Trump's Expected Top USDA Pick Is Also a Climate Change Skeptic
Sam Clovis likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate change to nutrition.
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Want to Reduce Food Waste? Hug Your Local Freegan
No group has better mapped and internalized the geography of waste—or been bolder about wading into the cesspools where trash accumulates.
Is There Such a Thing as Food Choice?
New data on vegetable consumption raises a question we too easily overlook.
The Many Implications of Your Wasted Food
America's finally set to tackle its food-waste problem. That's a good thing, because the issue runs very, very deep.
Going Down the Rabbit Hole of Deceit
An advocacy group uncovers shocking conditions in the country’s largest rabbit processing plant, raising questions about why the USDA and its Humane Slaughter Act do nothing to protect a whole class of animals.
The Environmental Downside of Biofuel Crops
A new survey reveals that biofuel crops have expanded onto millions of acres of new land, with serious consequences for the environment.
Trekking Through a Food Desert Surrounded by Farmland
Millions have been spent on initiatives to eliminate food deserts, which are thought to contribute to the increasing incidence of diabetes and obesity in low-income areas. How are disadvantaged people faring in the middle of California, one of the nation's prime agricultural states?
There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
The National School Lunch Program aims to deliver affordable and nutritious meals to our schoolchildren, but it usually only meets one of those goals.
The Fuzzy Math Being Used to Justify Horse Slaughter in the United States
Did closing slaughterhouses really lead to an increase in animal abuse?
