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Boston City Council Passes Groundbreaking Food Justice Ordinance

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Another Guilty Verdict for Monsanto as Jury Finds Roundup Was 'Substantial Factor' in Causing Man's Cancer

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"As similar lawsuits mount, the evidence will grow that Roundup is not safe, and that the company has tried to cover it up."

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After Last Version Blocked, Iowa's New Ag-Gag Bill 'Gives Middle Finger to Free Speech, Consumer Protection, Food Safety, and Animal Welfare'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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"Consumers have a right to know how their food is produced and how animals at...

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In Iowa, Sanders Addresses 'Rural Community Issues We Almost Never Hear About': Factory Farms and Big Ag

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"We have seen family farmers by the thousands go out of business, as the prices...

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'Terrifying': Rapid Loss of Biodiversity Placing Global Food Supplies at Risk of 'Irreversible Collapse'

Study Shows Toxic Pesticide Levels in Families Dropped by 60% After One-Week Organic Diet

Scientists Warn Crashing Insect Population Puts 'Planet's Ecosystems and Survival of Mankind' at Risk

Demonstrators participate in a protest march over agricultural policy on January 19, 2019 in Berlin, Germany

35,000 Hit Streets of Berlin to Demand Agricultural Revolution

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Scientists Call for 'Global Agricultural Revolution' and 'Planetary Health Diet' to Save Lives—and Earth

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Victory for Free Speech and Animal Welfare as Federal Judge Strikes Down Iowa 'Ag-Gag' Law

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Watch: Doc Follows Six Activists Facing Felonies for Exposing Animal Cruelty at Utah Factory Farms

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Slash Meat Consumption and Avert Climate Catastrophe, Says New Blueprint for 'Sustainable Food Future' by 2050

Deputy secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt

As Rumors Mount Zinke's Days Are Numbered, Warnings About 'Man Behind the Curtain' Who Could Take Over Interior

Agricultural workers in Salinas, California. (Photo: Michael Davidson/flickr/cc)

200+ Groups Call on Senate to Reject 'Pesticide Industry Loyalist' Scott Hutchins as USDA's Top Scientist

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In 'Loud and Clear' Rebuke of Factory Farming, California Passes World's 'Strongest Animal Welfare Law'

'Sleepwalking Towards Edge of a Cliff': 60% of Earth's Wildlife Gone Since 1970

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Center for Food Safety

FDA Lifts Import Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon

Friends of the Earth

New Study: Pesticide Levels in Children and Adults Drop Dramatically After One Week of Eating Organic

Food & Water Watch

Watchdog Groups Sue Pilgrim's Pride for Deceptive Advertising...

Food & Water Watch

Notice of Intent Filed to Sue Over Chronic Water Pollution From Colorado Slaughterhouses

Friends of the Earth

DOJ Releases Formal Approval of Toxic Mega-Merger between Bayer and Monsanto

Food & Water Watch

“Inspected and Passed”? No, Despite What Labels Say

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Elizabeth Henderson

Organic Farms Are Under Attack From Agribusiness, Weakened Standards

Bill Bigelow

The Real Irish-American History Not Taught in Schools

Julie Wilson

Judge in Second Roundup Cancer Trial Worked for Firm that Defended Monsanto

Michaela Haas

The Climate Solution Right Under Our Feet

Daniel Ross

A Climate Change Solution No One’s Talking About: Better Land Use

Niaz Dorry

Rural America Is Reeling. What’s the Remedy?

Melissa Kravitz

FDA Bans Cancer-Causing Food Additives, but Won’t Enforce Until 2020

Sharon Anglin Treat

Agribusiness's Secretive Plans to Unravel Food Safety and Worker Protections

Sara Amundson

Animals Scored Significant Victories With the 2018 Farm Bill

Ronnie Cummins

New Study Confirms: Degenerative Food & Farming System Poses Mortal Threat

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