We hope the IOM will confirm the soundness of the current Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee process, and focus much of its review on how to enhance the ability of USDA and HHS to publish Dietary Guidelines that fully and clearly reflect the weight of the scientific evidence, as opposed to political or profit-driven food industry interests.
Joint civil society submission: Inputs for the Green Climate Fund’s to-be-developed Environmental and Social Management System
Friends of the Earth U.S. writes to provide comments on OPIC’s potential support for the proposed expansion of the Takoradi Port in the Western Region of Ghana.
This report has found that the pesticide industry is stifling urgently needed reforms that would help these essential pollinators survive and rebuild their numbers.
Farming for the Future details the science that demonstrates that organic and agroecological farming are fundamental to feeding all people, now and into the future.
A new report finds that already leased federal fossil fuels will last decades beyond targets set by the Paris Agreement on climate change.
New report finds 28 percent decrease in toxic pesticides in “bee-friendly” plants and shows that retailer commitments are shifting the market.
The September 2016 report catalogues the current use of avgas by piston-engine aircraft (small propeller planes and some helicopters), the gaps in regulations and proposed policy solutions.
Second annual report and scorecard that grades America’s top restaurant chains’ on their policies and practices regarding antibiotics use and transparency in their meat and poultry supply chains.
Scientists across the world are warning that we are in the midst of an “insect apocalypse,” due in large part to the overuse of toxic pesticides. Forty percent of insects face extinction in coming decades, which could lead to “catastrophic ecosystem collapse” if we don’t change the way we farm, according to the latest science.
Bees and other pollinators – responsible for one-in-three bites of food we eat – are among…