Tag: food system
Organic for All: New study shows eating organic reduces levels of...
"Everyone has the right to clean organic food. That is a human right."
USDA releases final GMO labeling standards
"Most studies have shown that consumers expect highly processed ingredients to be labeled and many food manufacturers want to provide that information."
Chemicals on our food: When ‘safe’ may not really be safe
Scientific scrutiny of pesticide residue in food grows – regulatory protections are being questioned.
5 people died from eating lettuce, but Trump’s FDA still won’t...
The FDA’s lack of urgency dumbfounds food safety scientists.
Our food system is racist: Here’s how to fix it
Racism still stands in the way of a good-food revolution.
4 not-so-easy ways to dismantle racism in the food system
Our food system is built on stolen land and exploited labor. Here’s what we can do to fix it.
A Haven from the Animal Holocaust
Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen is an animal sanctuary for rescuing farm animals. Because the abuse of animals at the hands of factory farm operators is unfathomable and “we are saying they are as important as any other individual.”
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.