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The Amazon Prime Food Stamp Discount Is All About Enriching Amazon
Nevertheless, advocates say the online behemoth’s discount for SNAP users is a step in the right direction.
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Report: 15 Million Americans' Drinking Water Tainted By Toxic Chemical
The chemicals, known as PFCs, have been linked to health issues but are mostly unregulated.
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Trump's Proposed Cuts To Foreign Food Aid Are Proving Unpopular
The president might see zeroed-out funding for foreign food aid as "putting America first," but members of Congress clearly disagree.
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New Bill Would Protect Immigrant Farmworkers. It Has Little Chance Of Survival
The "blue card" proposal would give undocumented farmworkers a path to a legal status. Republicans aren't jumping on board.
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Toxic Algal Blooms Are A Growing Threat. Trump’s Budget Cuts Won't Help.
Proposed cuts to a number of federal programs would make efforts to fight toxic algal blooms more difficult.
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Trump Wants To Defund Programs That Help Small Farmers Survive
Federal initiatives that have been a lifeline for farmers and rural communities are on the chopping block.
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I Used An App To Buy Only Ethical Food. It Was Really Hard.
Turns out there's no shortcut to a better food system.
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Trump Administration Sending Mixed Messages On Food Stamps
Trump's budget slashes food stamps. Trump's point person on food stamps says they'll be fine.
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Trump Deputy Interior Pick Gets A Lashing On Climate Change
Sen. Al Franken grilled nominee David Bernhardt during his confirmation hearing.
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Controversial California Water Project Has New Life In Trump Era
Environmentalists say the project would severely damage the Mojave Desert ecosystem.
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It Isn't Easy Being A 'Humane' Slaughterhouse
A meat facility lauded for its humane practices keeps getting slammed for USDA violations, revealing the limits of feel-good food.
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Hunger In Rural America Is Less Visible, But Just As Pressing
The nation's hungriest counties are predominantly rural, according to new research.
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1 in 4 Americans' Water Comes From A Utility With A Safety Violation
And most of those violations in 2015 went unpunished.
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America's Food Supply Is Potentially At Stake, Thanks To Trump
Advocates are growing anxious while key federal agencies shun them, meeting with industry groups instead.
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People Of Color Bear The Brunt Of Fast-Food Explosion
Black America has a fast-food problem, and the U.S. government helped create it.
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Most Americans Don't Want People To Buy Soda And Candy With Food Stamps
But Republican and Democratic voters also agree that SNAP benefits should be increased, according to one survey.
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Trump Waves Pen, Piece Of Paper At Rural America
Trump signed another executive order Tuesday asking for future policy proposals.
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A River Runs Red And A Small-Town Paper Wants Answers
Art Cullen's Pulitzer-winning work showed how agribusiness infiltrated an Iowa battle over pollution from farms.
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Trump Wants Clean Water Rule Gone. Now Comes The Hard Part.
Dismantling anti-pollution regulations will be neither easy nor quick.
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Scott Pruitt Visits A Polluted City That Could Be Crushed By EPA Budget Cuts
He'll have to do better than a whirlwind trip to fix the lead crisis in East Chicago, Indiana.