Food Resources

An archive of preserved federal government documents on environmental justice and scientific issues.

Protecting wetlands in the Upper Midwest from industrial agriculture could prevent up to $754 billion in residential flood damages.

With your help, we made significant strides toward a better future in 2024.

We know the next four years will be a dangerous time for our country and for everyone who cares about a safe, sustainable, and just future.

Congress has let the once-every-five years food and farm bill expire—but the 332 million people in the US still need to eat.

For too long, Tyson Foods has gotten away with putting farmers out of business, exploiting workers, poisoning our water and land, and gouging consumers.

Food justice activist and writer Rae Gomes joins Jess to talk about what we get wrong about food in the United States, and what we can do to make things right.

Between 2019 and 2023, "Big Ag" spent over half a billion dollars to influence food policies that are bad for people and the environment.

Water pollutants from Tyson Foods' meat processing plants pose a risk to both people and the environment.

Massive overapplication of nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture damages soil, causes pollution, and contributes to climate change.

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Cropland repurposing in California informed by communities and science can provide social, environmental, and economic benefits for all stakeholders.