Key Takeaways News in Brief New York City Public Schools Will Go Meatless on Mondays The Meatless Monday campaign has done what federal nutrition policy has not: ban meat—at least for a day. Emily Moon
Environment Should the Federal Dietary Guidelines Consider Sustainability? Four years ago, the meat industry killed efforts to include the environmental impact of the food we eat. New reports say the issue won't resurface in 2020. Emily Moon
Economics What Will the U.S. Government Do With 1.4 Billion Pounds of Cheese? The USDA's support of the dairy industry has changed the American diet and welfare state forever. Emily Moon
Environment How Big Ag Stampeded Over Science and Reason to Keep Sustainability Out of Our Dietary Guidelines Did Big Ag’s beef-loving cowboys just lasso the 2015 Dietary Guidelines? It sure does look that way. Jeff Turrentine