDA
For decades, the agriculture department has been indifferent to struggling rural communities. That has to change.
Almost 90% of the world’s animal species will lose some habitat...
With swift, ambitious and coordinated action, we can indeed provide a healthy and secure diet for the world’s population without further major loss of habitats.
The federal government shouldn’t be trying to salvage our broken food...
Congress is considering an allocation for the mass killing of farmed animals.
‘Anything but secure’: advocates decry USDA rule allowing Big Ag to...
"Consumers have a right to know how gene editing is being used to produce the foods they buy in the market."
Why farmers are dumping milk down the drain and letting produce...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to begin purchasing US$3 billion in fresh produce, dairy and meat to support farmers and eventually distribute it to food pantries and other organizations feeding Americans in need.
With nation distracted by public health and economic crises, Trump moves...
"It's a no-brainer that this kind of pesticide-intensive agriculture shouldn't be allowed on public lands that are critical to wildlife conservation and preservation of the unique ecosystems of the southeastern U.S."
How to solve the big problems that small family farms are...
Direct sales and the organic label are not enough to keep family-scale farms viable.
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Not very bright
How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?
Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan
As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.
Chevron ordered to pay $744 million for decades of destruction to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands
A Louisiana jury’s landmark verdict against Chevron signals a major shift in holding Big Oil accountable for environmental degradation and decades of ignored coastal restoration laws.
Over 4,000 factory workers laid off as Trump tariffs spark economic chaos
A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing.
Israeli soldiers expose ‘kill zone’ campaign in Gaza, citing war crimes and systematic devastation
A new report from Breaking the Silence reveals shocking testimony from Israeli troops describing the creation of a lethal buffer zone inside Gaza, the deliberate razing of civilian infrastructure, and the normalization of killing civilians.