Project 2025 Calls for Major Cuts to SNAP and WIC | Civil Eats
Aug 28, 2024 · Project 2025, the right-wing playbook for the executive branch, has gained feverish political attention in recent weeks as a central talking point of Vice President Kamala …
Project 2025 Spells Out Big Changes to US Agriculture - Civil Eats
Jul 22, 2024 · As of March 2024, the most recent month for which data is available, more than 301,000 farms had close to 25 million acres enrolled in CRP; that’s a lot of acreage, but it …
Civil Eats | Food and Agriculture News
3 days ago · Civil Eats is a news source for critical thought about the American food system. Read our latest reporting on U.S. food and agriculture.
Is Recycled Plastic Safe for Food Use? - Civil Eats
Aug 27, 2024 · Since 1990, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency responsible for ensuring food contact materials are safe, approved at least 347 voluntary manufacturer …
Leaders in Food and Agriculture React to Trump’s Second Term
Nov 13, 2024 · Now, a week past the 2024 election, we’re at the brink of momentous shifts in how our food system functions—and for whom. Food and ag organizations across the country are …
The US Government Campaigns to Reduce Food Waste at Home
Oct 16, 2024 · Food waste, after all, is a mountain-of-trash-sized problem. In the U.S., about 35 percent of food is thrown out before it’s eaten. Even before that food gets to the dump, its …
Rebekah Denn | Civil Eats
Jan 13, 2025 · Rebekah Denn, a two-time winner of the James Beard Award, writes about food for several local and national publications.
How Four Years of Trump Reshaped Food and Farming
Nov 2, 2020 · In 2017, the EPA reversed an Obama-era ban on chlorpyrifos, a pesticide the agency previously determined was linked to brain damage in children. After battling lawsuits, …
Can We Adapt Crops to Climate Change? | Civil Eats
Apr 22, 2024 · “These last few years are indicative of the sorts of extreme conditions that are increasingly becoming the new norm,” Riordan said. “Arizona farmers have always …
Tim Walz’s Bipartisan Approach to Agriculture and Conservation
Aug 19, 2024 · Ethanol is facing increased criticism from environmental groups that challenge the purported climate benefits of corn-based fuel. Some research says ethanol’s carbon footprint …