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Lab-Grown Salmon Hits the Menu at an Oregon Restaurant as the FDA Greenlights the Cell-Cultured Product

Lab-Grown Salmon Hits the Menu at an Oregon Restaurant as the FDA Greenlights the Cell-Cultured Product

54% Right coverage: 13 sources

The decision clears the way for the first cultured fish to join the small but growing alternative protein market See the Story

No immigration changes under way for farm, hospitality workers, Washington Post reports

Donald Trump · United States

No immigration changes under way for farm, hospitality workers, Washington Post reports

Coverage: 2 sources

WASHINGTON - There are no policy changes under way to exempt farm, hotel and other leisure workers from Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, the Washington Post reported on Friday, a day after the U.S. president vowed to issue an order for such workers. Read more at straitstimes.com.See the Story

Toxic Michigan Site ‘Cautionary Tale’ as Trump Eyes Environmental Cleanup Cuts

Donald Trump · St. Louis

Toxic Michigan Site ‘Cautionary Tale’ as Trump Eyes Environmental Cleanup Cuts

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

In St. Louis, taxpayers have spent millions of dollars and decades cleaning a chemical plant that new research has shown caused numerous health problems. Cuts to the Superfund program would hinder similar cleanups.See the Story

H-2A Visas for White South African Workers Have Surged 1,300% Since 2011

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The country's H-2A program has grown in popularity as a response to farm labor shortages. Between 2018 and 2023, the number of applications for H-2A workers increased by 72%, according to a new analysis by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Screenshot taken Nov. 15, 2024, GAO official YouTube channel (Credit: Ben Felder / Investigate Midwest)Every year, hundreds of thousands of foreign workers come to the U.S. to fill temporary agricultu…Midwest · Midwest See the Story

Oklahoma's loophole: How Tyson’s water use goes unchecked - Investigate Midwest

As Jill Trapp steered her pickup truck down the red dirt roads of southeast Oklahoma, she raised a hand to greet a passing neighbor — a calf roper who once made it to the National Finals Rodeo. She drove on, passing a modest cowboy church where Sunday sermons share space with country music and the smell of brisket. Then, rising among the cedar and elm trees, came a familiar and unwelcome sight: a row of long, gray, windowless chicken houses, e…Idabel · Idabel Read Article

Trump’s Budget Bill Will Massively Expand the Racial Wealth Gap

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is set to be a disaster for Black workers.Donald Trump · United States See the Story

[Opinion] Report Calls for Actions Beyond Science

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

OPINION The Agricultural Retailers Association expresses deep concerns regarding comments on pesticide safety in the Make America Healthy Again report. The importance of evaluating agricultural practices is undeniable but the report’s conclusions contradict longstanding scientific research and fail to acknowledge…Donald Trump · United States See the Story

Rare Illinois dust storm shows how far climate shifts are reaching - Investigate Midwest

On May 16, 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts swept across central Illinois, developing into a dust storm near Bloomington and Champaign, which reduced visibility to zero, damaged some soy and corn crops, and knocked over trees. As the dust storm moved north, a warning was issued for Chicago and northwest Indiana. It had been 40 years since the city had experienced a dust storm.“If you ever tried to imagine what the Dust Bowl was like in the 1930s, all…Bloomington, Illinois · Bloomington Read Article

Tomatoes become latest flashpoint in US-Mexico trade tensions - Investigate Midwest

Tomatoes, found in everything from tacos to soups, are suddenly at the center of a new cost concern, not because of crop failure, but because of tariffs. The Trump administration’s plan to impose steep levies on fresh Mexico-grown tomatoes, which supply most of the U.S. market, could drive up prices for restaurants, grocers, and families alike.On April 14, the Commerce Department announced it would begin imposing a 20.91% tariff on most tomatoes…Florida, United States · Florida Read Article

USDA Increases Funding to Reimburse States for Food Safety Inspections

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced she will exercise the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) authority to provide a funding increase of $14.5 million in reimbursements to states for meat and poultry inspection programs. The USDA explains without this funding, states may not have the resources to continue their own inspection programs to ensure products are safe. Two juveniles arrested after…Listeria · United States See the Story

How Big Ag thwarted wetlands protections in Illinois and Iowa

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Two years ago this week, the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. the Environmental Protection Agency significantly limited the agency’s ability to use the 1972 Clean Water Act to safeguard the nation’s wetlands from pollution and destruction. The decision determined that wetlands — waterlogged habitats that help filter water and sequester carbon — must be indistinguishable from larger bodies of water to be eligible for protection under the la…Climate Change · Illinois See the Story

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