The cuts were announced in June, but groups who fear they could be affected have heard minimal information since then.
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Texas already leads the nation in hunger rates with more than 5 million residents facing food insecurity.
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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For the fewer than a hundred people that make up the entire population of Port Heiden, Alaska, fishing provides both a paycheck and a full dinner plate. Every summer, residents of the Alutiiq village set out on commercial boats to […]
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The US wastes over one-third of its food supply, which contributes considerably to global greenhouse gas emissions.
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The people who grow and sell America’s food no longer trust the USDA.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture cancelled a program intended to provide public schools with locally produced fresh vegetables.
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Higher temperatures and CO2 levels are increasing rice’s uptake of inorganic arsenic from soil.
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The agency is unfreezing gridlocked money for farmers, but there appeared to be some fine print.
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