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Boston City Council Passes Groundbreaking Food Justice Ordinance

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Kale, Strawberries, and Spinach Top List as Report Shows Nearly 70% of US Produce Contain Dangerous Pesticide Residue

Julia Conley, staff writer

A study found 225 pesticides in widely-purchased fruits and vegetables, including some chemicals that have been banned by the European Union but remain on the market in the U.S.

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Global Warming Decimating World Fisheries—And Studies Warn It's On Track to Get Worse Without Urgent Action

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Fishermen collect fish at Kovalam Beach

"Adapting to existing climate change effects and implementing the Paris...

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

Julia Conley, staff writer

"This should be at the top of every news bulletin and every government's agenda...

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

Anti-Bolsonaro protesters chanted the slogan "Ele Não," or "Not Him" at a demonstration on September 29, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

As Trump Applauds Brazil's New Fascist President, Bolsonaro Wastes No Time Attacking Environment and Marginalized Brazilians

Advocates of labels for genetically modified food take part in the March Against Monsanto in Washington, D.C.

'A Disaster': Critics Pounce on Trump USDA's New GMO Labeling Rule

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

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

Found in 90 Percent of Table Salt Brands, Study Finds Average Adult Ingests 2,000 Pieces of Microplastic Per Year

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New 'Groundbreaking' Bill Would Put Firm Pause on Out-of-Control Food Industry Mega-Mergers

Climate Crisis to Cause Hundreds of Millions of Dangerous Nutrient Deficiencies—in Countries Least Responsible for Emissions

Glyphosate—It's What's for Breakfast: Study Finds Cancer-Causing Weedkiller in Popular Oatmeal, Cereals, and Snack Bars

President Donald Trump on Thursday pushed the House and Senate to pass a version of the farm bill that includes work requirements for families who receive food stamps.

In Latest Attempt to Harm Struggling Families, Trump Urges Lawmakers to Push One Million Americans Off Food Stamp Program

"Indians deserve to grow, produce, distribute good food for all, instead of bad food and fake food imposed by the unscientific, undemocratic, anti-national labelling rules for the profits of the GMO and junk food industry at the cost of people's health," author and food sovereignty activist Vandana Shiva wrote in a recent column.

Despite Ban and New Labels, Study Reveals 'Large-Scale Illegal Presence' of GMOs in India's Food Supply

Earliest "Earth Overshoot Day" Ever Expected for 2018 as Consumption of Natural Resources Accelerates

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Center for Food Safety

FDA Lifts Import Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon

Food & Water Watch

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

Center for Food Safety

Long-Awaited Final Regulations for GMO Food Labeling Leave Millions of Americans in the Dark

Food & Water Watch

USDA Won’t Disclose Latest Meat Inspector Vacancy Rates as Shortages Threaten Food Safety

Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Tests Reveal More Weed Killer Than Some Vitamins in Kids’ Cereals

Friends of the Earth

New Report Showcases Leading Strategies, Policies for Scaling up Climate-Friendly School Food

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Melissa Kravitz

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

Olivia Rosane

Glyphosate Found in 19 of 20 Beers and Wines Tested

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

Ronnie Cummins

A Call for the Food Movement to Get Behind the Green New Deal

Fran Korten

Healthy Food Just Got a Big Boost in the New Farm Bill

Caroline Cox

There’s a Toxic Weedkiller on the Menu in K-12 Schools Across the U.S.

Eric Holt-Giménez

The Green New Deal: Fulcrum for the Farm and Food Justice Movement?

Susan H. Bragdon, Jennifer Clapp, Olivier De Schutter

The Wrong Conversation about Trump’s Tariffs

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