Articles by Staff Writer Frida Garza
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![A close-up shot of a paper tray holding a bowl of rice and chickpeas; the paper tray is sitting on a larger plastic lunch tray that has a sheet on it where taste-testers can vote on the food items.]()
![A close-up shot of a paper tray holding a bowl of rice and chickpeas; the paper tray is sitting on a larger plastic lunch tray that has a sheet on it where taste-testers can vote on the food items.]()
More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it.
Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs.
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![A shot of a man from the shoulders up walking past the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, DC. The FEMA logo and address can be seen on the exterior of the building]()
![A shot of a man from the shoulders up walking past the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, DC. The FEMA logo and address can be seen on the exterior of the building]()
Amid multiple disasters, FEMA faces funding challenges, misinformation, and politicization
Congress gave the agency enough money to last the year. But back-to-back hurricanes are stretching resources thin.
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![A screenshot of Plonts' launch ad, where a woman pushes a large yellow wheel of cheese with the word PLONTS written on it up a mountain, and comedian Kate Berlant's face appears in the background]()
![A screenshot of Plonts' launch ad, where a woman pushes a large yellow wheel of cheese with the word PLONTS written on it up a mountain, and comedian Kate Berlant's face appears in the background]()
Vegan cheese won’t save the world — but this brand hopes you’ll buy it anyway
Plonts, a new plant-based cheese, is taking an irreverent approach to swaying consumers.
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![A close-up shot of the faces of two brown cows, one in the foreground and one in midground, as they sit in a field of green grass]()
![A close-up shot of the faces of two brown cows, one in the foreground and one in midground, as they sit in a field of green grass]()
Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat.
At least two-thirds of methane emissions come from human activity, which is both a problem and an opportunity.
