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Tens of Millions of People Lost Their Food Stamps—For Now

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Normally, the 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps (formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) begin to receive money they can use to purchase certain groceries on the first day of each month. But today, amid the 32-day-and-counting government shutdown, those funds weren’t there for the vast majority of recipients. […]

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The Shutdown Is Pushing Federal Workers to Food Banks—Just as SNAP Is Set to Expire

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Pastor Oliver Carter is in a strange predicament. For the last few years, he’s run a food bank serving the needy through No Limits Outreach Ministries, his church in a Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, DC. Now, his family is among those struggling to make ends meet. His wife, Pamelia, works for the US […]

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“I Was Contaminated”: New Study Reveals Widespread Pesticide Exposure

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For decades, Khoji Wesselius has noticed the oily scent of pesticides during spraying periods when the wind has blown through his tiny farming village in a rural corner of the Netherlands. Now, after volunteering in an experiment to count […]

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To Save Madagascar’s One-of-a-Kind Ecosystems, You Have to Feed the People First

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This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.  The coral reef itself was exquisite. Growing about 3 miles offshore in 50 feet of water, it was a rugged terrain of pinks, blues, and oranges, set against a backdrop of deep blue. The coral pieces, each a colony of […]

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill to Ban Cookware With “Forever Chemicals”

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Gavin Newsom vetoed a California bill that was set to ban the sale of cookware and other consumer goods manufactured with PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” human-made compounds linked to a range of health issues. The governor’s decision on Monday followed months […]

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The Shutdown Will Worsen Hunger—Which the Trump Administration Just Stopped Tracking

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The federal government shutdown is stretching into a second week with no end in sight. As Democrats and Republicans in Congress face a politically charged funding impasse, nutrition experts warn that women and children reliant on federal food assistance funding […]

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Immigrants on the Line

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Mackenson Remy didn’t plan to bypass security when he drove into the parking lot of a factory in Greeley, Colorado. He’d never been there before. All he knew was this place had jobs—lots of jobs.  Remy is originally from Haiti, and in 2023, he’d been making TikTok videos about job openings in the area for […]

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A 90-Second Crash Course in Trump’s Betrayal of American Soy Farmers

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Tomorrow, Donald Trump is expected to announce a significant aid package for soy farmers hurt by his trade war with China, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. China is the world’s largest soybean importer and typically buys about half of the US crop—last year, that came to $12.6 billion dollars. This summer, China has purchased […]

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If You Want to Stay Healthy and Care About Humanity, Here’s What to Eat

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This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Adoption of a plant-rich “planetary health diet” could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a landmark report. The diet—which allows moderate meat consumption—and related measures would also slash the food-related emissions driving global heating by […]

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Can We Feed 10 Billion People Without Destroying the Planet in the Process?

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This story was originally published by Grist in partnership with the Chicago public radio station WBEZ. It is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. . When veteran journalist Michael Grunwald set out to write his third book, he was determined not to produce a “Debbie Downer.” And he hasn’t. That’s surprising considering his latest book, We’re Eating the […]

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Legalizing Wolf Hunting in the US West Does Little to Prevent Livestock Loss

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Legalized wolf hunting in the western US has had only a minimal impact on preventing livestock loss, a new study led by the University of Michigan suggests. The research, published in Science Advances, compared data from Montana and Idaho, two states […]

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Trump’s USDA Eliminates Support for Renewable Energy, a Lifeline for Farmers

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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will stop funding wind and solar energy on American farmland, a move that continues the Trump administration’s attempts to kill incentives for renewables while it boosts support for fossil […]

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