Major Victory in Coalition Push for Renewable Rikers Island
The New York City Council passed two bills that, when signed into law, will mark the beginning of the end for the notorious Rikers Island jail complex and trans...
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Growing Community: Reimagining the Future of Food
When we focus only on emergency food programs, we fail to build resilience in disproportionately burdened communities ahead of the next disaster. We need soluti...
Renewable Rikers Island: NYC Planning Commission Testimony
NRDC provided testimony to the New York City Planning Commission in support of an amendment to the City Map establishing the entirety of Rikers Island as a Publ...
States Can Leverage SNAP for Healthy Food & Strong Economies
Every family has the right to a healthy and varied diet, but in too many communities, fresh produce is not available or affordable. As part of a package of poli...
Now Is the Time to Improve SNAP for Food Insecure Families
In a moment of crisis for food insecure families, we must expand and make more flexible this essential safety net to ensure low-income individuals can access fr...
Campaign Pushes for Fresh, Local Food at Dollar General
A delegation from the Campaign for Healthier Solutions attended the annual Dollar General shareholder meeting to insist that Dollar General phase out toxic chem...