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100+ groups call on Kroger to eliminate toxic pesticides on food
Today farmworkers, students, public health, beekeeping, environmental, faith-based and consumer groups held a protest at Kroger’s (NYSE: KR) annual shareholder meeting, calling on the company to sig…
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Leading NGOs expose greenwashing by U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, demand real sustainability plan
We are especially concerned that companies like Walmart, Costco, McDonald’s, Darden and Wendy’s will make sustainability claims to their customers based on the Roundtable’s meager and misguided me…
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From Lab to Fork
Whether made from genetically engineered yeast or through in vitro processes, these next-generation animal replacement products are manufactured in resource-intensive factories. The products are often…
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Kroger releases new policy to limit bee-killing pesticides on garden plants
If Kroger is serious about protecting pollinators, people and the planet, it must phase out the use of toxic pesticides on the food it sells and increase its domestic organic offerings.
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THURSDAY in Cincinnati: Activists Protest Kroger Demanding Company Eliminate Toxic Pesticides from Supply Chain
Advocates argue that while the policy is a good first step – Kroger must do more to phase out pesticides in its supply chain on the food it sells.
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Regressive GOP Farm Bill a Disaster for Environment
The bill is a massive handout to corporate agriculture and factory farms that pollute our air, water and soil.
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With Multiple Drafts and Amendments, Which Farm Bill Reigns Supreme?
America’s eaters and farmers deserve a Farm Bill that addresses our many food-related environmental crises, from climate change to soil erosion and pollinator decline.
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Costco policy: limit pesticides, protect pollinators
Given the failure of our federal government to regulate the rampant use of toxic pesticides, we are encouraged by the steps Costco is taking to reduce the use of toxic pesticides in its supply chain a…
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Senate Farm Bill Props Up Toxic Corporate Agriculture
We urge the Senate Agriculture Committee to reject this legislation that prioritizes corporate profits at the expense of consumers, farmers and the planet.