public health

March 21, 2019

Illinois’ Energy Future: Less Coal, More Renewables

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue attends a Farmer's Roundtable where President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America April 25, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C.. USDA photo by Preston Keres

December 20, 2018

Trump Administration Seeks to Undermine SNAP After Congress Negotiates Bipartisan Farm Bill

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

December 13, 2018

As the Dietary Guidelines Process Begins, Health Experts Want to Keep Science Front and Center

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Photo: USDA

November 9, 2018

The Dinner Table is the Latest Battleground for Trump’s Attacks on Immigrant Families

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Photo: M&R Glasgow

November 8, 2018

After Pittsburgh, Thousand Oaks, Will New Congress Push for Gun Safety Research?

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Photo: FEMO

November 7, 2018

Climate Changes Health: The Backstory is the Front Story

UCS Science Network

Photo: Mike Jacbos

November 2, 2018

There is a Standard for Comparing Power Plant Closings with Energy Shortages; Let’s Use it!

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Ken Wright/Air Force

November 1, 2018

PFAS Contamination on Military Bases Is A Scary Reality—And For Me, It’s Personal

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Photo: Sustainable Food Center

October 1, 2018

Lapsed Farm Bill Hurts Central Texas Farmers and Low-income Families

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Photo: grobery/CC BY SA 2.0 (Flickr)

September 17, 2018

What’s for Dinner? A Preview of the People, Process, and Politics Updating Federal Dietary Guidelines

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Photo: Daniels, Gene/ The U.S. National Archives

August 14, 2018

Trump Administration Takes Aim at Public Health Protections

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

Michael Vadon

July 24, 2018

Trump Administration Declares Poverty is Over, We Can All Go Home Now

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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July 9, 2018

Across the United States, Local Food Investments Link Harvest to Health

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

June 1, 2018

What the Failed House Farm Bill Got Wrong About SNAP and Work

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

May 21, 2018

Now Is the Time To Halt the EPA’s Restrictions on Science

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Karen Neoh/Flickr

May 16, 2018

Among President Trump’s Dismal Judicial Nominees, Wendy Vitter Stands Out for Promoting Unscientific Myths

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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May 14, 2018

SNAP is a boon to urban and rural economies—and small-town stores may not survive cuts

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

House Agriculture Committee chair Mike Conaway speaks at a hearing.

Photo: USDA

April 16, 2018

SNAP Work Requirements Provoke Broad Opposition to House Farm Bill

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

US Air Force

April 12, 2018

SNAP already has work requirements. Adding more won’t solve poverty.

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

US Air Force

April 10, 2018

USDA Focus on Nutrition Program “Integrity” is a Smokescreen

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Scott Pruitt testifies this week before the Senate for the first time as EPA administrator. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

April 6, 2018

Pruitt Needs to Go—But So Do Others in Pruitt’s Conflicted and Corrupt EPA

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Photo: RuslanDashinsky/iStock

April 6, 2018

Grasping for “Hopeful Signs,” Washington Post Downplays the Dangers of Trump Administration Attacks on Science and Public Health

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

Photo: Erik Scheel/CC0 BY SA, Pexels

February 12, 2018

Popular Nutrition Program for Farmers and Families at Risk in 2018 Farm Bill (Correction)

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

USDA

January 19, 2018

3 Reasons Why the Trump USDA’s School Nutrition Rollbacks Should Worry You—and What You Can Do About It

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor