Wildfire smoke is more toxic than other forms of air pollution, study finds
“Anything we can do today to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize the global climate system will have significant benefits.”
How urban planning and housing policy helped create ‘food apartheid’ in US cities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 54.4 million Americans live in low-income areas with poor access to healthy food.
Rich nations are getting vaccines, poor countries not: Which is a big danger to...
“Between them, G7 nations have secured enough vaccines for every one of their citizens to be vaccinated three times over, while many poor countries are yet to receive a single dose."
Chlorpyrifos ‘has no place on food’: 100 organizations urge EPA to ban brain-harming pesticide
"It is time for the Biden administration to demonstrate its commitment to science, children, and farmworkers and finish the job."
Pennsylvania families exposed to unusually high levels of oil and gas industry chemicals, report...
“The commonwealth has a long relationship with extractive industry, but it is an abusive one. It is time to start planning a divorce.”
Pandemic may have left over 250 million people with acute food shortages in 2020
With the future looking ever more uncertain due to the climate crisis — one of President Biden's top priorities — adapting to new ways of producing and transporting food will be key to our survival.
Pandemic may have left over 250 million people with acute food shortages in 2020
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.
US voters want government funding to go to healthcare, education, and fighting poverty
These poll results come as President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Package will be voted on tomorrow in the House.
Overhaul the USDA
For decades, the agriculture department has been indifferent to struggling rural communities. That has to change.
‘Held to ransom’: Pfizer demands governments gamble with state assets to secure vaccine deal
“Pfizer and BioNTech are firmly committed to working with governments and other relevant stakeholders to ensure equitable and affordable access to our Covid-19 vaccine for people around the world.”