Project 2025 Calls for Major Cuts to SNAP and WIC | Civil Eats
Aug 28, 2024 · Project 2025, the right-wing playbook for the executive branch, has gained feverish political attention in recent weeks as a central talking point of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign and many speakers at the Democratic National Convention. The sweeping, 920-page document calls for drastic overhauls of federal agencies as well as the erosion of civil rights and the ...
Civil Eats | Food and Agriculture News
3 days ago · Civil Eats is a news source for critical thought about the American food system. Read our latest reporting on U.S. food and agriculture.
Op-ed: How Another Trump Presidency Could Affect Your Food
Nov 13, 2024 · First, food prices could increase. A lot. And this time, food inflation will be driven by food policy choices, not by the Covid-19 pandemic. After the role food prices played in the election, some might wonder why Trump would place tariffs on food imports, which could increase food prices if the costs are passed along to consumers. But that’s not all he might do.
Laura Reiley | Civil Eats
Jan 6, 2025 · Laura Reiley is a former reporter from The Washington Post who covered the business of food. She has authored four books, has cooked professionally and is a graduate of the California Culinary Academy.
Leaders in Food and Agriculture React to Trump’s Second Term
Nov 13, 2024 · Now, a week past the 2024 election, we’re at the brink of momentous shifts in how our food system functions—and for whom. Food and ag organizations across the country are weighing in on what the election could bring. What better time to ask our Civil Eats advisors and other leading thinkers in food about how they’re responding to this moment, what to expect from the new administration ...
Kennedy Pushes MAHA, but Does the Movement Promote Health …
Oct 9, 2024 · For instance, pesticide industry operators have always had an inside line to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials, but their influence ballooned under Trump.Rebeckah Adcock moved from CropLife America, the industry’s powerful trade association, to a position as senior advisor to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and continued to …
EPA Administrator Hearing Barely Touches Farming | Civil Eats
6 days ago · The EPA is responsible for approving and regulating pesticides used on farms and regulating air and water pollution from meatpacking plants and other food processing facilities, but the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to consider Trump’s nominee to lead the agency barely touched on those issues. Zeldin presented himself as a practical administrator who would follow ...
New Lawmakers Could Help Shape Farm Bill | Civil Eats
6 days ago · Lisa Held is Civil Eats’ senior staff reporter and contributing editor. Since 2015, she has reported on agriculture and the food system with an eye toward sustainability, equality, and health, and her stories have appeared in publications including The Guardian, The Washington Post, and Mother Jones.In the past, she covered health …
Department of Labor Says JBS Will Pay for Child Labor
6 days ago · The Department of Labor (DOL) today announced that the country’s largest meatpacker, JBS USA (whose parent company, JBS, is the largest global meat company), has agreed to pay $4 million to “assist individuals and communities affected by unlawful child labor practices nationwide.” The company also agreed to a list of other actions, including hiring a child labor compliance specialist and ...
Rebekah Denn | Civil Eats
Jan 13, 2025 · Rebekah Denn, a two-time winner of the James Beard Award, writes about food for several local and national publications.