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January 14, 2020 | Fact Sheet

Agriculture and Climate Instability in New York

Challenges, solutions, and the path forward

January 14, 2020 | Fact Sheet

A Path Towards Climate-Friendly Agriculture

Ten climate-friendly practices and their projected impact on emission reductions if adopted on applicable land areas nationally.

December 18, 2019 | Press Release

Public Interest Groups Sue EPA to Curb Slaughterhouse Pollution

EPA’s decision not to update pollution standards allows slaughterhouses to continue discharging unhealthy amounts of pollution into the nation’s waterways

December 2, 2019 | In the News: Forbes

Why Agriculture’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Almost Always Underestimated

Peter Lehner, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice: “The good news is we can actually reach carbon neutral agriculture pretty soon, and we can reach it in a way that is profitable for the farmers and for the communities they live in.”

September 9, 2019 | Press Release

Groups File Amicus Brief Rejecting Efforts To Undermine Healthy School Lunches

While USDA pushes rollbacks that weaken nutrition standards for school meals, groups remind the USDA of the associated health risks for students

September 6, 2019 | Legal Document

School Meals Nutrition: Amicus Curiae Brief

Under the Rollback Rule, school lunches could contain nearly 50% more sodium than scientists consider safe and only half the recommended amount of whole grains. Because the Rollback Rule threatens children’s health and wellbeing, AHA, APHA, FoodCorps, MomsRising, and NEA respectfully submit this amicus brief in support of Plaintiffs Center for Science in the Public Interest and Healthy School Food Maryland.

September 6, 2019 | Legal Document

School Meals Nutrition: Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief

American Heart Association, American Public Health Association, FoodCorps, Inc., MomsRising Education Fund, and National Education Association — public interest organizations that, together, represent a broad coalition of advocates, scientists, parents, caregivers, and education professionals, all dedicated to promoting children’s health and well-being — respectfully request leave to file the attached amicus brief in support of Plaintiffs Center for Science in the Public Interest and Healthy School Food Maryland.

September 6, 2019 | Press Release

La EPA de Trump Dice que Un Insecticida que Mata Abejas Es Seguro. Ahora Los Apicultores Entablan Demanda

El sulfoxaflor es tóxico para los insectos en un mundo que enfrenta el declive de polinizadores

September 6, 2019 | Press Release

Trump’s EPA Said This Bee-Killing Insecticide Is Safe, Now Beekeepers Are Suing

Sulfoxaflor is toxic for insects already dealing with global pollinator collapse

August 22, 2019 | Article

Toxic Chemicals Leach their Way into our Food: Report Finds Hidden Harm

Today, we are exposed to the harms of phthalates through a variety of food service polyvinyl chloride (or PVC) gloves and food packaging materials, report found. This class of birth-defect-causing chemicals are known to leach into food upon contact. Good news is that a simple fix is available.