Artificial trans fats, a key ingredient in everything from pastries to pizzas to microwave popcorn for generations, will be banished from America’s food supply under a new federal proposal because of their risk to public health
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Big corporate spending pays off in Washington’s genetically modified food fight
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Children from poor families lag in cognitive development and other areas, report says
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As US withdraws from Afghanistan, poppy trade it spent billions fighting still flourishes
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Climate change seen posing risk to food supplies
Climate change will pose sharp risks to the world’s food supply in coming decades, potentially undermining crop production and driving up prices at a time when the demand for food is expected to soar, scientists have found.
Meet the American nomads of Walmart’s plentiful parking lots
IF YOU’VE EVER tried to sleep in your car on a long trip without planning ahead, you may have run into the law at some point. Each U.S. city has a different policy and tolerance for car-sleeping and it’s hard to find a legit spot if you don’t know where exactly you’ll be stopping
Food giants pour millions into defeating Washington GMO label measure
Oct 29 Major U.S. food and chemical companies are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to block approval of a ballot initiative in Washington state that would make it the first in the United States to require labeling of foods containing genetically modified crops.
Food stamps will get cut by $5 billion this week—and more cuts could follow
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Ohio governor defies GOP with defense of social safety net
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In his grand Statehouse office beneath a bust of Lincoln, Gov. John R. Kasich let loose on fellow Republicans in Washington.
After troops leave, US to lose access to Afghan reconstruction projects worth billions
As coalition forces withdraw from Afghanistan, U.S.-funded reconstruction projects worth billions of dollars in far-flung regions of the country will soon be impossible for American officials to safely visit and directly inspect
