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Trump’s Dietary Guidelines Reject Science-Backed Advisory Committee Recommendations for Shifts towards Plant-Rich Diets
New Dietary Guidelines ignore science on harms of meat-heavy diets; recommendations could undermine efforts to curb heart disease, diabetes, and cancer
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Congress Advances Provisions Expanding Nondairy Milk Access in Schools
This legislation makes it so much easier for parents like me to ensure that their child with lactose intolerance gets a healthy plant-based milk in school.
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U.S. Senate Advances Provisions Expanding Non-dairy Milk Access in Schools
Friends of the Earth U.S., The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and other members of the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition applaud the Senate for unanimously advancing provisions that…
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New Report Finds USDA Food Purchasing Still Favors Industrial Agriculture, Concentrates Power Among a Few Corporations
Analysis shows billions in federal food contracts flow to a handful of large companies, sidelining independent and sustainable producers.
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California Schools Scale Up Organic Purchasing to Benefit Farmers and Student Health
The USDA’s Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grew from no organic options in 2020 to nearly $6 million in organic produce sales by the end of the last school year.
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MAHA Commission Report Puts Agrochemical Industry Profits Over Children’s Health
The report released by Trump’s MAHA Commission today is a slap in the face to the millions of Americans, from health-conscious moms to environmental advocates to farmers, who have been calling for m…
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Passionate Youth Traveled to Capitol Hill to Advocate for Plant-Based School Meal Options
Student leaders from 11 states traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the Plant Powered Youth Steering Committee to meet with members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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U.S. Senate Takes Action to Expand Nondairy Milk Access in Schools
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Friends of the Earth, and other members of the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition applaud the Senate Agriculture Committee for advancing provisions…
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Healthy, Climate-Friendly School Meals Are on the Rise in California
California has pushed farther in investing state funding for free and nutritious student meals that offer plant-based options, according to a new report that tracks progress on plant-based options ove…