Thursday, June 19, 2025

Tag: farming

MAHA report emphasizes environmental exposure to chemicals damaging health of Americans

The report, which supported independent gold standard science, strongly linked toxic chemicals to “the chronic disease crisis facing America’s children.”

The forgotten 10 billion lives: A tale of suffering, survival, and...

Photographs, storytelling, poetry, and well-documented research unveil the immense suffering, ecological devastation, worker exploitation, and economic injustice caused by the animal agricultural industry.

Kenya Court of Appeal blocks government’s import of GMOs

A case was brought against the government challenging its decision to lift the GMO ban it had in place in October 2022.

Chickens are smarter than you think

Factory farming has made us think of chickens as mindless automata. But our downy friends know much more than we give them credit for.

Environmental Working Group detects lower levels of glyphosate in oats

EWG tested 24 samples of 14 non-organic oat-based products from popular brands and glyphosate was detected on all non-organic, or conventional, samples, but the average amounts were much lower than the tests conducted in 2018 and 2019.

Saving the bumblebee starts with changing our farming practices

We are the cause of the bumblebee decline—and the solution.

Red Earth Farms is proof that intentional communities can succeed

Ninety percent of all communes dissolve early on. How has this Missouri collective been making it work since 2005?

Air pollution is killing millions and rising exponentially—a shift in agriculture...

We must find a better way to prevent land use from changing.

EPA proposes ban on pesticide widely used on fruits and vegetables

In calling for an end to all uses of the pesticide on food, the agency cited evidence that acephate harms workers who apply the chemical as well as the general public and young children.

Debt forgiveness in the Bronze Age

Whether in the realms of trade or agriculture, the operative principle was that debtors should not lose their economic liberty by being held liable for “acts of God.”

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Trump allies with fossil fuel billionaires as Sunrise launches campaign to end the oligarchy

New youth-led movement confronts Trump’s climate rollbacks and Big Oil’s influence while pushing for state-level accountability and mass mobilization.

Martial Law in the United States

Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.

Trump reportedly greenlights Iran attack plans as military buildup expands

Reports reveal trump’s private approval of attack plans as U.S. forces deploy across Europe and Middle East amid rising pressure from Israeli and GOP war hawks.

Republican budget shifts wealth to the top as workers pay the price, report finds

New congressional analysis reveals massive tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans while working families shoulder cuts, tariffs, and rising costs under GOP economic plans.

General Mills to remove dyes from products amid legal action

The probe revealed that the company was deceptively marketing its cereals as "healthy" and "nutritious" despite containing petroleum-based food coloring.