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Soil Health & Pesticides Study • Friends of the Earth

Pesticides are a major driver of insect declines Our findings provide further evidence that pesticides are contributing to widespread declines of insects. These declines threaten … See more

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White House Releases New Food Service Guidelines

WEBWASHINGTON – Released on Tuesday ahead of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the Biden-Harris Administration National …

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Gene-Silencing Pesticides Risk Health, Environment

WEBWASHINGTON — “Gene-silencing pesticides” now under development pose unique risks to surrounding ecosystems and beneficial insects, including bees, …

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Major Cruise Lines Again Receive Fs On Health

WEBWASHINGTON D.C.– Friends of the Earth released its 2021 Cruise Ship Report Card today, an annual assessment that ranks environmental and human health …

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PESTICIDES & SOIL HEALTH

WEBPESTICIDES & SOIL HEALTH. BACKGROUND. Pesticides are a major driver of insect declines. Many soil insects, like ground beetles and ground-nesting bees, have declined …

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FOE: Take Action

WEB67 pieces of plastic found inside an innocent sea turtle… now that is truly disturbing! Our oceans are being decimated by plastic waste, and the plastic that doesn’t end up in the …

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FOE: Take Action

WEBWhile Californians struggle to protect their families during the COVID-19 crisis, and on the same day the New York legislature and Governor Cuomo moved to ban fracking, the …

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FOE: Take Action

WEBFracking destroys beautiful landscapes, kills or displaces innocent animals, and poisons nearby communities with air and water pollution. Wyoming public lands should not be …

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USDA Improves School Nutrition Standards

WEBWASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a Final Rule updating nutrition standards for child nutrition programs, including school lunch and …

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Report: CA school meals fall short on health & climate

WEBBERKELEY, CA — As kids return to pandemic-shuttered schools, a new report, The State of School Lunch in California, urges major policy shifts to better align …

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Organic For All • Sustainable Agriculture

WEBIn these peer-reviewed studies, we compared pesticide levels in the bodies of four American families for six days on a non-organic diet and six days on a completely …

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Gene Editing in Agriculture: Risks Health, Environment

WEBAdvanced conventional breeding is now highly effective at producing the traits in plants and animals that both farmers and consumers desire and entails less …

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Food & Agriculture • Sustainable Food

WEBWe work to rapidly transition our food system to one that is sustainable, healthy, and just. For decades, United States food and farming policy, corporate power and agricultural …

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US Ports Poorly Address Environmental Justice Concerns

WEBUS Ports Poorly Address Environmental Justice Concerns. by Katie Chicojay-Moore, Oceans and Vessels Fellow. Air pollution from large container ports …

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Whole Foods' New Pollinator Policy

WEBWashington, D.C. — In a win for healthy food shoppers and biodiversity, Whole Foods Market, owned by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced a new …

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Genetically Engineered Soil Microbes: Risks and Concerns

WEBGenetically Engineered Soil Microbes: Risks and Concerns. Download. Biotech companies are developing genetically engineered microbes for use in agriculture, including the …

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Walmart policy to protect pollinators from pesticides

WEBBentonville, AR — Walmart (NYSE: WMT) announced a landmark pollinator health policy today, the most far reaching to date of any U.S. food retailer.The new …

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Gene-edited animals could intensify the climate crisis

WEBWASHINGTON — A new report from Friends of the Earth and Logos Environmental reveals that the use of gene editing in farm animals poses risks to human …

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Public Health Consensus on Eating More Plant-based Foods …

WEBPublic Health Consensus on Eating More Plant-based Foods and Less Meat An impressive list of health and nutrition organizations (including the U.S.

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