Previous Food, Farming and Agriculture News 2023

Green groups sue EPA over factory farm pollution rules 09-11-23

A group of 13 environmental organizations has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeking to force the agency to bolster regulations for industrialized livestock farms, which can pollute U.S. rivers and lakes with raw sewage and other contaminants. Read more

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Beef guzzlers: 12% of Americans eat half of the country’s cow meat 09-01-23

Changing the habits of this small group could go a long way toward cutting the country’s planet-warming emissions. Read more

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Unchecked Poultry Farming in North Carolina Violates Civil Rights, Residents Say 05-03-23

The complaint includes a number of residents’ detailed descriptions of the ways that chicken farms are affecting their lives. Read more

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The next farm bill could be a historic climate law – if Congress can agree on it 03-30-23

Will the legislation help turn agriculture, a climate problem, into a climate solution? Read more

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The Field Report: Calls Grow for a Farm Bill that Serves ‘All of Us, Not Just Corporations’ 02-08-23

Plus, a new report on SNAP improvements and broken (egg) promises. Read more

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Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food 01-22-23

A Republican lawmaker has joined the previously Democrat-only push for solar agriculture, or agrivoltaics, priming Colorado to become a national leader. Read more

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Op-ed: Amid Academic Strikes, UC Students Liberated Their Cafeterias 01-16-23

Across California, university students are taking over dining halls in solidarity with graduate students on strike. It’s also a response to food insecurity and economic injustices on campus. Read more