Tag: farming
How Indigenous land management practices are a blueprint for climate-resilient agriculture
As a rapidly warming world strains at the shortcomings in industrial farming, key lessons can be taken from Indigenous practices.
The climate crisis could make your grocery bill even higher
“I don’t think farming in California has ever been more complex and more challenging."
How small farms are reclaiming culture in Palestine
Palestinians are organizing CSA programs and small farms to become food sovereign and protect their culture against colonialism.
Biden signs new executive order aimed at food and farming sector
President Biden signed an executive order that will protect American farmers under the Packers and Stockyards Act against abuses suffered at meat...
An invisible essential labor force
How the migrant women farmworkers who put food on our tables are organizing for a better life after the pandemic.
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."
Reclaimed water could be the solution to farming in a drier...
A California farm is making sure wastewater no longer goes to waste.
After enduring ‘complete hell’ during pandemic, food workers face obstacles getting...
“Vaccinating our essential farmworkers will ensure the safety of their workplaces, their homes, their families, our food supply, and the vital services that they perform.”
Water hits Wall Street as a futures commodity
“Climate change, droughts, population growth, and pollution are likely to make water scarcity issues and pricing a hot topic for years to come.”
Encourage Congress to ban factory farms
It is time we fight back and support animal welfare, our environment, and what we put on our dinner plates!
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Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
How climate change threatens HIV care in vulnerable US communities
These disasters not only wreak havoc on infrastructure and displace communities, but also disrupt access to critical healthcare services.