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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.
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In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool
Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.

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Organic Agriculture Helps Solve Climate Change

Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaLena Brook

As farmers grapple with everything from extreme weather events to heat stress to wildfires, and agriculture becomes less predictable in the face of a changing climate, it is essential for governments to help farmers transition to practices that increase resilience…

USDA: $300M to Grow Food Without Dangerous Pesticides

Expert BlogUnited StatesAllison Johnson

USDA’s recently announced $300 million Organic Transition Initiative will support a significant expansion of organic in the United States, with a wide range of environmental, health, and economic benefits.

Food Waste Reduction in Chicago’s Climate Action Plan

Expert BlogChicagoMadeline Keating
The plan identifies co-benefits and strategies that are intended to not only drive down carbon emissions but also create a more just and equitable city, where all Chicagoan’s can thrive.

NRDC Campaign Helps Households Reduce Food Waste

Expert BlogUnited StatesAndrea Collins, Nina Sevilla
New research has investigated various aspects of behavioral sciences strategies and messaging's potential impact on reducing household food waste with promising results.

USDA Moves Toward Fairness in Food

Expert BlogUnited StatesAllison Johnson

The Biden administration has rolled out the first of its long-awaited rules to promote fairness in the meat sector. It’s time for the agency to deliver meaningful change.

Why Compost Should Count as Fertilizer

Expert BlogUnited StatesDarby Hoover

There are a number of benefits associated with composting, including environmental, economic, and social benefits.

Agroforestry’s Critical Role in Climate-Smart Farming

Expert BlogUnited StatesAshley Cooper, Matthew Kaplan, Amy McNamara
This National Arbor Day, we examine how combining agriculture and forestry through the practice of "agroforestry" can help redefine the climate-smart future of farming.

New Bill Would Improve Donation of Surplus Food

Expert BlogUnited StatesYvette Cabrera, Nina Sevilla
The Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021 would address the current limitations of the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act—and is a critical step towards increasing the amount of surplus food that is donated.

Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2023 Farm Bill

Expert BlogUnited StatesYvette Cabrera, Nina Sevilla
A new report provides recommendations across food waste prevention, surplus food rescue, food waste recycling, and coordination in food waste policy in the 2023 Farm Bill.

Delta Voluntary Agreements Are a “Plan to Fail” in Droughts

Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi
Rather than planning for droughts and ensuring that minimum water quality objectives are achieved in critically dry years, the proposed voluntary agreement appears to be a “plan to fail” to protect the Delta in future droughts.

EPA Bans Chlorpyrifos On Food Crops

Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Jennifer Sass
This victory for health and safety has been delayed by over 20 years—decades of poisoned wildlife and people, especially children, could have been avoided with prudent early action.

Bay-Delta VA: A Sweetheart Deal to Subsidize Agribusiness

Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi
It’s not surprising, given who was in the room negotiating this backroom deal, that the VAs are a sweetheart deal that would subsidize the mitigation obligations of the state’s largest irrigation districts and industrial agribusinesses, undermining the Public Trust.

Let’s Help More California Farms Become Organic

Expert BlogCaliforniaLena Brook
The California Department of Food and Agriculture, along with the Office of the First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, recently released a roadmap for our state’s new and ambitious Farm to School Program.