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Walmart and True Value to phase out bee-killing pesticides while Ace Hardware lags behind
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and True Value have decided to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading driver of global bee declines, from company garden retail supply chains.
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Senate Judiciary Committee must carefully assess Delrahim in light of potential agribusiness mergers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Makan Delrahim, Trump’s nominee for Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Ant…
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Senate Should Take a Stand On Perdue
The USDA needs a champion who will support small family farmers, food safety standards, and healthier food — not another shill for big agribusiness.
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How Greener School Lunches Can Help Fight Climate Change
Greening school food should be a primary ingredient in combating climate change—just as important as making schools more solar-powered and energy efficient.
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Is “Food-Tech” the Future of Food?
What do we want the future of our food system to look like, and shouldn’t we all have a say in that?
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Rollback of public lands coal moratorium accelerates climate change, enriches coal companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a visit today to the Environmental Protection Agency, Donald Trump will issue an Executive Order to undo climate policies put in place by President Obama, according to the…
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Keystone XL threatens American heartland
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, the State Department announced it issued a Presidential permit to TransCanada authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline and Donald Trump gave a speech at the White House…
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Statement on imminent approval of Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Before Monday, State Department undersecretary for political affairs Tom Shannon is expected to sign the cross-border permit allowing the Keystone XL oil pipeline to move forward…
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Trump rollback of CAFE standards will accelerate climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a meeting with auto industry executives today in Ypsilanti, Mich., Donald Trump is expected to announce a weakening of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards. Known a…
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Perry unfit to serve as Secretary of Energy
Friends of the Earth objects to Perry’s climate change denial and glaring conflicts of interest WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate will soon vote on the confirmation of former Texas Governor Rick Perry…