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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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2024 Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard
To spur a race to the top, Friends of the Earth created a retailer scorecard to benchmark 25 of the largest U.S. grocery stores on pesticides.
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New Scorecard Warns: U.S. Food Retailers Lag on Reducing Harmful Pesticides
Friends of the Earth today released its 2025 Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard, the leading national assessment of how the largest U.S. grocery retailers are addressing toxic pesticides in their supp…
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Without Increased Staff and Pesticide Limits, USDA’s Regenerative Ag Initiative Falls Short
USDA’s initiative will only be effective if USDA reverses the past year of massive cuts to on-the-ground conservation staff.
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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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Feeding Concentration: How USDA’s Commodity Food Purchasing Favors Industrial Agriculture
The findings emphasize that USDA’s purchasing practices continue to concentrate power among a small number of multinational corporations.
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One Year Later, Toxic Pesticides Still Present In Target’s Baby Food
An investigation led by Friends of the Earth found an alarming number of pesticide residues in baby food manufactured and sold by Target under its house brand Good & Gather.
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Genetically Engineered Wheat: Risks & Concerns
A new variety of genetically engineered (GMO) wheat called HB4 has been approved by the U.S. government, raising serious concerns for the health of the American public, farmers’ livelihoods, and the…
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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.